The Arnold Group has demonstrated its new line of compact production centres for joining, forming and cutting with lasers.
The Arnold Group’s lathe for laser joining and cutting of glass tubes, the P1040 Laser, is suited to laser applications in the laboratory and lamp glass industry. The machine can process glass tubes up to 40mm diameter and length of 750mm at a spindle revolution up to 600rpm. The laser system can be operated for more than 16,000 hours without a gas exchange and is rated as having an effective output of 400W (optional 800W).