PTG Industries Introduces Cost Effective Q-Switched Fiber Lasers Designed for Maintenance-Free OEM Applications

LAKE MARY, Fla.--Sept. 6, 2005--PTG Industries now offers their latest innovation in laser marking systems with their new FiberTower(TM) Series Marking Systems. The FiberTower(TM) Series Q-Switched Fiber Laser Marking Systems are a safe, state-of-the-art, low-cost alternative for Nd:Yag lasers commonly used for direct part marking applications. They feature a Q-Switched Fiber Laser, Scan Head, PCI Control Board and Graphical-based Software configured for any application and are also available as a portable hand-held system. These systems require a low-voltage power source and are up to 50% power efficient. Turnkey workstations with a programmable Z axis, a rotary indexer, or XY table are standard. The design for the FiberTower(TM) Series Marking Systems allows for ease of installation, quick start up and simple integration to any production line.

The FiberTower(TM) Series are used in a variety of marking and cutting applications including ITO Removal, IC Chip Package Marking, 2D Symbologies & Linear Barcodes, OCR Code Marking as well as other common applications such as Alphanumerics, Logos, Serial Numbers, Part Numbers, Lot Codes, Date Codes, Schematics, Data Matrix Codes, Surface Etching and Annealing, Ablation, Marking "on-the-fly", Graphics, and more. Fiber lasers are used to process many materials such as stainless steel, aluminum, carbide, polycarbonate, titanium, nickel, PVC, plastics, rubber, chrome, backlit buttons, etc. Permanent marking for product identification and traceability is being used in many industries and provides a solution to marking with labels, inks, and imprinting.

Advantages of our systems over Nd:Yag lasers include:

1.  Greater reliability: 50,000-100,000 hours versus 500-1,000 hours
    for Nd:Yag lasers.

2.  Savings in consumables such as lamps and diode packs that can cost
    $5000-$12,000.

3.  Reduced power consumption averaging $40/year at 170 W/hr, 
    versus $1400/year at 6 kW/hr for Nd:Yag lasers.

4.  No maintenance, cleaning, alignments, or chillers versus high
    maintenance of Nd:Yag lasers which require optical path
    adjustments to optimize power output, periodic replacement of
    lamps, diode packs and solid state crystals, factory trained
    technicians, continual cleaning, and replacement and alignment of
    laser mirrors.

5.  Increased power efficiency up to 50% versus 2-3% with Nd:Yag
    lasers.

6.  Consistent, round beam profile, opposed to the asymmetrical Nd:Yag
    lasers.

7.  50% smaller spot size than Nd:Yag lasers.

8.  Air cooled versus chiller, saving $8000.

9.  Much smaller footprint.

10. Ownership cost is 50% less than Nd:Yag systems.

Our FiberTower(TM) Series is available immediately. Starting at less than $30,000, fiber laser systems are considerably more affordable and reliable than Nd:Yag technology. A new laser rental program allows companies to try them before purchasing.

About PTG Industries

PTG Industries designs and manufactures CO2 and Fiber Laser marking systems for precision applications for the automotive, aerospace, defense, electronics, semiconductor and many other industries. PTG has worldwide patents on many leading technologies including a method for laser glass scribing/breaking without any particles or loss. For more information, visit http://www.ptgindustries.com.