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Adam Voigt

4 Ways To Increase Laser Engraving Resolution

Depending on the material you are engraving—whether it’s wood, acrylic, laserable plastics, marble, granite, aluminum, anodized aluminum—you’re going to have different settings for DPI (dots per inch), air pressure, speed, and power to create the best resolution on the end product. So, creating the best resolution is a combination of the right settings and the right application. In this article, we’re going to share some of

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Adam Voigt

Create Stunning Stone Monuments With CO2 Laser Engraving

What do we want our monuments to do? Should they be an open and honorable representation? Should they provide an emotional response within those who view them? Should they showcase the love and appreciation we hold for the people, places and pets who impacted our lives? Whatever it is you want a stone monument to accomplish, you can do it with laser engraving. CO2 LASER

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Eric Johnson

What You Need to Know About Laser Cutting Aluminum

Aluminum is one of the more challenging materials to laser cut. That’s not to say it can’t be done, but it does require a bit of expertise. Among other things, it can be difficult to create a clean-cut edge when laser processing aluminum. In this post, I’m going to cover some of the properties that make aluminum a challenging material for laser processing and provide

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Eric Johnson

Laser Cut Pipes, Rods & Other Cylinders

We know lasers are excellent at cutting and engraving smooth, flat surfaces, but what happens when the material or object you want to work with is round? With the pipe rotary attachment option, flat table laser systems can process all sorts of cylindrical items like pipes, rods, canes, walking sticks, flashlights, tumblers and liquor bottles. Basically, if it is cylindrical in shape and made out

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Derek Kern

4 Things To Avoid For High-Quality Laser Engraving

Laser engraving can take some getting used to. Even seasoned operators will find themselves confronted with the occasional head-scratcher during a laser engraving project. Below, I’ve outlined a handful of laser engraving tips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakes. What are some of the common mistakes laser owners and operators make that end up costing them in the long-run? Here are four laser

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Nate Korkowski

Who Uses Kern Laser Systems? A Look at Industries We Serve.

Kern laser systems are used within a wide range of industries. Here’s a list of the industries we serve, along with some examples of the materials and products lasers processed for these industries. AEROSPACE Within the aerospace industry, laser cutting is heavily relied on. Parts and components that go on to support aircrafts, military defense and space exploration rely on the accuracy, cleanliness and precision

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Adam Voigt

Precisely Our People: Meet Mark Haataja

It shouldn’t be a secret that what makes a company great is its people. Products are designed and created by people and services are provided by people. Now, we may be a bit biased, but here at Kern Laser Systems, we have some of the best people around. Our team members, at every level of the organization, make direct contributions to Kern’s success as a

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Aaron Kern

How To Minimize Downtime With Laser System Maintenance

When’s the last time you had to shut down to wait for laser repair or maintenance? Whether you’re operating a laser out of a job shop, small business or for a larger production outfit, downtime due to equipment failure is never a good thing. Nowadays, profit margins are tighter than ever, and CO2 laser repair services aren’t always easy to access. By paying attention to

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Derek Kern

Laser Maintenance 101

Laser systems are a large investment. Especially the good ones. And just like any other investment, laser systems come with some responsibility. Routine maintenance provides two key benefits: Keeps the laser system running properly and producing parts to the best of its ability Prolongs the life of the system components to increase ROI Paying attention to maintenance supports both the well-being of the laser machine

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Aaron Kern

Frequently Asked Questions About Laser Cutting Basics

When you’re in the laser business, you get a lot of questions. Below, we’ve answered 10 of our most frequently asked questions. CAN A CO2 LASER CUT METAL? Yes. A properly outfitted CO2 laser can cut metal. We’ve developed a metal cutting option, which allows CO2 lasers to cut metals with relative ease. We’ve been doing it for years. HOW THICK OF MATERIAL CAN I

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Derek Kern

How to Cut Metal With a CO2 Laser

At Kern Laser Systems, we’ve cracked the code on combining low wattage CO2 lasers and metal cutting applications. Our customers have been doing it for years! Request a demo to see it for yourself or keep reading to learn more. Here at Kern Laser Systems, we’ve developed metal cutting technology that enables CO2 lasers of 100 to 650 watts to quickly and efficiently cut metal. This technology

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Eric Johnson

How a Vision Camera Laser Attachment Can Be a Gamechanger

Camera vision systems are nothing new. Various areas of industry have been using them since the 1980s-90s. Why? Because industrial camera systems can perform quality assurance checks and support consistency among mass produced products and components. On lasers, vision cameras go a long way in supporting quality and consistency via course correction. Here at Kern Laser Systems, we offer a machine vision camera called k-vision.