Epilog Laser FiberMark Fusion 13000, Owner'S Manual

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Section 12: Speed and Power
Recommendations
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type of mark that is desired. In Raster mode, optimization software allows the
carriage to skip through horizontal white space, increasing laser on-time rates, which
further enhances overall throughput.
Power
The Power setting is the percentage of the maximum laser output and is adjustable in
1% increments. A 30 watt laser system running at a power setting of 50 will output 15
watts. At a given speed, higher power will usually produce a darker mark on most
materials. , the power can be controlled either from your computer or, in Raster mode
only, from the control panel on the engraver.
Frequency
Frequency refers to the pulsing of the laser and is adjustable in 1% increments. The
Fiber laser in your Fusion system is a pulsed laser and cannot be run as a CW
(Continuous Wave) laser. Even if you are engraving a solid black line, the fiber laser
source is actually outputting pulses. This is very advantageous for virtually all
marking applications because frequency affects the amount of power that is output
with each pulse of the laser. Low Frequency settings (~ 20 and below) will provide
higher bursts of power with each pulse of the laser, while higher Frequency settings
(above 50 or so) will produce lower bursts of power per pulse, but at greater
frequency.
On most materials, lower frequency settings will produce darker marks. Most plastics
use high frequency settings. The Frequency slider bar in the driver shows the relative
frequency that is being output by the laser and is adjustable from 1 to 100.