Characteristic

The beam from the laser is focused on to the surface of the material being cut by means of a lens. The  focused laser beam heats the material surface and a very local melt capillary is quickly established throughout the depth of the material .the diameter of this capillary is usually just slightly greater than the diameter of the focused laser beam. The great majority of CO2 laser cutting is performed using an assist gas. The significant feature of gas assisted laser cutting is that the molten material is ejected from the base of the capillary by a jet of gas coaxial with the laser beam. For some material this gas can further assist the process by chemical (exothermic) reaction as well as physical work. The cut is generated by either moving the focused laser beam stationary and moving the workpiece. Hybrids of these two options are also possible. In this way simple and complex linear cuts or two-dimensional part can be produced. More complex systems are required for three-dimensional processing.

CO2 cutters can be use in wood processing, package printing, Art & crafts, Ad decoration, construction modeling, leather clothing, electronic industry, sheet metal cutting, and various other areas of professional material processing.

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