1.  Home
  2. Whitepapers
  3. Applications: Characterizing a Laser Used in Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment

Applications: Characterizing a Laser Used in Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment

Download Whitepaper

Applications: Characterizing a Laser Used in Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment

Download Whitepaper
  • Author: John McCauley
A developer of power-bed additive manufacturing systems needed a beam pro8iling system that could be used by their 8ield technicians for setup and maintenance of customers’ lasers. The view of the caustic was not as important as the laser measurement results. The cumbersome water-cooled system they had been using was costly, and lead times for sale and repair were long. Moving to a BeamGage® based system made setup quick and 8inding the focal spot location easy Their routine is to take a series of beam pro8iles to compile an exploded view of the caustic with 2D profiles.

Download Whitepaper Now