The Requirement for Automating High Powered Fiber Lasers. Brendon DiVincenzo Product Manager Laser & Automation Bystronic Inc.

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1 The Requirement for Automating High Powered Fiber Lasers Brendon DiVincenzo Product Manager Laser & Automation Bystronic Inc.

2 About the Audience Raise your hand if you: Have had enough coffee yet this morning Own a cutting laser (2D 3D, Tube) Own a CO2 Laser Own a Fiber Laser Are looking at new equipment Will make a purchasing decision at the show Work for a contract manufacturer Work for an OEM Work for an integrator? Want your company to be more competitive!

3 About the Audience Never before in history has the promise of innovation offered so much so to many people. - Bill Gates

4 Historical Advancements POWER 6k 10k 2k 4k

5 Historical Advancements

6 Impact of Power MORE PARTS IN LESS TIME CO2 3k 6k 10k

7 Impact of Power We were not staffed up to handle how many parts this thing can pump out. It s difficult to understand how fast this thing is until you see the number of parts piling up around the machine. We re drowning in parts up here! -New Fiber Laser Customers

8 Impact of Power The Paradox of Laser Power: As cutting feedrate increases, we care less about feedrate. Max Throughput Raw Material Handling Cutting Parts Handling

9 Impact of Power Who Cares? Zone Max Throughput Raw Material Handling Parts Handling Cutting

10 Why is this such a big deal? POWER = WORK TIME WORK = FORCE x DISTANCE FORCE = MASS x ACCELERATION POWER = MASS x ACCELERATION TIME x DISTANCE

11 We need MORE POWER* * Outside the laser

12 We need MORE POWER 3/8 Thickness Nest 5 x 10 x.375 : 785lb CO2 Cut Time: 80min Fiber Cut Time: 33min Lbs / Minute CO2: 9.5 Lbs / Minute Fiber: /4 Thickness Nest 5 x 10 x.250 : 511lbs CO2 Cut Time: 75min Fiber Cut Time: 18min Lbs / Minute CO2: 6.8 Lbs / Minute Fiber: x Power 4x Power

13 Past Workflow CO 2 Lasers (multiple)

14 New Workflow Single Fiber Laser. Equivalent Capacity. STARVE BLOCK

15 Levels of Automation (pt 1) The unloading and loading cycle Upstream Downstream Change Shuttle Table Clear Shuttle Table Load Shuttle Table

16 Manual Handling Nest Complete Load First Sheet Bring Material to the Laser Unloading delay Inconsistent Load and Unload Times Lost Beam-On Time Continue to prep parts for downstream, nothing else happens until this is complete.

17 Automated Handling CONSISTENCY with Automation Bring material to the Cell. Load Next Material STACK Load/Unload Cycle is faster than nest time: No lost productive time Handle finished parts while next batch is run

18 Levels of Automation (pt 1) Load/Unload on a Cutting Laser is the first and largest step Parallelization of Work. Increase Power by doing more work in the same amount of time. Automate what requires power! Re-allocate your labor force to be more efficient Keep the beam on. Make more money!

19 Expand our focus??

20 Expanding Upstream Where does that material come from? How does it get to where I can use it?

21 Levels of Automation (pt 2) Automated Material Storage: Use your CUBIC feet. Touch the material once.

22 Automated Workflows Unload 1 Unload 2 1 Load Laser Load Laser Load Laser Unload Load Laser Unload

23 Expanding downstream Where are all these parts going? How do I get them there?

24 Levels of Automation (pt 3) Automated Parts Sorting Systems: Reduction of labor to feeding, monitoring, and removal. Control from the office, not from the machine

25 We need MORE POWER* * To process more data

26 Digital Process Workflow ERP Data THE FUTURE IS HERE Data Analysis Remote Monitoring Automated Data Flow Material Handling Nesting Machine Data The digital and physical integration of fabrication equipment is the next frontier. Users who embrace this will succeed. Users who do not, will not. WE ARE HERE

27 Guidelines for Success Know your existing processes Physical and Digital. Your data is more relevant than big data Identify your pain points If you avoid problems, you will not find solutions Seek what fits for YOU. Use the 80/20 rule.

28 Why Automate? For your machines: They are too fast and too critical to your business For your people: They can not keep up with the pace of the machines. For your customers: Guarantee Continuous Throughput. Deliver on Time. Lower Cost per Part. For your business: Automate or lose your ability to compete with those who automate.

29 Have an excellent show!