Minneapolis, MN

Medicut Pro Series Fiber Laser Workstation

Worlds most Compact, Precision Medical Tube Cutter. Learn more about Configuration options below...

Designed for Medical Manufacturers

Medicut PRO Series Fiber Laser Workstations

The Alpine Laser Medicut PRO Series Fiber Laser Workstation is our Flagship product. High Precision, High Speed, Configurable standard options on a highly modular base platform. All integrated into the worlds smallest footprint of less than 48 inches wide

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    Flexible Enough for Development, Robust enough for Production Environments

    Our extensive experience as hands-on end-users and developers of ultra-precision medical manufacturing equipment has given us a deep understanding of the intricate requirements of these systems. With decades of experience and close collaborations with major Medical OEMs and startups, we have gained comprehensive knowledge covering a wide range of medical manufacturer's needs, from prototyping to high-volume production

    Multi-Axis Configurations
    Available standard with Programmable 2-Axis precision Linear and Rotary Stages. Programmable 4 Axis & Various Rotary upgrades available
    Full CDRH & Safety Compliance
    Our standard platform is offered in a convertible configuration. CDRH compliant safety and interlocks moved to the compact cutting enclosure frees up and allows operators the flexiblity to operate. **Fully Enclosed Systems available on request**
    Integrated Closed-Loop Wet Cut
    Closed Loop, Integrated Wet Cut availble with full water level monitoring, Standard O-ring style water jackets as well as pressure controlled waterjacket upgrades improve process repeatability
    Modular Tooling & Fast Part Change-over
    Our Tooling platform has been painstakenly engineered to accomodate both the rigorous demands of a full production envinronment, as well as flexible enough to serve production and quick turn demands
    Ultra-Compact Footprint
    Medicut Pro Series Laser Workstations are the worlds smallest Laser processing workstations on the market. At under 48 inches wide, they are easily integrated into existing manufacturing spaces and allow for Back-to-Back Operation

    Designed for Ease of Use, Service and Scalability

    Our design sets a new standard for ease of use, serviceability, and scalability. User-friendliness was a key focus during the design process, resulting in reduced learning curves and enhanced efficiency. Moreover, serviceability was given paramount importance, leading to the incorporation of easily accessible components and a streamlined maintenance process. Additionally, our design is highly scalable, facilitating smooth expansion and catering to businesses of all sizes.

    Engineered for Flexibilty
    Small compact, space-saving form-factor designed with service & ease-of-use in mind
    Maintenence & Service
    • Fully Servicable from the FRONT and two SIDES.
    • Custom side-access sliding Electrical Cabinet allows back-to-back operation, without need to ever service or access rear side of the machine.
    • Electronic and Controls systems designed to reduce complexity in terms of maintenance and replacement. Ability to change or replace discrete components without need for rewiring or incurring significant cost and downtime.
    • Optional Secure Remote Access Gateway for full remote support and sofware upgades
    Scalability
    • Standardized platform enables like-for-like expansion of manufacturing lines
    • Hardware and tooling designed for long-term, high-volume manufacturing
    • Robust enough for high-volume manufacturing, flexible enough for prototyping

    Medicut Pro Standard Features

    Below are a few of the features offered standard on all Medicut Pro Series Fiber Laser Workstations

    Fiber Laser Features
    FULL program control of Laser Power, Pulse Width, Frequency, Ramp Up, Ramp Down, Timed/Shot Modes, etc.. Change parameters on-the-fly using M-code based programming via Custom Alpine Laser Interface.
    100-300W Laser Sources, Frequency up to 50kHz, Pulse Widths down to 15 microseconds. Pulse shapping and Simmer modes enable ultra-fine laser processing
    Kerf Widths down to 0.001"
    Our machines come standard with Precitec Beam Delivery optics. Available with 50mm or 80mm focus lens. Our standard spot size is around 25 micron (0.001inch)
    Advanced Motion Control
    • The latest in advanced digital motion control hardware
    • Control architecture allows for ultra-high speed synchronization
    • Enables unparalleled cut speed, precision and accuracy
    Full Modular Tooling Array
    • Flexible enough for rapid prototyping, robust enough for high-volume production
    • All tooling hardware built with 3-5axis of fine adjust with locking
    • Part and Tooling change-overs in as little as 2-3 min
    • Precision Regrip Module, m-code controlled regrip to less than 0.0005" positional error
    Precision Regrip
    Included with our modular tooling array is a precision regrip module. Enabling customers to execute precision automated regrip operations via our M-code controlled positioner. Precisely execute regrips with less than 0.0005" positional error. Typical Regrip times are performed in under 1 second
    High-speed Dynamic Profiling
    • Designed for high acceleration, deceleration dynamic motion profiles
    • Allow for moving through intricate and sharp geometry quickly
    • Rotary options for peak velocities up to 3,000 RPM
    Alpine HMI
    Powerful Touch-screen HMI with all the standard features you'd expect. Digital axis readouts, manual jog panels, powerful motion program editor and custom parser. Integrated Live Video Feed, User adjustable cross-hairs, Sub-Program Split Screen reporting allows for easy visability to live motion status. Top Control panel for quick actuation of rotary collet, process gas, gripper module, water jacket and auxillary IO.
    Engineered Granite
    We have engineered our granite bases to accomodate all hardware configuration options we offer. Bases are molded from a special formulation of epoxy based resin and mineral casting. Featuring a 14.5X Vibration dampening performance over natural stone granite. We stock our granite in inventory to allow us to pre-build our machines and cut customer lead times

