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  • Highest processing speeds in the industry to maximize production throughput

  • Predictive scanning control for fast scanning speeds on LXP & LightningTM II models

  • High-accuracy & high-stability models available for precise scanning applications

  • Wide range of cost-efficient, high-performance options for specific applications

Laser Scan Head Products and Performance

Product

ProSeries 1

ProSeries 2

LXP Hybrid

LightningTM II Digital
Highlights

Enables high processing speeds for a broad range of applications.

Delivers high accuracy for applications requiring precision scanning.

Highest marking speed; self-tuning for highest system performance and efficiency.

Delivers highest processing accuracy and speed with 24-bit position resolution.
Wavelength Options

355 nm / 532 nm / 1030 nm - 1080 nm / 9.4 μm - 10.6 μm 
Broadband Coatings: 350 nm – 12 μm
Mirror Aperture

    7 mm | 10 mm | 14 mm

     7 mm | 10 mm | 14 mm

    7 mm | 10 mm | 14 mm

14 mm
Scan Angle

  ± 20° |  ± 22° | ± 22°

  ± 20° |   ± 22° | ± 22°

  ± 20° |  ± 22°  | ± 22°

± 22°
Typical Marking Speed1
(m/s)

  4.0 |   3.1    | 2.5

  3.5 |    2.9    | 1.7

  6.5 |    5.0   | 4.0

8
Typical Write Speed 1,2
(cps)

1100 |  1000 | 890

1000 |   650    | 550

1350 |  1100  | 950

N/A
Step Response3,4
(µsec)

  185 |   220  | 280

  230 |   340   | 360

  185 |   220  | 280

360
Repeatability5,6
(µrad)

  20 |    16    | 12

  15 |    15   | 12

  30 |    25   | 20

2
Command Resolution

16-bit

16-bit

16-bit

24-bit
Long Term Drift7,8

Offset: <200 µrad
Scale: <200 ppm

Offset: <100 µrad
Scale: <100 ppm

Offset: <200 µrad
Scale: <200 ppm

10 µrad
Thermal Drift

Offset: <25 µrad/°C
Scale: <50 ppm/°C

Offset: <20 µrad/°C
Scale: <50 ppm/°C

Offset: <25 µrad/°C
Scale: <50 ppm/°C

2 µrad
Modular or Enclosed

Enclosed

Enclosed

Enclosed

Modular
Datasheets ProSeries Scan Head | ProSeries 2 Large Aperture Scan Head | LXP Hybrid Scan Head | Lightning™ II Scan Head
Notes:

All angles are in optical degrees, unless otherwise noted.

1. 160 mm F-Theta lens used for marking and writing speed.

2. Single stroke 1 mm characters, SIMPLEX font.

3. For ProSeries and LXP scan heads: assumes steps size of 1% of full scale. 

4. For LightningTM II scan heads: assumes step size of 10 mrad.

5. For ProSeries and LXP scan heads: <3 sigma from mean, per axis.

6. For LightningTM II scan heads: RMS, per axis.

7. For ProSeries and LXP scan heads: During 24 hours of operation after 30 minutes of warm up, per axis.

8. For LightningTM II scan heads: During 8 hours of operation after 30 minutes of warm up, per axis.
Product

ProSeries 2

LightningTM II
Highlights

Delivers high accuracy; ideal for large aperture applications.

Delivers highest processing accuracy and speed; 24-bit position resolution.
Wavelength Options

355 nm / 532 nm / 1030 nm - 1080 nm / 9.4 μm - 10.6 μm 
Broadband Coatings: 350 nm – 12 μm
Mirror Aperture

20 mm | 25 mm

20 mm | 25 mm | 27 mm | 30 mm
Scan Angle

± 20° | ± 15°

± 20° | ± 17° | ± 18° | ± 22°
Typical Processing Speed1

1.0 m/s | 0.9 m/s

50 rad/sec
Step Response2,3
(µsec)

800 | 900

370 | 360 | 450 | 550
Command Resolution

16-bit

24-bit
Repeatability4,5
(µrad)

12 | 12

<1
Long Term Drift6,7

Offset: <100 µrad
Scale: <100 ppm

10 µrad
Thermal Drift

Offset: <20 µrad/°C
Scale: <50 ppm/°C

2 µrad opt/°C
Modular or Enclosed

Enclosed

Modular
Datasheets ProSeries 2 Large Aperture Scan Heads | Lightning™ II Scan Heads
Notes:

All angles are in optical degrees, unless otherwise noted.

1. 160 mm F-Theta lens with single stroke 1 mm characters, SIMPLEX font

2. For ProSeries and LXP scan heads: assumes steps size of 1% of full scale. 

3. For LightningTM II scan heads: assumes step size of 10 mrad.

4. For ProSeries and LXP scan heads: <3 sigma from mean, per axis.

5. For LightningTM II scan heads: RMS, per axis.

6. For ProSeries and LXP scan heads: During 24 hours of operation after 30 minutes of warm up, per axis.

7. For LightningTM II scan heads: During 8 hours of operation after 30 minutes of warm up, per axis.
Jessica

"I enjoy collaborating directly with customers to push boundaries and drive innovation that leads to design wins for their applications."

Jessica Zhang
, 
Director of Engineering (China)
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The LightningTM II scan heads offer the highest speed and accuracy, ideal for advanced industrial and electronics applications such as via-hole drilling, additive manufacturing, and micromachining. The LXP model is optimized for high-speed marking, coding, and texturing. Our all-purpose ProSeries scan heads are built on our proprietary, field-proven analog technology and are best suited for applications such as high accuracy marking, scribing, patterning and engraving. Large aperture models are available for plastic welding, micromachining, drilling, and more. All of our scan heads are designed and optimized to operate in conjunction with Cambridge Technology controllers and software.