Cutting 24mm of aluminum with a waterjet laser
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2018
- For many years the paradigm has been that due to absorption effects, liquid-jet guided laser technology and Infrared lasers don’t pair well when it comes to deep cutting or deep micro hole drilling.
In a quest to utilize the high performance and low maintenance characteristics of modern Infrared fiber lasers, a liquid-jet guided laser system was developed that changes this paradigm.
Comprehensive research showed that adequate liquid-jet coupling techniques for the Infrared fiber laser are far more important than possible absorption effects and as “proof of the pudding” it was demonstrated that for example a 24mm (or nearly 1 inch) thick aluminum material can be cut with an Infrared liquid-jet guided laser while maintaining a narrow 0.05mm cutting kerf.
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Wow, seems like cutting edge technology!
Badum tss
It's cutting middle
Get out
The CNC technician is so laser-focused.
It is
you solved so many focal point issues with this
So the thin water jet acts like fiber optics guiding the laser and with infinite focus ?
That is correct. Essentially it behaves like a liquid fiber
@@Avonisys Cleaver thinking from whoever thought that up.
@@Avonisys still responding to comments after 3 years. That's dedication
@@Avonisys That is Sooooo cool! Beautiful invention!
@@Avonisys Thats super cool, so is the water doing any of the work itself with pressure or is the laser doing all the cutting? Is the water just fast enough for laminar flow to create the liquid fiber or does it have to be super high pressure as well?
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Amazing product
I will buy one when I get wealthy
This facility available in India
The long working distance could be interesting together with a 5 axis setup
that is possible
That’s some alien technology. Damn bro.
I like how the cylinder core is a good part.
Really satisfying. Hope this tech won't remain too costly in the near future.
Wow! Using water as optical cable! Quite smart.
So that's how the Egyptians cut holes in the granite !!
The people before the Egyptians you mean
@@WorksopGimp Exactly what I meant but most people won't get it.
No they used copper and garnets
@@kinzieconrad105 Ok, I'll buy that. How did they move 2.5 million stone blocks without the wheel, up to the top of a pyramid? How did they cut obelisks from granite with laser precision? How did they move 100 ton granite boxes deep into a tunnel system?
Just to scratch the surface of the mysteries of ancient technology.
@@jackflash6377 Maybe they had wheels.
Using a laser instead of garnet seems like a lot less hassle once a working design is established....well done!
That was actually satisfying to watch. It would be great if you could post more of this machine cutting thorough all sorts of stuff.
In a 50 years this laser will be cutting blocks for new pyramid based structures.
I know this is an old video, but I think a tiny challenge cube would be amazing! Make a 5x5 grid of cylinders cut out of all 3 axis of the cube.
Good idea to make pivot pins out of the same block of material. Less material waste and all in one go production.
They need to get this on the water jet channel.
Hello! Amezing technology and amazing machine. What kind of tolerances do you get? How are they compared to EDM?
wow, this is super interesting! is there much if any taper to the cut? also what kind of tolerances can you expect with this method of cutting? Is this closer to industrial laser cutting precision or edm or right in the middle between them? Also does the water aspect of this prevent heat affected zones? Are there any production units of this machine out in the wild or is this more of a research project still? Regardless, I can see a lot of really interesting potential with this!
on Avionisys' website they say the taper is only 0.03mm, they can make 0.08mm diameter blind holes (better than EDM), they can make 400:1 aspect ratio slots and "No deformation of thermally sensitive materials" (on a normal laser cutter you need to put your part in water to cut ceramic, as shown in the yt channel "applied science" DIY ceramic pcb video )
They have several models for sale but I have no idea what they cost, it's probably really expensive (like industrial cnc machines usually are)
They're also not the only company making this type of machine, there are others but they have less promotional videos. Someone in a hackaday comment say that they saw that technique being used to cut pcb wafers in 1998.
Incredible tool, congratulations.