    Compare our Standard Motion Packages

    Feature
    Motion Package 1
    Motion Package 2
    Motion Package 3
    Tube Diameter

    HMI Pressure Controlled Rotary Collet

    0.1mm - 8mm
    0.25mm - 13mm
    0.25mm - 27mm
    Rotary - Max Speed

    Max Operating Velocity [RPMs]

    1,000 RPM
    3,000 RPM
    Contact Alpine
    Rotary - Dynamic Acceleration
    HIGH
    MED-HIGH
    Contact Alpine
    Programmable Pressure Controlled Collet
    Wet Cut Compatible

    Rotarys are designed with full through-bore solid spindles

    X-Axis - Max Length
    300mm
    250mm
    300mm
    X-Axis - Max Speed
    2,000 mm/s
    2,000 mm/s
    Contact Alpine

    Please contact an Alpine Laser Representative if you have additional questions or would like to review additional hardware specifications

    Medicut Pro Optional Features

    Below is a non-comprehensive list, featuring a few options that available for quoting by request

    Pnuematic Controlled Water Jacket
    Our workstations can be configured with our standard water jacket or a pnuematically controlled ugpraded design
    End of Tube Sensors
    Added sensors to detect end of tube can be used to assist in automated programming of wetcut and autoloading processes
    Automated Loading/Unloading
    Available standard with Programmable 2-Axis precision Linear and Rotary Stages. Programmable 4 Axis & Various Rotary upgrades available
    Off-Axis Cutting
    Off-Axis or Off-center tube cutting available with 4-Axis Upgrade availabe
    Cognex Vision Pro
    Cognex Vision Pro Software for Automated feature detection tasks
    Customer Auxillary I/O
    Near unlimited additional IO can be added to our workstations by customer request. We support most IO including digital input, digital output, analog input, analog output, IO link or relay based hardware. Each addressable IO point can be pre-configured with FULL Mcode motion program support.
    Data Logging
    Saving and exporting of various data to database or text file
    HMI Customizations
    Customers can customize HMI for various operator levels on our standard system. Additional GUI based changes and feature requests can be quoted by request.
    Secure Remote Access Gateway
    Secure Remote Access Gateway for full remote support and sofware upgades. Additionally enables customers remote access to their workstation. Features full end-to-end encryption. Available in Ethernet, Wifi or Cellular options.
    Fully Enclosed Workstation
    For customers who require, we can quote a fully enclosed workstation.
    Precision Engineering

    Differentiated Technology

    2-5X FASTER
    • We typically run about 2-5 times faster than existing processes
    Advanced Motion Control
    • The latest in advanced digital motion control hardware
    • Control architecture allows for ultra-high speed synchronization
    • Enables unparalleled cut speed, precision and accuracy
    High Dynamic Acceleration Profiles
    • Designed for high acceleration, deceleration dynamic motion profiles
    • Allow for moving through intricate and sharp geometry quickly
    • Rotary options for peak velocities up to 3,000 RPM
    Full Modular Tooling Array
    • Flexible enough for rapid prototyping, robust enough for high-volume production
    • All tooling hardware built with 3-5axis of fine adjust with locking
    • Part and Tooling change-overs in as little as 2-3 min
    • Precision Regrip Module, m-code controlled regrip to less than 0.0005" positional error

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