Determining the best cutting method for your industry.

How will you determine which cutting method best suits your needs and requirements? A simple answer to this question is to conduct a careful examination of your production needs to determine the best cutting method for your process. All metal steel cutting methods like waterjet cutting, flame cutting, laser cutting etc. methods have their distinct advantages and disadvantages. Typical criteria used for most process evaluations include the following points:

1. Type of material to be processed
2. Thickness of the material.
3. Accuracy and finish acquired by using any particular cutting method.
4. Rate at which the production is required
5. Operating Costs and the cost of technology being used.
6. Technical skill Requirements.

Advantages of using a laser cutting method.

There are practically many reasons that will lead you to choose laser cutting method and machines for your industry cutting requirements. Here I have listed a few:-

1. Laser cutting method is very fast as lasers can cut at very high speeds.
2. Many complex designs can be performed by using laser cutting method as there is almost no limit to the cutting path of a laser beam.
3. Metal Cutting by Laser reduces expensive tooling costs or long lead times in many cases.
4. Small diameter holes that cannot be made with other machining processes can easily and quickly be performed with a laser.
5. The laser machine does not have parts that can wear out or become dull or break easily. Thus using this method saves the part replacement costs also.
6. The process is non-contact and non-force, allowing very fragile parts to be cut with little or no support, and the part keeps its original shape from start to finish.
7. A wide range of materials can be cut using lasers producing a high quality cut without any additional process involved.
8. Laser cutting method is quite an effective cutting method with low operating and maintenance costs and maximum flexibility.