BEAM BENDERS

PROVIDING ADVANCED

SOLUTIONS FOR

LASER DELIVERY SYSTEMS

LASER MECH
BEAM BENDERS
The Beam Bender is part of Laser Mechanisms’ • Air Or Liquid-Cooled Design. A cooling passage is
AccuCutter modular component line and is used to pro- provided in the mirror holder for air or liquid cool-
vide an adjustable means to divert a laser beam through ing as required
a 90 degree angle.
• Unique Mirror Heat Sink. The rear surface of the
Laser Mechanisms offers two types of adjustable beam mirror is heat sunk with a spiral design or direct
benders. One is an interlocked version, sensing mirror contact heat sink. The sink applies even pressure
presence, for use outside the workstation enclosure. to the mirror to maintain alignment while drawing
The second is the non-interlocked version for use inside away the heat generated by the laser beam on the
protected enclosures. With 65 different beam benders mirror
currently offered, there is a beam bender to fit virtually
• English or Metric hole mounting patterns available
any size system or application.
While the Beam Bender Block and Adjustable Mirror
Each type is available in either 35 mm, 50 mm or 70 mm
Holder are an integral part of the AccuCutter System,
clear apertures. English or Metric diameter mirrors can
adapters and special engineering assistance are avail-
be used interchangeably. They also accommodate a
able to adapt it for use with existing optical systems pro-
wide range of thicknesses and materials allowing use of
vided by major YAG and CO2 laser manufacturers.
mirrors from many sources.

The adjustable mirror holder fixes the mirror to the ben- INTERLOCKED TYPE
der block. It provides fine orthogonal ± 2 degree adjust- Model PLBBA0084 35 mm Aperture / 2.0" Mirror
ment of the mirror about the beam axis. The holder is Model PLBBA0088*35 mm Aperture / 2.0" Mirror
mounted to the bender block and the mirror is retained
Model PLBBA0091 50 mm Aperture / 3.0" Mirror
by a unique method which allows the mirror to be
Model PLBBA0092 70 mm Aperture / 4.0" Mirror
removed and replaced without affecting the alignment.

• Sealed Design. Beam paths can be sealed with NON INTERLOCKED TYPE
hermetic seals Model PLBBA0083 35 mm Aperture / 2.0" Mirror

• Precision Adjustment. Two .25 – 80 fine thread Model PLBBA0087*35 mm Aperture / 2.0" Mirror
screws provide precise adjustment of the mirror Model PLBBA0050 50 mm Aperture / 3.0" Mirror
about the laser beam axis within ± 2 degrees. Model PLBBA0053 70 mm Aperture / 4.0" Mirror
Resolution of 10 micro-Radians is possible Model PLBBA0093† 35 mm Aperture / 2.0" Mirror
*Metric hole mounting pattern
†
Slim Design

1.40 CLEAR APERTURE

2" DIA MIRROR
(38.1mm)

(35mm)
5mm THICK
1.50

NOT INCLUDED IN ASSEMBLY

TILT ADJUSTMENT SCREW

(2) PLCS

2.25
(38.1mm)

1.13
1.50

(57.2mm) (28.6mm)

PLBBA0093
 1/8" NPT PLUG
(2) PLCS
REMOVE PLUG AND INSERT
2" DIA MIRROR FITTING FOR COOLANT 2" DIA MIRROR
5mm THICK 5mm THICK
1/8" NPT PLUG NOT INCLUDED IN ASSEMBLY NOT INCLUDED IN ASSEMBLY
(2) PLCS

(50.2mm)

(50.2mm)
REMOVE PLUG AND INSERT

1.98

1.98
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1.73 1.73
(43.8mm) TILT ADJUSTMENT SCREW (43.8mm)
TILT ADJUSTMENT SCREW (2) PLCS
3.45 3.45
(2) PLCS
(87.6mm) (87.6mm)

PLBBA0083 1.40 CLEAR APERTURE

(35mm)

PLBBA0084

1/8" NPT PLUG 1/8" NPT PLUG

(2) PLCS (2) PLCS
REMOVE PLUG AND INSERT REMOVE PLUG AND INSERT
FITTING FOR COOLANT FITTING FOR COOLANT
3" DIA MIRROR 3" DIA MIRROR
.50 THICK .50 THICK
NOT INCLUDED IN ASSEMBLY NOT INCLUDED IN ASSEMBLY
(50.2mm)

(50.2mm)
1.98

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1.98 1.98
(50.2mm) (50.2mm)
TILT ADJUSTMENT SCREW TILT ADJUSTMENT SCREW
(2) PLCS 3.95 (2) PLCS 3.95
(100.3mm) (100.3mm)

2.00 CLEAR APERTURE

PLBBA0050 (50mm)

PLBBA0091

1/8" NPT PLUG 4" DIA MIRROR 1/8" NPT PLUG 4" DIA MIRROR
(2) PLCS .75 THICK (2) PLCS .75 THICK
REMOVE PLUG AND INSERT NOT INCLUDED IN ASSEMBLY REMOVE PLUG AND INSERT NOT INCLUDED IN
FITTING FOR COOLANT FITTING FOR COOLANT ASSEMBLY
ION N
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RAD OR

(152.4mm)

(152.4mm)
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(76.2mm)

(76.2mm)
3.00

3.00

3.00 3.00
(76.2mm) (76.2mm)
6.00 6.00
(152.4mm) TILT ADJUSTMENT SCREW (152.4mm)
TILT ADJUSTMENT SCREW (2) PLCS
(2) PLCS

PLBBA0053
2.75 CLEAR
APERTURE (70mm)

The Beam Benders in this brochure are just a

sampling of the 65 different styles and sizes
Laser Mechanisms currently offers

PLBBA0092
 Laser Mechanisms’ Beam Benders
are integral components of the
state-of-the-art AccuCutter System

Non Par-Focal AccuCutter Par-Focal AccuCutter

Laser Mechanisms, Inc. specializes in Laser Beam Delivery Components to make the most of your laser.

ALL WAVE LENGTHS • BEAM DIAMETERS TO SIX INCHES • CW POWER TO 25KW

Let our staff of laser system engineers, with a total of over 200 years collective experience, supplement
your in-house people. We will provide a design for a performance guaranteed beam delivery system for
your special laser machine or new industrial laser based product. We are price effective and qualified to
handle everything from the most basic to very sophisticated active sensing beam delivery systems.

We Specialize In…
• Complete system analysis • Guaranteed performance delivery
• CAD drawings for your quotations systems
• Engineering of customized delivery • Large spare parts & optics inventory
components • Fast delivery
• Value line standard components • “Just In Time” OEM supplier
• Designs to suit OEM configurations arrangements

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