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Left - As the laser source, a fiber resonator of either 3 kW or 4 kW can be chosen. The optimized cutting head, collimator, transfer fiber, and cutting parameters ensure a very high cutting quality and speed. Right - The Prima Power CNC control is a PC based TwinCat motion control with Rexroth IndraDrive motors & drives. It also features a touch screen operated graphical user interface
Combi Genius®
Most recently, A & J purchased the Prima Power
Combi Genius in 2019. A modern combi machine uses numerically controlled, servo-electric axes, which provides outstanding energy efficiency, low maintenance requirement and a high speed of operation. The cornerstones of its productivity include large tool capacity, the wide range of tools available and easy and fast set- up change. As the best laser power source for the combi machine, the genuine fiber laser has very high efficiency. Its highest utilization degree is conveniently suitable for material thicknesses less than 8 mm. Forming and other auxiliary work stages and ease of use are additional factors reducing the manufacturing cost per component, thus making the Combi Genius machine a productive and competitive manufacturing solution.
State-of-the Art Fiber Laser Cutting
Combi Genius combines the benefits of this punching performance with the latest in fiber laser cutting, raising the productivity of the highly versatile integrated manufacturing concept to a new level. As the laser source, a fiber resonator of either 3 kW or 4 kW can be chosen. The optimized cutting head, collimator, transfer fiber and cutting parameters ensure a very high cutting quality and speed. An easy cover protection system around the machine is especially designed for the requirements of the combi machine. This provides protection from any scattered radiation of the fiber laser, but allows loading, unloading and maintenance procedures for the operator as easily as possible.
No Setups
The tooling concept by Prima Power is a time saver – no extra stops for tool changes, no setups – all tools are
active for immediate use. It has customizable turrets, is compatible with different tool manufacturers, has Multi- Tools®, index tools and intelligent ram.
“We discussed purchasing a combi machine for a number of years,” explains Suki Atwal. “We had a couple of jobs that we were running on the turret punch press, and the secondary operations were very time consuming that slowed down the entire process. These large parts were heavy material and our operators were breaking out parts. By the time the machine would run one sheet it would take the people the same amount of time to shake out the parts, deburr them, and prepare them for the next operation. So that was what started the conversation. I began the research and we started looking into other process options.”
A & J chose the Prima Power Combi Genius that was installed in 2019. “Currently, we have two different customers that have high-volume jobs,” continues Suki Atwal. “We use the Combi Genius on unique jobs that also have odd contours and a lot tapping requirements. There are parts that we do on it today that we could not have do before purchasing the Combi Genius.
“We run the Combi Genius 24/7,” adds Amrik Atwal. “During the night and weekends, it runs lights out. We have one job that has three different size taps that we can do very efficiently on the Combi Genius. Previously, we had to do two of the taps by hand...this was very time consuming. It would take 24-30 hours to complete the job. With the Combi Genius it now takes only eight hours. We have the capability of six different sized taps on the Combi Genius. Our quality has also improved. Before we were just punching. Today, with the laser cutting on the Combi Genius there are no micro joints to clean up.”
Another feature that A & J likes about the Combi Genius is the automatic loading and part stacking. The
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