Laser Cutting Tech Cell

Welcome to the Laser Cutting Tech Cell. Here you will find information on 2-D laser cutting machines, 3-D laser cutting machines, laser optics, laser resonators, cutting gases, and automated material handling systems.

Focusing on downtime reduction in laser cutting

If a laser cutting machine is not cutting, it has no chance of making money for the shop. Downtime related to maintenance is understandable. Downtime related to the slow process of attending to laser optics is frustrating. Automation, however, can help keep that laser cutting machine running, even when it's cutting different material thicknesses.

Fiber laser helps job shop cut thick metals

After selling his metal fabricating business in 2006, Jim Lee is back in the game with North Topeka Fabrication. But even in the short time that he was gone, metal fabricating technology has advanced and forced him to ask how the shop could apply new technology to grow the business. That led the company to invest in a fiber laser cutting machine, and the decision has thrown the shop into the...

Strong metal, light cutting

Hot forming entails heating and rapidly cooling the workpiece. However, the extraordinarily high-strength material emerging from the press makes cutting and trimming with hard dies impractical, even infeasible. This is where the multiaxis laser finds its niche.

Conducting the laser

Elizabeth Kautzmann, chairman of FMA’s Industrial Laser Council, keeps one eye on laser technology and another eye on a part’s overall processing time.

The many hats of the laser operator

The modern laser cutting machine operator must wear several hats: one for in-process quality assurance, another for recordkeeping, one for preventive maintenance, and one more for troubleshooting.

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Laser cutting machines deliver complex, repetitive cuts

Kern Lasers offers large-format laser cutting and engraving equipment. The laser cutting machines deliver complex cuts, repetitive cuts, and prototype parts from mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Users can nest or group parts in CAD software and then cut full sheet stock. Metal...

Laser cutting machines deliver complex, repetitive cuts

Kern Lasers offers large-format laser cutting and engraving equipment. The laser cutting machines deliver complex cuts, repetitive cuts, and prototype parts from mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Users can nest or group parts in CAD software and then cut full sheet stock. Metal...

Multimode fiber lasers feature plug-and-play capability

SPI Lasers, a wholly owned subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group, has introduced a line of high-power, multikilowatt fiber lasers for the industrial macro materials processing market. The products extend the redPower CW fiber lasers from 1 kW to 3 kW. The K1 1000 is available as a high-beam-quality,...

Large-volume multiaxis laser system guarantees volumetric accuracy

Prima Power Laserdyne has introduced the Laserdyne 795 XLZ. The system has a 72-in. extended Z axis, 80-in. X axis, 40-in.Y axis, and the latest BeamDirector3 (BD3) rotary-tilt laser beam positioning head. The laser is designed to drill, cut, and weld medium- to large-volume 3-D parts...

Dual-beam design gives gantry cutting machine strength, narrow footprint

Messer Cutting Systems has introduced the TMC4500 DB heavy-duty gantry cutting machine. Its dual box-beam construction is supported by 10-ft. end trucks for stability and to support the company's largest cutting tools for precision beveling and straight plasma cutting, laser cutting, oxyfuel...

Laser cutting machine developed to operate autonomously

Bystronic Inc. will introduce the new ByAutonom 3015 laser cutting machine to the North American market during its Open House in June. In combination with an automation system such as the ByTrans, ByTower, or ByCell, the machine can be operated lightly attended. Features such as an...