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- PM 30W vs NOVA 16W
Acmer PM 30W vs Ikier NOVA 16W
What PM 30W does better (4) and where NOVA 16W wins (3) — every spec side by side.
Why is PM 30W better than NOVA 16W?
- Work area (surface)400 cm² vs 169 cm²2.4×
- Laser output power30 W vs 16 W+88%
- Work area width (X)200 mm vs 130 mm+54%
- Work area depth (Y)200 mm vs 130 mm+54%
Why is NOVA 16W better than PM 30W?
- Enclosed (fully covered)No · PM 30W: Yes
- Built-in cameraNo · PM 30W: Yes
- Two laser sourcesNo · PM 30W: Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| General | ||
| Laser sources | Fibre (1064 nm) | Fibre (1064 nm), Blue diode (≈455 nm), Infrared diode (1064 nm) |
| Motion system | Galvo (scanning mirrors) | Galvo (scanning mirrors) |
| Two laser sources | No | Yes |
| MOPA fibre source (adjustable pulse) | Yes | — |
| Laser power | ||
| Laser output power | 30 W | 16 W |
| Work area | ||
| Work area | 200 × 200 mm | 130 × 130 mm |
| Work area width (X) | 200 mm | 130 mm |
| Work area depth (Y) | 200 mm | 130 mm |
| Work area (surface) | 400 cm² | 169 cm² |
| Conveyor / roll feeder support | — | Yes |
| Speed & cutting | ||
| Max engraving / travel speed | 10,000 mm/s | 10,000 mm/s |
| Max cutting depth – wood / plywood (one pass) | — | 15 mm |
| Max cutting depth – acrylic | — | 12 mm |
| Precision | ||
| Positioning accuracy | — | 0.2 mm |
| Safety | ||
| Enclosed (fully covered) | No | Yes |
| Emergency stop button | — | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Built-in camera | No | Yes |
| Autofocus / auto height | Yes | Yes |
| Rotary attachment support | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity & software | ||
| Connections | — | USB, Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi | — | Yes |
| USB | — | Yes |
| Compatible software | LightBurn | — |
| LightBurn compatible | Yes | — |
| Size & power | ||
| Width | 470 mm | — |
| Depth | 350 mm | — |
| Height | 610 mm | — |
| Weight | 23 kg | — |
