Laser Machine Service near Brighton, on a 6040 60 watt HPC LaserScript Machine – We Make Stuff Happen
A visit to a customer, We Make Stuff Happen was required as the customer had requested an annual service be conducted on their machine. The service was conducted by our service engineer ‘Gavin Edwards’. The service visit included: –
HPC LaserScript Machine 6040 60 watt
Upon arrival at We Make Stuff Happen the machine was visually inspected. The water cooling with these older HPC machine tends to be just a bucket of water, with a water pump inside. These do work fine in normal conditions however, they do need more maintenance than a standard chiller unit. As these are normally in a plastic container, they are susceptible to algae and bacteria growth if not changed on a roughly 3 monthly basis. We would always recommend a minimum of a CW 3000 chiller unit
The machine was situated in a workshop environment which meant that the machine was overly dusty and contaminated. These machines can operate perfectly well in these types of environment, but due care should be shown to preventative maintenance. This preventative maintenance can avoid the following issue with optics, as can be seen in the below photos: –
The extraction unit that is usually supplied with these older units is an inline fan. On this particular unit the inline fan didn’t expel all the smoke from the chamber that effectively which also proves harder to maintain the consistency of the machine and it’s processing parameters.
The machines laser power was tested from the nozzle before any cleaning took place. It showed a reading of 45 watts @ 85% power. The focusing lens and all mirrors were then cleaned, as was the main nozzle. The power was then measured again at 66w @ 85% power.
The rest of the service was completed as per the below:-
- Inspect, Clean and Lubricate all Linear/Guide Rails
- Auto Focus Pen Inspection & Clean
- Honey Comb Bed Inspection & Leveling
- Electronics Inspection
- Safety Interlocks Inspection & Test
- Check overall machine function by Test Cutting Customer Materials
Several jobs were run on the machine to check it’s overall function and then Gavin ran through some essential maintenance and software training.
Any of the consumable items mentioned above, Lens, Mirrors, Laser tubes, Power supplies are all available and can be bought separately in our online shop.
If you would like further information on our Laser machine service near Brighton capabilities or anywhere else in the country, or any other Laser Training requirement or Laser Application, please request a call back or, talk to one of our service engineering specialists by going to our contact page – link below.
