smart scanning

SCANLAB’s intelliSCAN scan heads stand out with variant diversity and high dynamics. They’re among the 2D scan systems that enable deflecting and positioning of laser beams in the working plane.

Key Features

•  Highest dynamic performance

•  Maximum flexibility due to switchable tunings

•  Ideal adaptability enabled by a multitude of variants

•  Comprehensive diagnostic and monitoring functions

•  High long-term stability

•  Water & air cooling optionThe intelliSCAN series allows versatile and flexible usage. It’s designed for tasks with very high scan requirements across a broad variety of application areas.

Typical Applications

•  Additive manufacturing (3D printing)

•  Materials processing, micro-structuring

•  Marking, welding, drilling

•  Processing-on-the-fly

Range of intelliSCAN Product Lines

•  intelliSCAN (10, 14, 20 and 30 mm apertures)

•  intelliSCAN III (10, 14, 20 and 30 mm apertures)

•  intelliSCAN se (10, 14, 20 and 30 mm apertures)

•  intelliSCAN de (14, 20 and 30 mm apertures)

Advantages of intelliSCAN series

•  Variant diversity (customer-specific tunings, assorted housings and cooling methods)

•  High extendibility (e.g. z-axes, camera adapter)

•  Application-specific and customerspecific tunings

•  Lower heat generation due to digital control

Advantages of iDRIVE technology

•  Digital servo electronics provides improved dynamics and higher marking quality

•  Up to three switchable tunings reduce process times

•  Comprehensive diagnostics and communication possibilities between the scan www.ge-drive.com system and RTC

•  Acquisition of all key state variables in real time

Options & Variants

Housing Variants

•  Standard water cooling (optional 10 mm and 14 mm aperture)

•  Standard air cooling (20 mm and 30 mm aperture)

•  Available as a scan module without housing (not all apertures)

Extensions

•  varioSCAN: Extension into a 3-axis scan system

•  excelliSHIFT: Extension into a highspeed, 3-axis scan system

•  Camera adapter for optical process  monitoring

Optics

•  Over 50 standard coatings for various wavelengths (UV to infrared)

•  Extensive variety of objectives

•  High-performance variants with lightweight mirrors

•  Customer-specific variants possibleControl Boards

•  RTC5 and RTC6 (PCIe, Ethernet)

Software

•  Application-specific and customer specific tunings (servo algorithms and parameter sets) available

•  laserDESK: professional software for laser marking and materials processing

•  Flexible calibration solutions: correXion pro, CALsheet

Principle

Tuning refers to a scan system’s dynamics configuration. It’s a fine adjustment of the

digital servo control that determines the scan system’s dynamic reactions while driven with a scan pattern.

Digital systems with iDRIVE technology – such as the intelliSCAN – can store up to three tunings in memory. Switching between those tunings is possible even during marking.

Always the ideal tuning

Special tunings can optimize scan systems to meet diverse requirements, such as for

vectors, jumps or micro-machining.

Application-specific tunings bring increased speed and positioning accuracy. The digitally implemented output stages reduce heat generation, leading to improved temperature stability.

What kinds of tunings are available?

Most tunings are characterized by tracking error and maximum speed.

Low tracking error facilitates spatiallysmall/intricate marking, but accompanied by limited maximum speed. In contrast, elevating speed will also increase tracking error.

Jump tuning is a special case where jump times are minimized for long jumps, resulting in complete elimination of constant tracking error. Jump tuning is particularly well-suited for drilling applications.