CHARMILLES LASER S 500 (U) Brochure
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The ultimate Laser ablation tool
The CHARMILLES LASER S 500 (U) combines 25 years of laser processing expertise for texturing and micromachining. This new high-performing platform delivers the accuracy and throughput required in semiconductor manufacturing, ICT, and watchmaking.
LASER S 500 (U)
25 years of legacy serving perfection
Features
Complete thermostabilization
The core components of the CHARMILLES LASER S 500 (U) are water-cooled, ensuring:
- effective prevention of temperature fluctuations
perfect accuracy all along your production cycle, whether it be hours, days or weeks
Versatile machining
Multiple configurations to match your manufacturing requirements:
- 3-axis configuration, supporting up to 60 kg
5-axis configuration, supporting up to 15 kg
High dynamics
Powerful components and the latest motion technology ensure outstanding results at maximum speed.
- Accelerated axis movement — Linear and torque motors combine to drive higher speed and acceleration across all axes.
- Optical 3D high-speed scanner — The integrated latest-generation 3D scanner achieves scanning speeds of up to 3,500 mm/s.
HMI
SPOT, an advanced Human-Machine Interface
With SPOT, our innovative Laser machine interface, we offer an advanced Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and controller that exceed the demands of even the most complex applications.
Applications
What you can achieve
Applications
- Material: silicon carbide
- Laser (type/power): Nano Flexipulse™ 50 W
- Software: LaserCAMTM
- Surface flatness: +/- 3 µm
- Average depth: 0.186 mm
Automation
CHARMILLES laser machines are designed for seamless integration with SYSTEM 3R automation — enabling unattended operation and maximum productivity.
- Palletized Handling WorkPal 1 and WorkPartner 1+ automate pallet and workpiece changes on laser machines.
- Scalable Robot Automation: The Transformer T3-100 to T3-600 and Transformer 6-Axis Robot scale from entry-level automation to fully robotic laser cells.
- Hybrid Automation SYSTEM 3R Hybrid Automation combines palletized and parts handling for fully automatic workpiece changeovers.
- Lights-Out Manufacturing Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) enable fully unmanned laser production around the clock.
Software
Software
LaserSUITE360
LaserSUITE360 includes a series of CAD/CAM tools to prepare and optimize your job from tool path generation to precise Laser parameter management, tool path visualization and anti-collision simulation.
Specifications
Model
Machine
- Machine dimensions *
- 2174 x 1387 x 2556 mm
- Approx. machine weight (with coolant)
- 4000 kg
- Machine footprint
- 3600 x 2500 mm
Electrical supply
- Nominal power
- 15 kVA
Pneumatic supply
- Air pressure
- 6 to 8 bar
- Required output flow
- Max. 300 l/min
Operation control
- Type
- Beckhoff Industrial PC (C6640)
- Operating system
- Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC
- Screen
- Multi-Touch LED 21.5’’ display
- User interface
- SPOT
Table
- Table dimensions **
- 590 x 470 mm
- Table T Slots (number, dimensions)
- Check layout
- Dist. table/Found. plate
- 818 mm
Movement
- Number of axes
- 3
- X travel
- 550 mm
- Y travel
- 400 mm
- Z travel
- 500 mm
Working area
- Max. workpiece
- 60 kg
- Max. workpiece dim. (3-axis)
- Depends on the lens type – contact your CHARMILLES sales specialist
- Max. permissible inertia (5-axis)
- 0.17 kg.m²
Specific equipment available in configurator for this machine
- M85 IR Lens
- F163
- M85 IR/GR Lens
- FSTC70/FSTC130
- Number of Laser sources
- 1 or 2 (1 Femto IR only + 1 Nano IR)
- Laser CHARMILLES Femto Flexipulse™
- 20 W IR/40 W IR/40 W IR-GR
- Laser Nano Flexipulse™
- 50 W IR/100 W IR
- * Width x depth x height ** Width x depth
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Customer Care
From installation to daily production, CHARMILLES Customer Care keeps your machines running — with genuine original parts, expert repairs, maintenance contracts, and operator training, all from a single point of contact.