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IPG Photonics Corp.
Company Description
IPG Photonics manufactures high-performance fiber lasers and amplifiers for use in a wide range of markets, such as materials processing, advanced technologies, telecommunications and medical applications.
Founded in 1990, IPG Photonics pioneered the development and commercialization of optical fiber-based lasers, a new generation of lasers that combine the advantages of semiconductor diodes with the high amplification and precise beam qualities of specialty optical fibers. Because these lasers deliver superior performance, reliability and usability at a lower total cost of ownership compared with conventional lasers, fiber lasers are displacing traditional lasers in many current applications and enabling new applications for lasers.
IPG's vertically integrated manufacturing provides significant competitive advantages and enhances its ability to meet customer requirements, manage costs and improve performance. IPG Photonics is based in Oxford, Massachusetts with additional manufacturing facilities in Germany, Italy and Russia, and regional sales offices in Detroit, Silicon Valley, China, France, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore and the U.K.
Contact Information
 50 Old Webster Rd
Oxford,MA
United States
Press Releases
| IPG Photonics Successfully Tests World’s First 10 Kilowatt S
World’s Brightest Commercial Solid State Laser Enables New Applications
Munich, Germany, June 16, 2009 -- IPG Photonics Corporation, a pioneer and global leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, announced today the successful test of its new ten kilowatt single-mode fiber laser, a world record in a production laser. The unique laser produces 9.6 kilowatts of single-mode power through a single fiber at total efficiency exceeding 23%. IPG’s new kilowatt laser has multiple applications including remote cutting and welding as well as directed energy.
Representing the latest development in the power scaling of IPG Photonics’ patented high-power single-mode fiber laser technology, the laser’s optical scheme consists of a fully-integrated MOPA (master oscillator power amplifier) with an output delivery fiber four meters long directly spliced into the power amplifier. The Company’s ten kilowatt single-mode laser, the YLS-10000-SM, will be the world’s brightest industrial CW solid state laser, given the combination of output power and virtually perfect Gaussian beam-quality at 1070 nm emission wavelength. Developed by its subsidiary IPG Laser GmbH, the YLS-10000-SM is a turn-key package that offers a small footprint and record efficiency wall-plug.
“The ten kilowatt fiber laser builds on our prior success with the five kilowatt single-mode lasers we introduced earlier this year” stated Dr. Valentin Gapontsev, Chief Executive Officer of IPG Photonics and an inventor of the new laser. “However, we designed a new state-of-the-art power amplifier to overcome thermal limitations, avoid higher order modes and non-linear effects, despite the enormous power density at this output level” he added.
“Industrial customers can now use fiber lasers for applications which were not previously possible with other lasers, such as remote cutting and welding without expensive assist gases in the infrastructure, automotive, aerospace and shipbuilding industries” said Bill Shiner, Vice President of Industrial Markets. “Mobile applications such as bridge construction and repair and ship and airplane paint removal can now take advantage of higher output powers in a mobile and robust laser package to increase the distance to the work piece.”
This industrial product also has applications in tactical directed energy markets. The combination of ten kilowatts of output power with near-perfect beam quality and the inherent reliability, efficiency and ruggedness of a fiber laser in a compact package is a compelling solution for a variety of tactical directed energy applications.
About IPG Photonics Corporation
IPG Photonics Corporation is the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers. Founded in 1990, IPG pioneered the development and commercialization of optical fiber-based lasers for use in a wide range of applications such as materials processing, advanced applications, telecommunications and medical applications. IPG has its headquarters in Oxford, Massachusetts, and has additional plants and offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.ipgphotonics.com.
CONTACT:
Bill Shiner
Vice President-Industrial Markets
IPG Photonics Corporation
(508) 373-1100
bshiner@ipgphotonics.com
Michael O’Connor
Director of Advanced Applications
IPG Photonics Corporation
(508) 373-1271
moconnor@ipgphotonics.com
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| IPG Photonics Announces Delivery of 5kW Fiber Laser to US
IPG Photonics Announces Delivery of Five Kilowatt Single-Mode Fiber Laser to First U.S. Customer
Fiber Laser Leader Enters Additional Markets and Applications
With World’s Brightest Commercial Solid State Laser
OXFORD, MA, March 10, 2009 -- IPG Photonics Corporation, the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, announced today the delivery of the first five kilowatt single-mode fiber laser to a customer in the United States. This laser represents the latest development in the power scaling of IPG Photonics’ patent-pending high-power single-mode fiber laser technology.
The Company’s five kilowatt single-mode laser, the YLS-5000-SM is the world’s brightest CW solid state laser in production, given the combination of output power and virtually perfect Gaussian beam-quality (M2 = 1.2). IPG Laser GmbH, a subsidiary, previously delivered a similar unit to a European customer. The YLS-5000-SM is a turn-key package that offers a small footprint (850mm x 800mm) and high efficiency, at 22% AC, wall-plug.
Developed for industrial markets, the laser is well-suited for cutting-edge industrial applications. “This level of power and beam quality enables our industrial customers to use fiber lasers for applications which were not previously possible with other lasers, such as assist-free remote cutting as well as remote welding in the automotive, aerospace and shipbuilding industries” said Bill Shiner, Vice President of Industrial Markets. “The increased power and brightness of this laser allows customer to increase processing speeds and eliminate the use of expensive assist gasses in a mobile package.”
IPG has also garnered interest in its industrial lasers within defense markets. “There is keen interest within the tactical directed energy market for single-mode lasers having output power in the range of 5kW to 10kW,” commented Mike O’Connor, Director of Advanced Applications. “IPG industrial fiber lasers have a reputation for providing high power, reliability, efficiency and ruggedness in a compact package at a low cost. Now with this added combination of high power with near-perfect beam-quality, IPG offers a compelling and proven commercial laser solution for many tactical directed energy applications. IPG can customize the form factor and reduce weight to meet customer requirements.”
About IPG Photonics Corporation
IPG Photonics Corporation is the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers. Founded in 1990, IPG pioneered the development and commercialization of optical fiber-based lasers for use in a wide range of applications such as materials processing, advanced applications, telecommunications and medical applications. Fiber lasers have revolutionized the industry by delivering superior performance, reliability and usability at a lower total cost of ownership compared with conventional lasers, allowing end users to increase productivity and decrease operating costs. IPG has its headquarters in Oxford, Massachusetts, and has additional plants and offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.ipgphotonics.com. |
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