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3D engraving
Product News
Derek Kern

Specs and Tech: What Makes Our Laser Engravers Great

In CO2 laser systems, there are two common types of power supply that can be used to excite the gas molecules in the laser module: direct current (DC) and radiofrequency (RF). In this article, we’ll take a look at the differences between these two power supply types.

laser wood engraving Woodchuck + Kern
Product News
Derek Kern

Kern Customer Feature: Woodchuck USA

We have 8 Kern machines now – they’re an integral part of our business,” shared owner Ben VandenWymelenberg. “Using their systems, Kern allowed us to create new products in new verticals and ultimately, diversify our business. If I had to describe them in just a few words it’d be reliable, responsive, and…”

leather
Product News
Derek Kern

Cutting Fabric and Textiles with a Laser Cutter

In CO2 laser systems, there are two common types of power supply that can be used to excite the gas molecules in the laser module: direct current (DC) and radiofrequency (RF). In this article, we’ll take a look at the differences between these two power supply types.

Five Important Features of a Metal Cutting Laser
Product News
Derek Kern

Five Important Features of a Metal Cutting Laser

In CO2 laser systems, there are two common types of power supply that can be used to excite the gas molecules in the laser module: direct current (DC) and radiofrequency (RF). In this article, we’ll take a look at the differences between these two power supply types.

KT200 laser
Product News
Aaron Kern

DC Lasers vs. RF Lasers

In CO2 laser systems, there are two common types of power supply that can be used to excite the gas molecules in the laser module: direct current (DC) and radiofrequency (RF). In this article, we’ll take a look at the differences between these two power supply types.

Laser Cutter Install
Product News
Derek Kern

KCAM: Our Proprietary Laser Software and the Difference it Makes

There are three types of cores commonly available in the current CO2 laser market: metal, glass, and ceramic. At Kern, all of our laser systems have metal-sealed cores, which we consider to be the best, most proven design. Let’s compare some key aspects of these three common core types.

KT lasers
Product News
Aaron Kern

CO2 Lasers: Metal vs. Ceramic vs. Glass

There are three types of cores commonly available in the current CO2 laser market: metal, glass, and ceramic. At Kern, all of our laser systems have metal-sealed cores, which we consider to be the best, most proven design. Let’s compare some key aspects of these three common core types.

rotary engraving
Product News
Adam Voigt

How Our Rotary System Works for Tube Cutting and Pipe Cutting

Kern offers many optional additions to our standard laser systems to allow users increased flexibility, both in terms of the materials they process on the laser and the ways those materials are processed. For this post, we’ll put the spotlight on one of these add-on features: the rotary attachment for pipe and tube cutting.

rotary laser
Product News
Derek Kern

How I/O Impacts the Laser Manufacturing Industry

A current AI-related concept with relevance to manufacturing is I/O (input/output), which refers to the transfer of data between systems. I/O allows machines to communicate with each other during the manufacturing process.

3D engraving
Product News
Derek Kern

6 Industrial Laser Engraving FAQs, Answered

In this blog, we dispel some common myths and misconceptions about lasers, specifically about laser-cutting machines like those we manufacture and sell.

Laser Cutter Source
Product News
Derek Kern

Why KERN Started a Laser Source Company

Many of our customers, and those in the industrial laser industry, know Kern as a reputable US manufacturer of laser cutting and engraving systems. Kern has been manufacturing laser systems since the early 90’s and has thousands of systems in the field working on a wide spectrum of applications. Up until 2012 Kern partnered with various vendors to supply the “heart” of our laser system,