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Customer Review
Adam Voigt

Customer Spotlight – MX Trophies

A Custom Trophy Build Do you have a need to process wood, plastics, metals and foams with one machine? Kern offers this versatility for a wide spectrum of customers and ultimately their imagination is their only limitation. MX Trophies, a Kern customer, uses their creative skills daily to produce custom awards, plates and medals. The ability to personalize individual products to each event allows them

Foam Laser Cutter
Application Tip
Adam Voigt

Custom Foam Tool Kit

Custom tool kit We can all agree that a well organized workspace is key to getting the job done quickly and efficiently. Because every profession requires specific tools for the job at hand, it’s important to have them arranged in an order that works best for you. Today’s tip will show you step-by-step how easy it is to create a custom foam tool kit using your Kern

fiber sparks
Application Tip
Derek Kern

Reducing Back Splatter

Reducing Back Splatter / Reflection Many of you have likely experienced the disheartening feeling of opening up a lens assembly and finding pits or a complete rupture of your focusing lens. These special optics can be an expensive maintenance item, especially when processing materials that tend to generate high levels of back splatter. SPLATTER 101 Splatter refers to small particles of metal that are released

etched wood
Maintenance Tip
Adam Voigt

Maintenance Tip – Chilling Units

Longtime Kern Lasers employee, Jake Shaw, has created a vast library of technical support videos focused on installation, training, and maintenance of Kern’s laser systems. This week Kern is focusing on the importance of maintaining your chiller system. Common chiller maintenance procedures include checking for water leaks, cleaning/replacing filters and replacing chiller fluids. The five video links below highlight maintenance on the  Polyscience and S&A chilling

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Product News
Adam Voigt

Laser Room Walk-Through

Laser Room Walk-Through Marketing Coordinator, Adam Voigt, walks through Laser Testing Room 1 and demonstrates the OptiFlex, HSE and FiberCELL laser systems. For more information on Kern’s complete line of laser systems, please email our friendly sales team or give us a call at 218-631-2755.

wide format laser engraving
Application Tip
Derek Kern

Target Field – Home of the Minnesota Twins

TARGET FIELD – HOME OF THE MINNESOTA TWINS A long time Kern customer, Tim Pawelk, recently completed a multi-piece project for the new Target Field baseball stadium. Large format murals, stone etching and plastic panels were just a few of the tributes that comprised this job.