¶ Start here: commission an M-Series without guessing
Do not uncrate this thing and mash the green button. That is how you bend a fiber, cook a window, or spend the first week arguing with mLaser.
Site first. Inspect the crate. Hang the source without kinking the fiber. Utilities. Then the PC. Then a boring coupon on scrap.
Danger: Stop before improvising
Laser radiation, high voltage, pressurized gas, moving axes, hot metal, fire, and fumes can all be present. Never defeat the enclosure, door switch, interlock, ground, or emergency-stop circuit. Electrical installation belongs to a qualified electrician working to local code.
¶ Commissioning order
- Prepare the shop before delivery: access route, floor, lifting plan, electrical supply, cooling water, gas, exhaust, and computer.
- Unpack and position the machine: record shipping damage before assembly and level the bed at its final location.
- Install the laser source and CNC head: protect the armored fiber cable and every optical surface.
- Connect utilities and make the first power-on: verify protective earth, phase/configuration, coolant, exhaust, gas, and interlocks.
- Install mLaser and connect the PC: use a dedicated wired Ethernet adapter and known IP settings.
- Run a first controlled fiber test: validate motion, framing, calibration, gas, and a conservative process on scrap.
¶ Record these before changing anything
Create a commissioning log with the machine model, serial numbers, source brand/power, software version, network settings, original parameter file, coolant type, gas setup, and photographs of all cable/air/water connections. Export or photograph the factory parameters before editing them. A good baseline turns future troubleshooting into comparison instead of memory.
¶ The definition of “ready”
The machine is ready for a production test only when:
- the machine is stable and the motion area is clear;
- protective earth and electrical supply have been verified;
- the chiller is filled with the specified clean water and reports normal operation;
- extraction is running and has a safe discharge path;
- the correct gas reaches the machine through compatible, rated hardware;
- all covers, interlocks, and emergency stops work as designed;
- the source and optical cable show no shipping or installation damage;
- mLaser connects without changing service-only values;
- the head calibrates and frames a job without firing the laser.
If one item fails, stop at that layer. Do not compensate for a connection, motion, focus, or gas problem by increasing laser power.
¶ Keep the official files nearby
Keep the official ZIP, the USB, and the parameter backup from this crate. This wiki is the companion, not a replacement. Start with downloads and primary sources.
¶ Official Gweike video
These are Gweike's own walkthroughs. Keep the checks above, watch the sequence, then prove the result on your machine.