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Frequently Asked Questions About Laser Cutting
What Applications is Laser Cutting Best Suited For? What Applications Is Laser Cutting Best Suited For?Lasers are used for a wide variety of applications
including: Cutting, Engraving (Parts Identification, Bar Coding, Decorative
Engraving). Welding particularly materials subject to stress cracks or
where penetration must be tightly controlled Parts with low conductivity
and low reflectivity are ideal candidates for laser processing.
What Materials Are Suited For Laser Processing?Some materials suited for laser processing include but by no
means limited to the materials listed below: Excellent
candidates: · Wood · Ceramics · Leather, vinyl, cloth,
suede · Plastic laminates, gasket materials.
What Are Advantages and disadvantages of Laser Processing? Laser cutting typically has a higher rate of cutting
speed than Waterjet depending on the material and thickness.
· Laser cutting causes a recast layer to form in the kerf
that may be undesirable in some applications.
What Are The Limitations On Lasers?Many plastics melt and give off toxic fumes when cut by a Laser and so
need to be vented off according to regulatory requirements. Lasers are
unable to cut thicker reflective materials such as aluminum or copper.
Crystal, glass and other transparent materials are also unacceptable for
Laser cutting. In such cases you should consider water
jet cutting as an alternative solution for such materials.
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