The major selling point of the new machine is an Amada-designed integrated oscillator that uses 2 kW of laser output to manufacture mild steel products that previously required 4 kW of laser power. The machine is able to modulate the laser beam (flexibly) as a function of sheet thickness, thus delivering efficient profiling operations with reduced power requirements. This is in marked contrast to conventional fibre laser cutting systems that require changing the focus lens in order to cut a range of material thicknesses.
Processing times have also been significantly reduced. Designed specifically to deliver high processing of both thick and thin materials, the Ensis 3015 AJ is complete with a high torque motor and helical rack drive in the X/Y axes, and a carriage with a low centre of gravity. Its cutting range measures 3,000 by 1,500 by 100 mm in the X, Y and Z axes, and feed rates of 100 m/min are achievable.
This flexibility of the Ensis 3015 AJ attracted GPS, says director Thomas Bull: “Although I don’t cut much thick material, I have some long standing customers who I don’t want to lose- so with the ENSIS cutting the full range of material I knew it could only be a good move.”
The company already runs five Amada machines.
Following this first order, Amada has since sold eight more Ensis models in the UK.
