Plasma science can seem complicated. I'll try to make it as simple and quick as possible. Plasma cutters heat the gas enough to melt it. After the metal has been heated enough to melt, it can be blown with gas to make a cut. There is much more to this process, but that's for another day. (Or, you can conduct your own research, if desired).
Fiber lasers, which are low-maintenance and more efficient than traditional laser metal cutters, have revolutionized laser metal cutting.
Raycus is a popular laser source brand. This laser can be used by many different laser cutter, and engraver manufacturer. Raycus will appear in various places on the catalogs and websites of laser manufacturers. It simply means that all these machines have a Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co. Ltd. as their laser source.
To upgrade your machine, you can also get accessories like lenses and a fume extractionor.
It will provide the required speed and power rate for aluminum and steel, blackacrylic, lexan and granite.
Laser cuts metal by using light. To be able to cut and pierce metal, light is concentrated at a single point. You can think of a magnifying lens that can be used for focusing sunlight onto a single point to burn it. This is how cutting with light works.
With Triumph's 30W desktop fiber laser, you will get two lenses. One gives 4.3" x 4.3", and the other gives a 7.8" x 7.8" engraving area.
Its laser source module is 8.3" x 14.9" in footprint, while the engraving machine module has 13.8"x 22".
Triumph's 30W desktop fiber laser can engrave on aluminum, gold, silver, steel, stainless steel, copper, and some plastic-like polymer for metal tools and machine parts.
Safety depends on the safety guidance of the manufacturer and whether the protective equipment purchased by the enterprise meets the protective standards. Different types of laser cutters have different degrees of damage to the human body, especially the eyes and skin. The exact grade depends on the operator's manual. First, each device comes with a protective goggle. During the cutting process, do not look at the laser for a long time, and do not look too close without a protective cover to avoid the cutting slag splashing on your body. Now almost all equipment is equipped with a dust removal system, which is basically not affected by smoke and dust. The metamorphic laser gas contains a small amount of carbon monoxide, and the carbon monoxide content is very small and will not cause harm to the human body.
The support column (Zaxis) holds laser arms. Laser focus can be adjusted using the height adjustment knob by moving Zaxis.
Laser machines using a fiber source laser use high precision field lens to increase the energy density of the laser beam and collimate it at one point.
LaserWorks and RDWork are used for controlling the machine. They are available for free download from their respective websites.
A low cost fiber laser sheet metal cutter is priced from $16,000, while some high power sheet metal cutters cost up to $300,000+. A fiber laser tube cutter has a price range from $45,500 to $117,500 for all types of pipe cuts. An all-in-one fiber laser sheet metal and tube cutting machines is priced from $42,500 to $236,800. An automtic industrial 3D fiber laser cutting robot will cost from $49,000 to $83,500 for multi-dimensional & multi-angle metal cuts.
Fiber lasers typically cost between $20,000 and $45,000.
Maximum material cutting thicknesses by 1000W fiber laser cutting machine: Carbon steel has a maximum thickness of 10mm; stainless steel has a maximum thickness of 5mm; aluminum plate has a maximum thickness of 3mm; and copper plate has a maximum thickness of 3mm.
Laser fiber cutting machine
Fiber optic laser cutters are intended to cut metal at high speeds and with pinpoint accuracy. These machines, which have been on the market for more than 20 years, also use a fiber laser power source.