The difference between waterjet cutting and laser cutting lies primarily in thickness cutting ability material choice and accuracy required for different.
Laser cutting wood maximum thickness.
Laser cutting bed size.
Here is a benchmark guide to how thick of a material we can cut.
The following data in the laser cutting thickness speed chart is for reference only.
Laser cutting involves cutting the material with a powerful and precise laser which focuses on a small area of material and can cut a thickness of up to 15 mm.
It tends to be either 1 4 ish or 1 2 ish the latter being too thick.
Listed are the maximum thicknesses for each material that we can cut.
Different fiber optics material quality gases optical lenses cutting patterns etc will affect the cutting speed and need to be adjusted according to site conditions.
Common industrial systems 1 kw will cut carbon steel metal from 0 51 13 mm in thickness.
The maximum cutting rate production rate is limited by a number of factors including laser power material thickness process type reactive or inert and material properties.
For many purposes a laser can be up to thirty times faster than.
Learn how laser cutters can cut wood easily and quickly.
Fedtech s custom manufacturing services include both laser cutting services and waterjet cutting services with value engineering capability complete cad cam capability same day quotations and competitive pricing.
The other challenge we face with plywood is getting thinner sheets which are high enough quality for laser cut products.
The size of our laser cutting bed is 18 x 32 which is the maximum sheet size we can cut.
Wood is great for many projects but hand cutting is difficult and time consuming.