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What is the difference between CO2 laser and Fiber laser?


Fiber lasers are generally better at cutting metals than CO2 lasers because the laser beam’s energy is absorbed more efficiently by the metal surface. They offer ≈50% lower operating costs, faster processing speeds, higher precision, and require less maintenance, making them a cost-effective and versatile choice for diverse applications.

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Fiber Lasers Fiber lasers are best suited for high-contrast markings like metal annealing, etching, and engraving. They produce an extremely small focal diameter (resulting in intensity up to 100 times higher than a CO2 system), making them the ideal choice for permanent marking of serial numbers, barcodes, and data matrix on metals. Fiber lasers are widely used for product traceability (direct part marking) and identification applications.

One big plus is fiber lasers are maintenance-free machines, and they have a long service life (our lasers have a minimum of 100,000 operating hours). They are also smaller than CO2 lasers. Plus due to the high electrical efficiency of fiber lasers, they use significantly less power than CO2 lasers, resulting in huge cost savings for cutting applications.

Fiber Laser Cutting Machines

Although each laser does have its strengths and distinct use cases, CO2 is an older technology and fiber lasers are gaining market fast as the technology advances. With the speed benefits, almost half of the operating costs and three to four times greater throughput than CO2 lasers, the financial gains that can be got from using fiber lasers can be game changing.

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