Sheet goods—including metals, plastics or even wood, cloth and paper products—are ubiquitous materials in manufacturing, and are used to produce a wide variety of parts. In mass production, these parts form the inputs for more complex processes that shape blanks into...
Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to cut or drill material. The process can be used to cut various materials, including metal, wood, plastics, and textiles. Laser cutting is helpful in manufacturing applications where a high degree of accuracy is...
Two methods are currently used to cut sheet metal: plasma cutting and laser cutting. Plasma cuttingdates back to the 1950s when it was developed as an alternative to flame cutting. It works by firing a superheated, electrically ionized gas (i.e., plasma) out of a...
Laser cutting and waterjet cutting: two great technologies that go great together? Or best when they play solo? As ever, the answer is it depends—on what work a shop has coming in the door, what materials are being processed most often, operator skill levels and,...
There is more than one type of laser cutting. It can use different medias to generate lasers of different wavelengths, so the scope, characteristics and functions of the applications are different. In the following, the article will take you to understand the uses of...
