GCC Technologies LFC, User Manual

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LFC-D Workstation User Manual 2
1.1 Principles of CO2 Laser
LASER is the acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. GCC
LaserPro StellarMark C series CO2 (
carbon-dioxide) laser works by electrically
stimulating the molecules within a carbon dioxide gas mixture. When focused through a
lens, this highly-intense, invisible beam will vaporize many materials. Depending on the
speed and intensity of the projected beam, a CO2 laser may be used to mark or cut
through a wide variety of materials.
1.2 Principles of Fiber Laser
LASER is the acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
GCC LaserPro StellarMark IF-series is equipped with the state-of-art fiber laser
technology. A fiber laser is built with
“all fiber” technology and uses a telecom grade diode
to pump an optical fiber, and the fiber is doped with rare-earth elements as a gain medium
to generate 1064nm laser light. Compared to the conventional DPSS technology, fiber
laser is immune of misalignment and does not request any adjustment during operation.
1.3 Safety Rating
The GCC LaserPro LFC Series Workstation carries two kinds of laser markers, a sealed
CO2 (carbon-dioxide) laser for StellarMark C series laser marker, or a fiber laser for
StellarMark I series laser marker. Both laser markers emit intense and INVISIBLE laser
radiation, C series with a wavelength of 10.6 microns for CO2 laser, w h i le I se r ie s
w i th a wa ve le n g th o f 1 0 6 4 n m (1 m i cr o n ) fo r fi b e r la se r in the infrared
spectrum.
The LFC Series Workstation is designed with laser safety rating of Class 1,
meaning that the system is equipped with key safety features and an enclosed laser
head to completely contain the laser under normal use. One of the key safety features
found on
the LFC Series workstation is Class 2 red dot safety guidance pointers allowing
users to see where the laser beam is travelling and helping find out the precise focus
point for laser to do quality job. Even though the LFC Series Workstation is equipped
with the most powerful laser, through proper usage and taking necessary hardware
safe guards will make it an extremely safe machine. When the side doors (left and right)
are open, the laser machine becomes a Class 4 equipment, users MUST wear safety
goggles to operate the machine.