Tube Cutting Systems

High-Precision Laser Tube Cutting Systems with High Throughput Rate

• Up to 50 % higher throughput with faster axes and more dynamic motion system
• Fully automated tube loading
• High-precision cutting system for medical implants or instruments
• Capable of cutting struts smaller than a human hair
• Completely integrated and easy-to-maintain wet cutting module
• Automatic tube feeder for dry and wet cutting
• Viewing via mircoscope or camera for the exact monitoring fo the cutting process
• Human Machine Interface (HMI) with Security user access level, diagnostic and data logging for validated processes and user-friendly operation
• New cutting head with adjustable x/y process gas nozzle and easy change of protection glass
• Off-center cuts and engravings can be made in just one process step
• Workpiece removal even during the cutting process
• Fiber and/or femto laser can be integrated into StarCut Tube
• Sorter module adaptable
• IQ / OQ for FDA documentation according to GMP

The StarCut Tube systems are 4-axes CNC laser cutting solutions for fully-automated cutting of tube and flat material, especially for medical instruments and implants like stents and other high-precision parts. Frequently, the systems allow reducing numerous mechanical machining steps into a single laser processing routine.

With CNC-driven rotary-, x-, y- and z-axes and a solid granite machine set-up, even taper-free or offset cuts are as easy as an ultra-precise processing of oval tubes or flat parts. A new tube loading module with a side-loading magazine for tubes of 2 to 20 mm diameter and up to 3 m length allows for fully-automated hands-off production.

The StarCut Tube can be powered with our ultrashort pulse laser StarFemto FX or fiber laser StarFiber FC and achieves contour accuracies on the workpiece with better than +/- 5 µm. Femtosecond lasers allow cold laser cutting of almost all metals and low-melting biodegradable polymer materials for scaffolds.

Options:

Available as integration module with Autoloader StarFeed S and StarFeed L

Applications:
Typical applications for medical device technology such as laser cutting of stents & scaffolds, heart valves, endoscope & surgical instruments, hypotubes & guide wires