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Industrial Laser Shop Safety for Non-Laser Operators and “Tourists”: Videos

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Laser Maintenance Group / Innovative Laser & Design owner Scott Kiser demonstrates "sound shock" and gas venting in his Industrial laser shop safety video series.
Venting Gas: Laser Shop Safety includes preparing for sound shock surprises

If you own and operate a company that uses laser systems, you may not be concerned about industrial laser shop safety for non-laser operators who work at or visit your firm.

You should be! Most folks can’t operate industrial lasers. In fact, most visitors — even your administrative and management employees — may not think about industrial laser system and shop safety. It’s your job to protect them!

In this video series, Laser Maintenance Group / Innovative Laser & Design owner Scott Kiser, aka “Laser Service Guy“, gives safety tips for non-laser operators (and tourists and tour guides) to keep safe around legacy CO2 laser systems. Scott gives practical safety tips as he walks you through his CO2 industrial laser system shop, Innovative Laser & Design.

Laser Shop Safety Video Series:

The full 8+ minute laser safety overview video is divided into smaller segments. The series gives advice to company owners who use industrial laser systems, as well as safety tips for people who might occasionally be around industrial lasers. Each video focuses on a different aspect of laser system and shop safety. View those videos on the Laser Service Guy / Innovative Laser YouTube channel, or click on the links.

Other Laser System Safety Videos

Kiser “Laser Service Guy” also created other laser system safety videos for laser operators and “tourists”.

Laser Maintenance Group Consulting Services

Do you want a shop and laser system safety review? Would you like your work flow to be more cost effective and work/time/effort/resource efficient? Do you and your employees need industrial laser system maintenance, operations or safety training? Do you have other industrial laser system consulting needs? Contact Scott Kiser at LaserSolutions@Comcast.net, or call 423-593-7206.

Laser Maintenance Group, LLC and Innovative Laser & Design are USA Veteran-owned Small Businesses in LaFayette, Georgia, USA.

Laser Service Tip: Preparing For The End (of the Coronavirus Pandemic)

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Laser service — or any type of machine maintenance — can often be overlooked. During the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic, businesses slowed throughout the world. A lot of my laser service and maintenance customers wondered what to do during the slowdown. I wrote a couple of LinkedIn articles on what companies — especially manufacturing firms — can do during any sort of economic or business slowdown.

This article deals specifically with maintenance and service. It can be found here on LinkedIn (and, while you’re on LinkedIn, why don’t you connect with me, if you haven’t already!)

Does the Stimulus Package impact you? It might! It seems that the Federal Government’s Stimulus Package (including $10,000 in Small Business grants, as well as other low interest loans) can be used to bring in contractors, consultants and other W2 workers to perform essential services (such as maintenance). Are you experiencing a factory slowdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic? If so, it would be a great time to call LMG to come take care of your machines.)

After reading the article and checking out the Pandemic loan and grant information at SBA.gov, you’ll know what to do. Then you can stop twiddling your thumbs and get busy! (And if you still don’t know what to do, please give me a call or send me an email at lasersolutions@comcast.net — I’m certain that, together, we can think of something!)

Laser service and maintenance is definitely something to be done during slowdowns, economic hiccups ... or pandemics!

With nearly 3 decades of laser service experience, I’ve seen a boat load of industrial laser situations. Some good, some … not so great. (I’d rather do laser maintenance than laser repair!) Here are some more case studies about those laser service experiences.

Laser Repair — When Industrial Lasers Fail, RUN!

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I’ve been involved in laser repair and maintenance for decades. Just when I think I’ve seen almost every industrial laser situation and scenario, I’ll hear about something new. Some situations just leave me shaking my head. Take these photos — and the video of the burning laser bellows, at the bottom of this post — I received recently.

The first one shows a CO2 Cincinnati laser during arc out. The next one shows the result of the arc out.

A CO2 laser during arc out. Don't take pictures of this! Turn the power off and RUN!When I saw these photos, my jaw literally dropped. Later, I told a friend:

“That laser arc out picture was amazing to see for sure.  The polymer block has a super high dielectric strength so it’s stunning to see it go all that way across it like that. The block had to be replaced. 
 
If they had reached 20,000Vdc, it would have gone through them instead (since people are conductive.)
 
It’s a good way to be killed or at the very least burned inside and out.”
 
The aftermath of a near disaster with a laser-cutting machine

Most importantly, and the lesson I want to impress on your mind, is this: Industrial laser machines are powerful. Treat them right, and they will work hard and do good work for you. But they can be extremely dangerous. In a situation like this, the people who took the photo of this industrial laser arc-out were VERY lucky!

 
They could have died.
 
Be Safe Around Industrial Laser Machines

Don’t die just for the sake of taking a cool photo or a selfie. Be aware of your surroundings. Treat your laser machines with care. If something like this starts to happen, if something doesn’t look, sound, smell or feel right, TURN OFF THE POWER!

If you can’t find something wrong, contact a qualified laser tech who can run a thorough check on your machine and repair or replace what’s needed. (In other words, call me BEFORE something like this happens!)

Perform Regular Laser Maintenance Before You Need Laser Repair

Even more important: Maintain your machines. Laser repair costs much more than routine, expert laser service and maintenance. Don’t let your machines get in a bad way, where your safety is compromised. I recommend having a routine laser service and maintenance plan, such as the laser services that we at LMG offer.
An ounce of prevention ….

Take care!

Scott, the Laser Service Guy
LaserSolutions@Comcast.net
423-593-7206

Here’s another example of what NOT to do: The laser was still cutting, but much more slowly than normal. The laser was off track and cutting through the laser machine’s bellows. DON’T VIDEO A DISASTER! It is dangerous (and makes laser repair much more difficult.) Shut down the laser machine!