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Z-LASER America Inc. honored by Vision Systems Design 2015 Innovators Awards Program

Z-LASER America Inc. and the headquarter Z-LASER Optoelektronik GmbH in Germany announced in March that its ZM18T3 Electronically Stabilized Wavelength Laser Projector was recognized among the best in the industry by the judges of the Vision Systems Design 2015 Innovators Awards program. The judging panel consisted of esteemed experts from system integrator and end-user companies.

The details about the 3rd Generation of ZM18 lasers :

Now in our 3rd Generation of onboard electronics, the ZM18S3 and ZM18H3 lasers are joined by our new and unique ZM18T3 laser. The ZM18T3s are electronically stabilized wavelength lasers; the benefit of reduced wavelength drift is a stable DOE projection throughout the entire operating temperature range.

Unlike other lasers which typically drift by 0.25nm/°C of ambient temperature thus changing the location of the projected pattern, the ZM18T3 provides a consistent projection from 0 to 50°C ambient temperature which is important for DOE patterns and can be significant in a 24hour factory environment.

There are three unique aspects to the ZM18T3 laser :

First, by electronically controlling the ZM18T3''s wavelength stability, we can reduce the usual drift associated with the laser''s operating temperature fluctuations. Typically as laser projectors warm up the DOE pattern they project changes in its properties/precision and location onto the target site… i.e. they “drift”! This “drift” either requires constant system re-calibrations or the measurements will change as the laser and the ambient temperature changes significantly reducing accuracy.

Stabilizing the wavelength throughout the ambient temperature range allows

for consistent, repeatable projections and thus measurements regardless of the ambient temperature.

Second, the ZM18T3 laser is an extended temperature range laser device without an additional environmental enclosure. Unlike most lasers that function from 0 to 40°C, the ZM18T3 laser works from -40 to +55°C. This extended operating range is achieved without adding any additional bulk to the standard ZM18 laser: no extra enclosure, no heater box, etc. Third, the ZM18T3 achieves this extended operating range using the same physical size lasers as the current and past ZM18 Series lasers. The same small size allows designers to integrate the ZM18T3 in their system without additional space necessary.

For more information, please contact: Alexander Klein

Tel.: +49 / 761 / 296 44 - 320

Fax: +49 / 761 / 296 44 - 55

E-Mail: klein@z-laser.de

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