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

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.

Installing Industrial Laser Systems

Installing industrial laser systems is a big part of what we offer at Laser Maintenance Services. Whether your company is moving, configuring and installing a laser system on a different part of your factory floor, a different building in your company, or across the country, laser installation requires careful forethought, planning, configuration and management. In addition, attention to detail is vital.

Installing Industrial Laser Systems: What To Ask

It’s hard to imagine all the details, and what can go wrong, when you’re installing industrial laser systems. That’s why it’s vital to work with people who have done moved and installed these large, complex machines before. For example, have you asked:

  • Who is in charge of industrial laser system moving, configuration and installation?
    What type of truck do you need when moving and installing industrial laser systems, like the Cincinnati laser shown here?

    Moving in a big Cincinnati CO2 laser (with Rofin Sinar resonator) at Innovative Laser & Design

  • Who coordinates the laser machine’s pickup and delivery?
  • Are there special height or weight considerations on the route you are planning?
  • Can the truck delivering your industrial laser back into your driveway?
  • Will the loaded truck be too heavy for the dirt and mud it has to drive through? What about the loading dock?
  • Will the laser fit through the door at the angle you need it to?
  • Once delivered, where is the final place for the laser?
  • Will your factory floor be able to bear the load of the laser machine?
  • Did you allow enough room to load materials onto your laser when it’s finally in place?
  • Did you allow enough room to remove products from your machine?
  • Is your factory flow optimized around the laser?
  • Where is the power source? Water? Gas? Vent?
  • Is your laser placed next to a significant dust or moisture source?

These are only a few of the issues which must be addressed when getting ready to install a laser. Fortunately, the experts at Laser Maintenance Group have decades of experience in installing industrial laser systems.

Contact Laser Maintenance Group Directly

To discuss how Laser Maintenance Group can help your company move, configure, install and maintain your industrial laser cutting systems, contact CEO and Owner Scott Kiser directly at 423-593-7206, or email us at LaserSolutions@Comcast.net.

Installing industrial laser systems -- CO2 Cincinnati Laser by Laser Maintenance GroupLaser Maintenance Group, a US Veteran-owned small business, installed this Cincinnati CO2 laser at their Innovative Laser & Design facility in Lafayette, GA. This photo shows the exhaust duct attached.

 

 

 

 

Click here to see what other industrial laser maintenance, repair and consulting services LMG offers. We also can build and repair lasers, using parts and components from Cincinnati, Rofin (resonators), Laser Experts (turbines and other parts), and more. Our sister company, Innovative Laser & Design, offers industrial laser cutting services.