The Fire Which Melts the Metal

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The Fire Which Melts the Metal
In the manufacturing and sheet metal engineering
applications, laser cutting is extensively used.
A focused laser beam is applied on the metal
sheets to melt, burn or even blow away material
by the jet of gas which leaves the edge with
high quality surface finish. Being versatile in
nature, its range of usefulness is a splendid.
But, to utilise the lavishness of the beam, you
need to fuel the equipment that drives it.
The industrial lasers which burn the metal are
basically of two types Fiber Laser and CO2
laser. Fiber Lasers being the recent
developments are significantly small in size and
generate twice as much power from the same amount
of
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current than the traditional CO2 Lasers using an
active fiber for the creation of the laser
beam. To maintain these guns, you need to have
high quality consumables laser spare parts,
which are easy to replace and have high
durability. All this sounds promising but, what
are the peculiarities of laser cutting? Let us
find out! Reduces Machinability of Engineering
Jobs Yes! Laser cutting is capable of reducing,
in fact, even eliminating the traditional
machining required on engineering jobs. The fire
from the nozzle of the laser beams take care of
the finishing you need, which traditionally you
would have grinded on the grinder or some lathe
machine. This not only saves human effort but
also time and money. Amplifies the
Precision You need to cut complex shapes? Require
better edge quality? Laser cutting is what you
need. Laser cutting has higher precision levels
with tightest tolerances and it provides higher
edge quality as the laser beam does not wear
during the cutting. Add the quick setup and the
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characteristic of repeatability, laser cutting
surpasses the capabilities of other cutting
techniques.
The complex shapes and geometries were
traditionally carved using various tooling
equipment but, laser cutting sculpts the shapes
without additional toolings and is much faster,
simpler and precise. Versatile and
Efficient Laser cutting uses comparatively less
amount of energy than plasma cutting while
piercing through steel and aluminium sheets. And
the latest fiber laser machines with enhanced
power possess the strength of piercing through
thick materials. These are powerful and produce
low heat levels which reduces material warping.
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Not just the flat sheets but the laser beam
enables to cut through tubes and profiles. It is
capable of cutting small diameter holes with
complex detail and high quality edge. Even the
thickness ranges from 0.8 to 30mm.
Laser cutting offers reduced contamination than
the traditional cutting techniques as the beam
is never in direct contact with the
metal. Fiber Laser Cutting Bystronic first
launched the fiber laser in 2010. Fiber laser
created by banks of diodes and channeled through
optical fiber cable, just like data transfer.
The amplified beam is then projected onto the
material to be cut. It has no moving parts or
mirrors unlike the traditional CO2 laser, which
enables reduction of maintenance. Higher
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electrical efficiency, higher working speeds and
the ability to cut through reflective material
without the fear of reflections damaging the
material or the machine gives fiber laser an
edge over traditional CO2 Laser. Concluding... T
he laser cutting is precise, versatile, fast,
easily and accurately repeatable, efficient and
requires no additional clean up procedure. It
can be easily setup, and is ready for immediate
shipment. Laser cutting is a wiser option than
the traditional metal cutting techniques. The
fiber laser cutting introduced by Bystronic laser
parts is the latest development and has given
more teeth to the metal cutting technology which
ignites the fire to melt and burn the metal.