Eagle delivers the fastest cycle times in the industry. Their relentless pursuit of the ideal fiber laser design has resulted in unmatched performance.

The Fastest Fiber Laser

Eagle’s iNspire® flatstock fiber laser machine slashes cycle times of any other fiber laser through their advanced design. Here’s how:

1) Quickest Acceleration

Many of today’s high-end fiber lasers can reach high top speeds, and high powered lasers can cut thin sheet very fast. Yet high velocity and high power often does not result in shorter cycle times on sheet metal. How can that be?

It all comes down to a hidden parameter: acceleration. Specifically, acceleration is the rate the machine can speed up and slow down (change in velocity). Every time the machine changes direction, starts a cut or ends a cut, the machine must accelerate or decelerate. Acceleration is denoted in Gs, feet/second², or meters/second². One G equals gravity on earth and is 32.2 ft/sec², two-G is 64.4 ft/sec², etc. As we know from Galileo’s equations, later immortalized by Newton, every time you double the Gs, you cut the distance and time it takes to reach the programmed speed in half.

The faster a laser can cut a material, the quicker the machine must accelerate to reach that speed. Eagle’s uses linear motors on all axes (including the Z), carbon fiber bridge (super light and rigid), high-speed digital drives (fast computing and vibration dampening), and absolute optical linear encoders (extremely fast feedback).

The result – Eagle’s iNspire series delivers 6G acceleration. Dizzying quickness.

2) Fastest Pallet Exchange

A machine this fast needs to be fed. Eagle executes a shuttle table pallet exchange in just 9 seconds on the 5×10 ft. machine, and just 13 seconds on the 6.5×13 ft. machine. Other systems take 30 to 90 seconds. The pallet change offers a number of benefits.

Eagle’s pallet exchange can add hours of cut time each week to your shop. In addition, your operator can hit the pallet exchange button on the control panel, walk to the back of the machine and immediately inspect a first article, then hit the button at the back of the machine and walk back up to resume cutting. The pallet locations are repeatable to +/- 0.003 inch, enabling you to resume a program with confidence.

The shuttle table is driven by quick servo motors, not slow hydraulics. The two pallets are attached by a chain and they move simultaneously, with one pallet riding up and back down on ingenious ramps while the other pallet remains in a lower position.

Eagle offers an array of material storage towers from single towers to multiple towers. All Eagle material handling automation is available with Industry 4.0 intelligence, ensuring you are always aware of system performance and up-time.

3) Highest Power

Eagle is a pioneer of fiber laser, and began working with IPG Photonics to bring fiber technology to sheet metal cutting back in the mid 2000’s. Eagle was the first to release to the world 6, 8, 10, 12, and 15kW. As the leading innovator pushing the power envelope, they have developed the most reliable head; the patented eVa® cutting head.

The eVa cutting head has just three consumable parts: the nozzle, the protective glass window, and the protective glass seal. The protective glass window is an amazing 14-inches from the nozzle tip, giving plenty of time for the sparks to cool. The eVa cutting head is designed for 15kW, and the same head provides ultimate reliability at the more common 4, 6, or 8kW level.

Contact us today to set up a consultation or test cut!