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ULS History of Innovation

Universal Laser Systems was founded in 1988 with the vision of expanding the potential for laser materials processing to include multiple materials and multiple processes with a single laser system. The foundation of ULS laser systems is a modular design that allows a single platform to be configured to process a myriad of materials.

Company is launched in October as Applied Laser Technology with introduction of ALT-2010 with 20 watt laser.
1988
Introduction of ALT-5010 with 50 watt laser.
1990
Company name change to Universal Laser System (ULS) and re-naming of products ULS 1720 and ULS 1750.
1991
Introduction of 100 watt laser version of ULS 1750 dubbed ULS 17100.
1992
ULS-25 introduction and creation of an OEM version for Trotec (Trotec 25R).
1993
PS introduction with new, larger motion system and OEM versions for Trotec (Trotec 25PSR and Trotec 50PSR).
1994
Introduction of the 25E and OEM versions for Trotec (Trotec 25ER) and New Hermes/Gravograph (ISL2000).
1995
Introduction of Optima and Optima Jr, exclusive OEM product for New Hermes/Gravograph.
1996
Introduction of M, V and X laser systems and OEM versions of M and V models for New Hermes/Gravograph (ISL2001, ISL3001).

Introduction of first ULS designed and manufactured 25/30 watt lasers.
1997
Introduction of first desktop laser system C-200. Additionally, introduction of the first all-in-one laser kiosk for the personalization industry.
1998
Introduction of ULS 40 watt and 50 watt lasers.

Launch of OEM division.
1999
Introduction of the "Platform" quick-change laser concept, Rapid Reconfiguration^TM and ULS 60 watt laser.

Introduction of Dual Laser Configuration^TM concept in X2 platform.
2000
Introduction of SuperSpeed^TM.
2001
Introduction of high-speed laser pulsing enhancements.
2002
Introduction of VersaLaser Lasers® Systems and next generation software with first materials database and introduction of ULS 10 watt laser.
2003
Introduction of first laser system geared for industrial markets the XL with first ULS servo-drive system.
2004
Introduction of HPDFO^TM.
2005
Introduction of new generation ULR Lasers (new OEM versions: class 4, Basic, Air-Cooled, and Water-Cooled).
2006
Introduction of PLS, VLS Desktop and ILS along with Laser Interface+ (second generation materials database driver) and laser job estimation software.
2007
Introduction of ULS 75 watt laser, PLS SuperSpeed and VLS Platforms.

Introduction of 30 and 50 watt 9.3 micron CO₂ lasers.
2008
Introduction of ILS SuperSpeed, 1-Touch Laser Photo^TM and new Universal Control Panel (UCP) single software interface for all laser systems with new features including relocation and duplication modes.
2009
Introduction of new version of 1-Touch Laser Photo™ with material simulation preview.
2010
Introduction of PLS6MW Multi-Wavelength laser system.
2011
Introduction of Universal Camera Registration^TM feature for ILS, DXF/PDF import feature.
2012
Introduction of XLS10.150D and XLS10MWH industrial laser systems with hydrostatic bearing techology, new generation camera registration, MultiWave Hybrid^TM technology, and the LSM^TM (Laser System Manager) next generation control software.

Introduction of UAC 4000 Air Cleaner with patented dual carbon filters for ILS and XLS platforms.
2014
Introduction of 250/500 watt high-power lasers.
2015
Introduction of UAC 2000 Air Cleaner for VLS and PLS platforms.

Awarded patents for Flexible Manufacturing and Multi-Wave Hybrid Technology.

Introduction of 75 watt 9.3 micron CO₂ laser.
2016
Introduction of ULTRA X6000 platform with advanced functionality such as high-accuracy beam positioning and auto-focus, collision detection, smart path planning, and support for MultiWave Hybrid technology.
2018
Introduction of High Power XLS with a 250 watt CO₂ laser and a 50 watt fiber laser.
2017
Introduction of ULTRA R5000
2020
Introduction of ULTRA R9000

Introduction of 150 watt laser source
2021

ULS Portfolio of Patents

From its founding in 1988, Universal Laser Systems has been a company driven by innovation, and motivated by the advancement of laser technology and its applications to materials processing. R&D efforts have resulted in a significant portfolio of patents.

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