10 Facts About Laser cutting

Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to vaporize materials, resulting in a cut edge.

Laser cutting beam is generally focused using a high-quality lens on the work zone.

Laser cutting microjet is a water-jet guided laser in which a pulsed laser beam is coupled into a low-pressure water jet.

Additional advantages over traditional "dry" laser cutting are high dicing speeds, parallel kerf, and omnidirectional cutting.

In vaporization Laser cutting the focused beam heats the surface of the material to flashpoint point and generates a keyhole.

Melt and blow or fusion Laser cutting uses high-pressure gas to blow molten material from the Laser cutting area, greatly decreasing the power requirement.

Reactive cutting is like oxygen torch cutting but with a laser beam as the ignition source.

Laser cutting cutters have positioning accuracy of 10 micrometers and repeatability of 5 micrometers.

The amount of laser cutting power required, known as heat input, for a particular job depends on the material type, thickness, process used, and desired cutting rate.

Maximum cutting rate is limited by a number of factors including laser power, material thickness, process type, and material properties.