3 Most Important Factors that Affect Laser Cutting!

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3 Most Important Factors that Affect Laser
Cutting!
Recently, two laser cutting engineering experts,
Steve Pugh and Danny Lerman presented a survey
reports at FA BTECH in Las Vegas. The reports
name is How Different Steel Surfaces Affect
Laser Cutting Speed and Quality? A Quantified
Case Study. Their findings say that different
surfaces of metal behave differently to laser
cuttings. It also proves that better the
material surface, better the laser cutting. But
when we talk about laser cutting, material
surface is not the only factor that affects.
There are numerous other factors which play
crucial roles when it comes to cutting a laser
sheet.
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From machine operator to the temperature of metal
sheet, every single thing affects the laser
cutting. In this blog, we will discuss top 3
aspects that create differences to your laser
cutting. So, let us begin 1. Surface
Thickness The report that we mentioned about
figured out that laser speed drastically
decreased on thick metal surfaces. On thin metal
layers, laser performs well and cuts the sheet
easily. Thick surfaces create smaller processing
parameter window. With this smaller window,
cutting the surface become slightly difficult
and consumes more energy. Thus, it becomes
difficult for the laser machine to dial in and
cut the surface. Here, using optical lenses help
best. Precitec Laser Parts consist of the finest
range of optical lenses that can assist
you. Surface thickness also impacts the edges.
Edge of the metal sheet that you cut, should be
flat and smooth. When the sheet is thick, edges
do not follow a uniform shape and stays rough.
On hot sheets, this issue does not come up much
even if they are thick. Laser heating machines
from. You can obtain smooth and neat cornered
metal sheet with Bystronic. Furthermore, you can
also optimize the performance of your laser
cutting machines with Bystronic laser
consumables.
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• Laser Power
• How your laser machine reacts to the surface that
  also matters a lot. Laser power is a crucial
  element to consider when it comes to cutting
  heavy duty metal sheets. When you use low power
  laser machines, the cutting process becomes
  difficult. Whereas, high-power beams can easily
  intercept the thick metal layers. It also makes
  edges plan and flat.
• To enhance the power of your laser machine, you
  can add tools that can enrich its power. For
  example, if you are using a Bystronic machine
  with less power, the addition of some Bystronic
  laser consumables can adjust the aperture to
  enhance the power of your laser to cut the sheet.
• Technology that You Use to Cut
• Technology is constantly advancing and bring new
  developments to the laser cutting industry. At
  one side, the legacy holder CO2 is still in the
  vogue. On the other hand, you will find numerous
  emerging technologies trying to mark their place
  in the laser industry. Fiber laser is one of them
  that comes with high speed cutting when compared
  to the traditional CO2 lasers.

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But the benefit that CO2 renders is smooth edges
and clean corners. Though as discussed earlier,
metal thickness notably decreases the edge
quality of the edges and corners. If you use CO2
lasers, Precitec Laser Parts can help you improve
the cut quality with minimum power. So, these
were the 3 most important factors that impact the
laser cutting. There are numerous other
components also that create difference in your
metal cutting with laser equipment. We will
cover these other factors in our next blog. Till
that time, if you have any query or suggestion,
feel free to write to us!
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