Do you have examples of machined parts out of this machine ?
thank you. Yes we have a comprehensive selection of work piece images on our website avonisys.com (please check the materials section)
can it replace edm and is it used in watch industry? Or even developed for watch part manufacturing?
cool, does it by chance use a time of flight sensor to measure depth of cut in real time? i just though of that while watching the video, would be cool to get real time feedback on cut depth so you can cut halfway through a piece or to a set depth, also is this pulsed or CW?
That’d be totally nuts.
Make a dice. Using different angled cuts. There's probably a way to have each just a circular tube through different sides, eventually making a dice with crazy tunnels inside
What a Grate idea Laiser cutting
-So, is this a laser cutter or a water jet cutter?
-Yes
The water is guiding the lazer
amazing! this could be a major replacement for wire cut method
wire cut fucking sucks!!
Neat! Seems pretty slow, what's a typical cutting speed? cm²/s?
I've heard plasma, laser, waterjet and now waterjet laser.. imma out of here
Perfect for Fits and Tolerances!
How long did that core take to cut and will it do the same with the same size piece of mild Steel
Damn this is so good! I'd love to work for you guys.
Benefits/disadvantages in comparison to traditional machining?
"what's the tolerance in that depth of cut"
"yes"
That's very cool basically conbining 2 tools into 1.
Water-Jet but sand-less with an exit hole plus other specific detail to be a perfect high pressure Laminar Flow Jet just to guide the laser...
And the High Wattage Laser.
I would assume you guys also use the water for the jet to cooldown at the same time this powerful laser?
Also how "hot" is this laser? I mean which is the highest melting point metal this laser can dig through? Tugsten and other relative would be very impressive to cut through with just light.
High power lasers are many litres a minute, it wouldn't keep it cool :)
Since laser cutting is based on melting the material, wouldnt adding water reduce the heat generated by the laser and thus reducing cutting capability?
This is extremely cool
It’s like the arc drilling just with a water jet.
yes but the EDM is constrained with the tool shape and size, also can change a bit in time. However, here you should have not much problem unless the :drill: depth is significant and obviously a couple of cm, they can easily reach for different kind of materials.
I like the progress of this a lot .]
this look close to the EDM. but more clean and easy. what about maintance? cost efective price¿
what type material can cut through
This thing is awesome!!!!
Превосходно! Поток воды в качестве волновода для квантового излучения... Истинная гениальность простоты!
А подумал, что вода вместо газа для продувки используется.
you know it is a cool machine when a light (laser) guided water covered by air producing fire sparks on metals.
Wow the vice will be toast once the apprentice gets ahold of this machine.
This is really cool can you do heat treated steel without warping, that would be a game changer!
Nevermind, did you patent it?
Каково практическое применение? Что-то твёрже алюминия режет? Титан? Сталь? Композиты?
very power full
No sand = clean workstation
Simplemente impresionante
How much is a machine like this? What are the consumables? How much does it cost to run?
Awesome, this thing Maybe will in my Livingroom,
Woowww, perfect cutting 💯✔️
This we be back in our recommended lol
Доброе утро! Где можно приобрести оборудование и какая цена?
That's impressive
No kerf?? That's cool.
What is speed of cutting and how much is thickness of cutting line?
How thin is the cutting Line?
What sorcery is this!
wonder what is the difference in dimension between that upper and lower cylinder diametres, after cutting.
Yes, this was exactly what I was wondering. Having worked with briefly with water jet cutting of Titanium up to 100mm thick, there is a significant "spread" effect of the cut the thicker the material and the surface quality of the cut can vary enormously depending upon the cutting speed and the thickness of the material.
@@hoperp1951 that's everything though when you cut it with a laser/plasma/waterjet. Our laser at work on 1in a36 leaves roughly a .008 taper and the plasma is a joke,on 1/2 a36 its .030 taper on a good day
What is pros and cons of this process ?
Amazing!!!
So does even a small disruption of the stream result in the laser leaving the stream to cut the material? Just wondering how effectively this prevents waterjet-like curving of the cut.
an Air-Jet protection mechanism avoids disruption of the waterjet during the cutting. May we suggest to head over to avonisys.com for some technical papers about this.
