Oct 16, 2003 || SGIA ‘03 Conference, Atlanta, GA

 

Beam Dynamics Introduces line of Digital Cutting Centers

Lumen^™ Digital Cutting Centers provide die-less cutting of all common graphics materials

 

Beam Dynamics today announced a new line of Digital Cutting Centers designed for shops manufacturing graphics, signs, overlays or labels. The Lumen™ line of products extends the digital workflow beyond the printing press. By utilizing the same computer graphic files and registration marks used in printing to drive the cutting operations, the Lumen’s laser cutting techniques and unique machine control systems allow it to rapidly and precisely cut all commonly used graphic materials.

“The Lumen Digital Cutting Center is a direct response to our customers requests for a fully integrated yet flexible cutting machine,” says Matthew Bye, President of Beam Dynamics. “The Lumen DCC not only cuts the materials graphic production houses normally use, but it does it precisely and exactly registered.”

The Lumen cuts all commonly used graphics materials, including Mylar, adhesives, polycarbonate, acrylic, sheet metal, paper, Styrene, and Lexan. The flexibility of the cutting center comes from the proprietary SoftTouch™ Power Control System. SoftTouch includes an extensive database of materials, and the specifications needed to correctly cut them. Users select the material they are cutting, the types of cut required (kiss-cut, through cut, engraving) and which lines get which types of cut. The Lumen DCC then precisely performs the cutting process, leaving clean edges that require no further post processing.

Beam Dynamics’ latest developments in machine control, vision, registration systems, and laser technology make digital cutting the next logical step in an increasingly digital world. The Lumen DCC combines a 250 watt sealed CO2 laser with the digital workflow tools already commonly used in the industry to make it the most flexible cutting solution available today.

Printed graphics, specialty printing, and labels or overlays where kiss-cutting a tab would greatly assist in the application process are ideal for the Lumen DCC. The flexibility of the machine to cut multiple materials makes it ideal for companies looking for new services to provide to their customers or that are currently sending cutting jobs out of house.

For high volume production, the DCC-9000-PA includes a barcode reader and automatic pallet exchange table, giving the operator the ability to load up materials on both pallets, scan the barcode to automatically load the correct software jobs, and begin the cutting operation. The Lumen will cut the jobs on the first pallet and then automatically switch pallets to run the jobs on the second pallet. When all jobs are complete, the light tree will indicate to the operator that it is time to unload the pallets. With this automated pallet exchange, an operator can easily run several digital cutting centers simultaneously.

 

 

About Beam Dynamics:

Beam Dynamics, Inc is a privately held company established in 1996 and located in San Carlos, California. BEAM designs, manufactures and markets a variety of flexible laser cutting centers for the graphics, sign, light industry and specialty uses. The company pioneered the area of Digital Cutting Centers with its Lumen line of products for the printed graphics market. In the light industrial market, BEAM’s Laser Machining Center (LMC) leads the market by providing a completely integrated system for cutting, drilling, scribing and engraving a variety of materials including sheet metal, plastics, wood, paper and fabric. Customers including Eon Enterprises, ILM (Industrial Light and Magic), Suburban Graphics, GM Nameplate, TransNAV, Westinghouse, Northrop Grumman, Baxter Healthcare, Intersign and Cholestech use BEAM products in a wide range of industries including graphics and signmaking, automative, model making, printed-circuit and medical device manufacturing.

Contact:

Jessica Jensen, Marketing Manager

Beam Dynamics Inc.

(650) 654-4453