Laser cutting
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Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to vaporize materials, resulting in a cut edge. While typically used for industrial manufacturing applications, it is now used by schools, small busines
Diagram of a laser cutter
Industrial laser cutting of steel with cutting instructions programmed through the CNC interface
4000 watt CO2 laser cutter
Dual-pallet flying optics laser
Plasma cutting
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Plasma cutting is a process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by means of an accelerated jet of hot plasma. Typical materials cut with a plasma torch include steel, stainless steel,
Laser cutting
…heat-affected zone. Some materials are also very difficult or impossible to cut by more traditional means. Laser cutting for metals has the advantage over plasma cutting of being more precise and using less energy when cutting sheet metal; however, most industrial lasers cannot cut through the greater metal thickness…
Plasma cutting performed by an industrial robot
Plasma cutting with a tilting head
A technician wearing safety glasses while using a plasma cutter aboard the USS George Washington
Plasma cutting