FireFly - Heat Sealer and Laser Cutting Platform

The FireFly uses a fiber laser to generate a beam using a core laser source and amplify it in specially designed glass fibers, supplied with energy via pump diodes. With a wavelength of 1.064 micrometres, the beam produces an extremely small focal diameter, making the intensity up to 100 times greater than conventional CO2 lasers.

The FireFly is highly suited for metal cutting, or marking metal or light range absorbent materials for high-contrast plastic marking or cutting. The unit is maintenance-free, and promises a long service life of at least 25,000 laser hours.

Technical Specifications

Desktop automated heat sealing and laser cutting system
Designed for SBS format tube racks
Custom applications and cut profiles upon request
Plates/tube racks can be pre-scored leaving minimal seal thickness to reduce tip/probe piercing pressures
Tubes can be individualised to allow random access in any format, also allowing seal or cut-only processing
Plate/tube rack heights with no adjustment from 7 to 48mm high
Seal pierce operational compliant, allows plates to be stored fully sealed then pre-pierced to reduce tip damage
Auto plate/rack present sensing
Foil present sensing
Low air sensing
Inbuilt touch panel, PC-based, GUI controlled
Stacker compatible with KBiosystems Scorpion stacker for increased throughput
Integrator friendly
Plate density independent, 96, 384, 1536, 3456 and higher
Plates can be resealed and then re-pierced multiple times
Minimal heat transfer from laser
Uses latest Fibre laser technology for long process life
Extraction port if require fitted to system top
Length, Shuttle in: 640mm
Length, Shuttle out: 830mm
Shuttle Height: 200mm
Width: 455mm
Height: 730mm inc. extraction port
Power requirement: 110/220 vac
Main air supply: 5.5bar (85psi) at 70LPM
System weight: 90kgs