Here Comes the Revolution – BeamPeek, an Integrated Beam Analysis and Power Measurement System for Additive Manufacturing
We’re super proud and excited to introduce the Ophir® BeamPeek™, an integrated beam analysis and power measurement system for fast, accurate, real-time measurement of lasers in additive manufacturing chambers. Introduced at Laser World of Photonics (started yesterday), the BeamPeek system provides simultaneous beam profiling, focal spot analysis, and power measurement in just three (3) seconds.…
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Watch: How to Keep a Tight Leash on High-Power Laser Processes
Laser beams with powers of many tens of kilowatts are becoming increasingly common in today’s industrial applications. However, as the powers increase, the stakes increase as well. In this webinar, we will discuss how to monitor appropriate laser parameters to keep high-power processes stable and predictable. So, here’s the agenda… We’ll start with a quick…
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Watch: How to Use the StarViewer Android App to Operate the Ariel
When you think of a laser power meter, you usually imagine a sensor connected by a cable to a device, a handheld meter, or perhaps a direct to PC interface. But that’s not always how it is. Sometimes a cable is not an option. In an additive manufacturing chamber for example, you want the sensor…
continue readingWatch: Product Overview – “Helios Plus” Industrial Laser Power Meter Family
For measuring high power lasers in industrial settings, meet Ophir’s Helios Plus family. Designed with factory automation in mind, they have a robust, industrial design for harsh environments, and the range of communication interfaces make them easy to integrate into factory networks. Get a brief introduction to the new Helios Plus family in the following…
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Best of Laser Measurement 2021
2021 presented us with many challenges; now it is time for us to say – “Thank you” .Many of you participated in our online webinars, read our content, and stayed connected with us in many ways. With this Best of Laser Measurement 2021 blog post, we have collected the content that attracted the most interest from our…
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Watch On-demand Webinar: How to Measure Your High Power Laser
If you have any experience monitoring lasers of high powers, you likely know that there are a number of issues that can affect the accuracy of your measurements. We invite you to learn more about measuring high power lasers: principles, challenges, and best practices. The webinar is led by our product manager, Mark Slutzki. In…
continue readingWatch On Demand Webinar: Measuring Laser Beam Power with Photodiode Sensors – How to Get it Right
If you use Photodiode-based sensors to measure your beam power, there are a number of issues that can affect the accuracy of your measurements– and with some of these, you won’t even know there’s a problem … In this webinar, you will learn about: Some strange anomalies when measuring low-power pulsed beams (such as beams…
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Watch: Ariel All-in-One High Power Laser Sensor – How to Use
Learn how to use the Ariel, Ophir’s new ultra-compact “All in One” sensor for measuring high power industrial lasers up to 8KW. Contact us
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Watch: Focal Shift
Is your laser’s focal spot where you think it is? The following video shows the focal shift of a 100Kw laser during the first four seconds of startup using BeamWatch, Ophir’s non-contact high power beam analyzer. Contact us
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Watch Product Overview: L40(500)A-LP2-DIF-35 Laser Power Sensor
Now you can measure high power, concentrated laser beams – with very high power densities – from a short exposure, without needing water cooling. Check out Ophir’s new power sensor, the L40(500)A-LP2-DIF-35. The L40(500)A-LP2-DIF-35 is a thermal power/energy laser measurement sensor for high power density and very small diameters lasers. It has a 35mm aperture…
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Watch: Fundamentals of Beam Profiling
The following video describes the basics of laser beam profiling. Learn how to measure your laser beam, find out which different shapes of “beam profile” or spatial energy distribution are required for different laser applications, such as welding and cutting and check out the impact that laser beam diameter has on laser power density. The…
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Watch Product Overview: PD300RM-UVA Irradiance and Dosage Sensor
We’ve recently introduced you to a new member that joined the Ophir’s irradiance and dosage sensor family – PD300RM-UVA and its important new features compared to its older brothers. Now we’re happy to share the following video that’ll show you exactly what the Ophir PD300RM-UVA does, and how to use it. Contact us
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