LASERLINE� supply solutions

The use of high-power lasers in industrial applications (e.g., cutting, welding and sintering) requires a gas supply (PDF 305 KB). All lasers require process gases, and CO2, TEA and Excimer lasers require resonator gases.

Laser Supply Solutions - LASERLINE Process Gas Supply

Compared to high-purity resonator gases, process gases are generally lower in purity and of industrial grade. Their volumes and pressure requirements are significantly higher, so they are often drawn from compressed cylinders, portable liquid packs or onsite storage vessels.

Linde has pioneered many supply solutions, such as high-flow/low-pressure regulators, high-flow portable liquid supplies and pressure booster systems. The graph below suggests supply solutions appropriate to your volume and pressure requirements and usage patterns; packaged solutions are also available.

To ensure trouble-free operations, be sure to:

Use hoses and pipes of sufficient diameter
Avoid elbows, quick connectors and other flow restrictions
Use a 100-micron high-flow filter

Laser Supply Solutions - LASERLINE Resonator Gas Supply

Resonator gases are high-purity specialty gases. As the consumption and supply pressure are low, these gases are usually supplied in compressed cylinders. The high purity is needed, to keep the optical components inside the resonator cavity clean and must be maintained within the gas supply system all the way from the cylinder to the resonator.

To protect your laser, consider the following:

Regulators should be bar stock with a certain purity rating
A purge valve should allow for cleaning the lines after a cylinder change
Short connections can be made with HDPE tubing; longer connections use copper or stainless piping
When soldering copper lines, use a backing gas, to avoid oxidation
Use 2-micron inline filters

Laser Supply Solutions - Linde Equipment Packages

Linde offers OEM-approved equipment packages for the following makes of lasers, among others:

Amada
BLM Adige
Bystronic
Cincinnati
Finnpower
Hankwang Opticut
LVD/Strippit
Mazak
Mitsubishi
NTC
Prima
Salvagnini
Tanaka
Trumpf