Laser cutting machines are mainly divided into two types, one is an optical fiber laser cutting machine specially used for cutting metal, and the other is a carbon dioxide laser cutting machine specially used for cutting non-metallic materials. We occasionally hear customers ask whether there is a laser machine that can cut metal and non-metal at the same time? The answer is yes. In the past, a kind of machine was very popular in the market. It can cut metal and non-metal at the same time, called hybrid cutting machine. However, after long-term use and testing, due to its very unstable and high failure rate, it is gradually eliminated by the market.
Metal laser cutting and sub metal laser cutting
Of course, there may be manufacturers in the market still making this equipment, but we have not produced this equipment at present. In fact, the laser machine that can cut metal and non-metal is called ultraviolet picosecond laser cutting machine. The equipment adopts ultraviolet picosecond laser with high cutting accuracy, but it is only suitable for cutting thin materials, metal and non-metal materials with a few tenths of a millimeter. Therefore, it has certain use restrictions, and is generally widely used in medical, electronic and other industries requiring precision cutting.
Laser cutting metal materials at present, the maximum power produced by our company can cut 20 mm metal plates. Of course, larger laser power can cut thicker metal materials, but considering the performance and use, our company only produces 6000W metal laser cutting machines. At present, our company's conventional maximum power is 300W, which can be used to cut fabrics, paper products, plastics, rubber and other materials. Acrylic can be cut up to 20mm and plastic rubber can be cut up to 10mm. One of the characteristics of laser cutting is single-layer cutting. Laser belongs to thermal cutting. For example, the edges of multi-layer cutting are easy to adhere, which affects the cutting effect. These are some characteristics of the laser cutting machine when cutting materials.