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What are the advantages of a laser cutting machine?

Since 2017, the "METMAC" company has successfully worked in the market of machine tools for cutting and metal working machine. This article will introduce some advantages of a laser cutter for you as a reference to understand a laser machine.

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What are the advantages of a laser cutting machine?

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  1. What are the advantages of a laser cutting machine? There are quite a few advantages to laser cutters vs other processes. (I do feasibility studies for potential clients and full time for a laser cutting machine builder, so I'll try to explain without sounding biased) Typically, the alternative for a laser cutting process is a blanking press or a turret punch. A blanking press has a special cutting tool for each shape. A turret punch has a number of small tools and punches out apart by cutting a limited number of hole sizes and some line-shaped blades for the outer edges. A laser cutter traces the outline of a part with the laser melting the metal, and an assist gas blasting the molten metal out of the cut. www.metmac.com

  2. Some advantages of a laser cutter: 1. Lower power consumption: A typical blanking press or turret punch consumes 50kW of power in total. A 4kW laser system uses 10kW of power total typically. 2. Safety: A blanking press has a large blade that moves rapidly up and down and doesn't necessarily have safety features to prevent a hand getting caught in it. A fiber laser is required to be enclosed by a light-tight box which means they are designed to run without human intervention during cutting. 3. Material Scrap savings: Due to a cutting tool requiring material on either side of the cut, a border of at least 1/2 inch is required. For a CNC laser cutting machine, if parts share a common outline, they may be cut with a single cut, with no scrap. A minimal scrap skeleton may also be cut, as small as 1/16 of an inch or even less for some materials. 4. Cutting properties: www.metmac.com

  3. A blanking die can only cut materials up to a maximum tensile strength. A laser can cut any strength of a material, as long as the material can be melted. 5. Low maintenance: A blanking press or turret punch has expensive tools that must be sharpened and stored regularly as different parts are cut. A CNC laser can change parts by changing programs and requires relatively inexpensive replacement parts like lenses and nozzles. Hopefully, this serves to highlight the advantages of a laser metal cutting machine, in an industrial setting. After reading this blog, do you want to learn more about related information? Please follow us and we will update more knowledge for you. www.metmac.com

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