The LCS 50 with 3 or 5 axes is Synova’s most compact and cost-efficient Laser MicroJet® machine. The LCS 50 is ideal for machining industrial diamond tools, watch components and other small work pieces that require precision cutting, drilling, grooving or slicing as well as 3D processing.
The machine uses linear motor axes (LCS 50-3) and additional B and C rotary axes with torque motors enabling 3D cutting and shaping (LCS 50-5).
The state-of-the-art CNC machine system includes a high-power green laser, a compact high-pressure water pump with an ultra-pure water unit, a 21.5-inch touch-screen control panel and a vision system with motorized zoom.
Materials
Hard materials: Polycrystalline CBN (PcBN), polycrystalline diamond (PCD), monocrystalline diamond (MCD), chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) diamond, natural diamond (ND), tungsten carbide (WC)
Metals: Stainless steel, gold, Durnico, CuBe, copper, brass, aluminium, shape-memory alloys (Nitinol), titanium, nickel, superalloys etc.
Ceramics: Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs), silicon carbide (SiC), silicon nitride (SiN), zirconia (ZrO2), HTCC/ LTCC, aluminium nitride (AlN), aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Operations
3-axis machine: 2D cutting, drilling, slicing, grooving
5-axis machine: 3D shaping, cutting, drilling, slicing, edge grinding (K-land edges, single or multiple clearance angles), grooving, milling, engraving, turning
Key Benefits
- Sharp and Smooth
- Cylindrical beam resulting in parallel kerfs (no V-shape)
- Smooth cutting surfaces and sharp edges (Ra as low as 0.15 μm)
- Virtually no heat impact thanks to water jet cooling capability
- Fast and Accurate
- Finish cutting of 1.6 mm PCD and cemented carbide in 5 mm/min.
- High mechanical precision with a tolerance of +/- 3 μm
- Very small kerf width (down to 30 μm)
- Clean and Easy
- Clean surfaces, no depositions or burrs
- No or very little post treatment required
- No laser focusing or distance control required
General Specifications
Version | LCS 50-3 | LCS 50-5 | |||
Working volume (with vision control) | mm (W x D x H) | 182 x 60 x 100 | 50 x 50 x 50 | ||
Accuracy (X,Y) (after compensation) | µm | +/- 3 | +/- 3 | ||
Repeatablility (X,Y) | µm | +/- 1 | +/- 1 | ||
Number of axes | 3-axis | 5-axis | |||
Laser types | Diode pumped solid state, pulsed | Diode pumped solid state, pulsed | |||
Wavelength | nm | 527/532 | 527/532 | ||
Dimensions (machine without arm, screen & signal tower) | mm (W x D x H) | 800 x 1200 x 1650 | 800 x 1200 x 1650 | ||
Dimensions (utilities cabinet) | mm (W x D x H) | 700 x 1800 x 1600 | 700 x 1800 x 1600 |