DuPont™ Corian® is a solid-surface material where the color and pattern seen at the surface extends throughout the material. In the home or office, Corian is frequently used for countertops, backsplashes, wall cladding, and sinks. Even furniture and home accessories are fabricated from Corian, which is shaped by cutting, drilling, routing, or bending.

For this application test, we cut various shapes out of 12.1-millimeter (0.475") thick Corian samples measuring 102 mm by 102 mm (4" x 4") square. Our CO₂ laser cutting setup consisted of a Firestar f400 laser and an XY "flying optics" table. The cutting table was fitted with a 127 mm (5.0") positive meniscus lens that provides a 203-micron (0.008") focused spot with a 6.35 mm (0.25") depth of focus. We used an air assist at 4.1 bar (60 PSI) to eliminate bottom-side flaming through the cut.

The samples shown were cut using 400 watts of power at a speed of 0.31 meters per minute (12 in/min). Cut edges are clean and dross free with a slight vapor residue on the bottom surface. Restoring the exterior surface gloss of laser cut edges is no different than the procedure used to finish Corian that is machined with traditional mechanical saws or routers - simply sand and buff cut edges to the desired sheen.

A key component to any industrial laser marking system, Synrad's FH Flyer galvo based marking head is an effective solution for OEMs and Systems Integrators alike. The component-level Flyer is easily paired to any Synrad CO₂ laser from 10 to 125W to accomplish a wide range of marking applications.

Synrad's new 4-position L-bracket adds even more flexibility to Flyer, enabling customers to mount the head in any one of four possible orientations. Use Flyer in the standard marking position, rotate 90° CW or CCW, or rotate 180°. Flyer produces the same crisp mark quality from any angle, and the added flexibility enables customers with specific system configurations to streamline their manufacturing process, increase efficiency and save space on the production floor.

A standard marking setup consists of the Flyer marking head, CO₂ laser with AC/DC power supply, WinMark Pro software, and our laser mounting kit, which includes a mounting rail with L-bracket. A user-supplied computer is also required for operation. The new 4-position L-bracket is available as an additional upgrade item. Contact your local Synrad sales representative for more information on this product.

A drawing of the 4-position L-bracket is available on our website in pdf format at: http://www.synrad.com/fhseries/fh_drawings/300-20165-01B_4Pos Bracket.PDF