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Laser Cutting
For metal cutting, Metalforms operates 2000 watt and 3500 watt Mitsubishi lasers that offer speed, material flexibility, efficient nesting,
and most importantly, unsurpassed accuracy. Whether or not your supplier has multiple lasers in operation can mean the difference between having,
or not having, inventory when their inevitable equipment down-time occurs.
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Laser Material and Maximum Thickness Guide
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- Mild steel .................. *1/2"
- Stainless steel .......... 1/4"
- Aluminum ................. 1/4"
- Copper ...................... 1/8"
- Brass ........................ 1/8"
- Plastics ..................... 1/2"
- Wood ........................ 1/2"
- Cardboard .................. 1/2"
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*With mild steel, our lasers are most efficient when cutting ¼" or thinner material.
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What Is Laser Cutting?
Laser cutting is a technology which uses a laser to cut materials, and is usually used in industrial manufacturing. It is used to cut flat-sheet
material as well as structural piping.
Laser cutting works by directing the output of a high power laser at the material to be cut. The material then either melts, burns or evaporates
away leaving a high quality surface finish.
Advantages of laser cutting over mechanical cutting vary according to the situation, but important factors are; lack of physical contact, since
there is no cutting edge which can become contaminated by the material or contaminate the material, and to some extent precision, since there is
no wear on the laser.
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