Coherent Laser FrameWork provides a unified software platform for laser welding, cutting and marking machines that simplifies use and improves machine performance. It comes with all ExactSeries and EasyMark systems and select PowerLine products. LaserFrameWork enables faster job setup, increased operator productivity, fewer production errors and less staff training.
Key features of the Coherent LaserFrameWork control system
Easy setup
- Speed job creation and increase efficiency with an intuitive user interface.
Better results
- Improve quality with easy-to-use vision and process monitoring features.
Simplified integration
- Connect to other systems using multiple communication interfaces and protocols.
Your production line team knows that laser material processing tasks are becoming increasingly complex and challenging. Meeting quality standards often requires tight control of laser operating parameters, aided by process and system monitoring features. In addition, laser systems often need to communicate with other production equipment - from robots handling parts, to computers supplying part numbers, to ERP systems monitoring plant operations. Ensuring that all these components work together can be challenging. The Coherent Laser Framework solves this dilemma, which is why we're excited to tell you more about it.
What is Laser FrameWork
Laser FrameWork is an integrated software platform that runs on all Coherent Exact and EasyMark Series laser machines as well as many PowerLine products. It includes a symphony of features and capabilities that are accessible through a single interface, enabling faster job setup, greater operator productivity, fewer production errors and less staff training.
These features include:
- An intuitive, powerful touch-screen interface where users can easily enter processing, inspection and automation steps and then combine them into complete jobs. This is all done with simple drag & drop operations.
- Integrated process monitoring features that maximize yield by immediately detecting and identifying process deviations. In addition, Laser FrameWork makes it easy to collect process traceability data to meet compliance requirements.
- Extensive machine vision capabilities. These embedded vision systems can be easily incorporated into process recipes to increase accuracy, reduce tooling requirements, and minimize the cost of rejects and operator errors.
- System monitoring using a variety of sensors, including integrated laser beam metrology. These monitors can be effortlessly integrated into the process to increase quality and yield and minimize maintenance downtime.
- Extensive connectivity options, including multiple communication protocols and interface options, for integrating Coherent with other manufacturing automation systems.
- Modularity and expandability to extend the functionality of Coherent laser tools, as well as future-proof the system with updates over time.
Ready, set up, go!
Laser FrameWork gives your process development team all the tools and capabilities they need to set up even the most complex, high-precision material processing jobs. This can include defining custom laser pulse shape parameters, creating and executing complex 3D marking jobs, reading data matrix codes from parts, and then using this information to control operations
machine, and more.
However, your machine operator sees a simplified interface that is easy to use and understand. It provides all the necessary prompts and alerts to keep production running smoothly. Or to inform you of deviations or problems.
Plus, Laser FrameWork is the same on every Coherent machine, whether it's a cutting, marking or welding system. This minimizes operator training and gives you greater flexibility in workforce deployment.
Laser FrameWork provides you with one easy-to-use software platform to set up, operate, automate and connect laser systems, subsystems and applications.
Coherent LaserFrameWork is a new unified laser software platform for welding, cutting and marking machines
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