Clever design 👍👍
@@Avonisys I had a look through the material, but I was more wondering if the laser confined in the jet will be delivered into the material on the slightest contact, or basically does this completely avoid the curvature of cut that is experienced by waterjet cutters? If this isn't somebody that knows about this replying that's fine, I was just curious about the mechanics of the cutting action.
Does it corrode the metals?
This is so cool
Wait what? Why didn't anyone think of this before? Looks like a very useful tool to cut precise shapes out of things with a complex shape or surface. My mind is rattling with options, I know I needed something like this before and will need it again.
If you like, please reach out through our website (avonisys.com) and we are happy to see how we can be of help
Incredible !!!!
It seems like there would be a lot of dispersion as the water is constantly boiling and vaporizing. Is this not a problem?
I will just add I doubt that would be a problem for shallow cuts but when you start getting into very high aspect ratio cuts wouldn't the vaporization mess with it
nice
Is the water pressure high?
When I was training in DRDO hyderabad 2012...I have seen these machines...which cost 1.2crore for one abrasive jet machines...DRDO has 4machines of these kind...
Preço da máquina.
Very very impressive but why not show it cutting a shape that can't be cut with a conventional cutting tool? Cut an irregular profile like a hex, an eclipse or a star and get maximum respect?
Can I also ask about kerf taper? How parallel can it maintain the kerf and does it taper out with depth of cut?
we've published other videos like that. Please browse our channel for honeycomb, square and freeform cutting
okey, very very impressive!!
Definitely, This water is combined with some sort of sand causing sparks in the cutting area
You didn’t read the description nor video did you? It’s a water focused laser
It's a shame many commenters on here don't even begin to grasp how cool this process is. Yes you can refocus with optics, yes you can flood cool, but not get the variable cut depth at the same time - refocusing a laser gets you a cone-shaped beam and this doesn't, at least not in any appreciable way. Maybe put up a demo of cutting out a complex shape of some sort? A square hole too.
Universal EDM territory this.
There are other videos on our channel where we cut for example a toothed wheel out of Silicon Carbide. The part also included small square holes
Yes, this puts it into perspective:
ruclips.net/video/VzO6J02EjQc/видео.html
Great I'm Interested in Jet head and i have nozzles
What is the thickness of laser rays?
How does this compare to EDM in terms of machining speeds , tolerances and surface finish?
For thick materials it is similar speed to EDM. However we can machine non-conductive materials such as ceramics. Surface finish is similar to an EDM fine-cut. Please reach out through avonisys.com for more details
Man I wish music was an option you could turn off
What is this sorcery? I want one.
Wonder, if the spray isn't disturbing the jet.
You'll get some explanations here: ruclips.net/video/uRYDT9A2zHI/видео.html
It says that an air stream protects the jet from that
is this wire idm?
World most powerful water jet....Only thick as needle....👍
Power of laser?
You could make precision carburetors and engins with this!
Definitely a game changer for non conductive material.
Wire burn for everything else, I'm thinking.
ummm, ally is conductive though...
@@joeprinsen1717 yes, but EDM works well for conductive stuff already. for non conductive things this opens new oportunities
Cnc with cutting blade➡️waterjet cutting➡️cnc laser ➡️cnc water jet laser😮...........
And im stil using handsaw😅😅...
Ow and cutting grinder for smooting surface😅😂😂
Should have built this into perseverance rover systems on Mars with 3D printing. So that rover can self repair, weld, cut and build items itself. 😲
unbelievable
It'll be nice in about 100 years when it's affordable.
looks better than EDM !!!
Can we cut taper hole with this ?
with the right kinematic that is possible. It is not a standard machine feature today.
Reall cool.
I would have loved to see a triangle or square hole
please see some of our other videos for such examples too
damn, I need this lol
I saw this in starwar
Genius!
Wow I am interested in this machine.
I mean want to buy
Это рез водой или что там лазер делает?
La più raffinata è la tecnologia waterJet Laser.
That’s how they cut the stones at Machupichu.
No,they did not.
@@ahti29 duh. Not this exactly but some kind of advanced alien tech device.