LASER CUTTING

YENDURI UPESH CHANRA(0811607)

Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to cut materials, which is typically used for industrial
manufacturing applications. Laser cutting works by directing the output of a high power laser, by computer, at
the material to be cut. The material then either melts, burns, vaporizes away, or is blown away by a jet of
gas, leaving an edge with a high quality surface finish.

TYPES OF LASERS FOR LASER CUTTING:

Lasing Materials Applications

CO2 Boring,
Cutting/Scribing
LASER GENERATION Engraving
PROCESS
Nd High energy pulses
Stimulating a lasing
,Low repetition speed
material by electrical
discharge or lamps within (1kHz)
a closed container. As the
material is stimulated, it is Boring
reflected internally by
means of a partial mirror, Nd-YAG Very high energy
until it achieves sufficient pulses. Boring
energy. The coherent light ,Engraving ,Trimming
then passes through a lens.
In order to be able to start
cutting from somewhere else than the edge, a pierce is done before every cut.

TYPICAL WORK PIECE MATERIALS

Mild Steel, Titanium, Paper, Wax, Plastics, Wood, Fabrics are typical work piece materials.

SAFETY FACTORS

PERSONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

1. Contact with hot tools and work pieces. 1. Smoke

2. Eye contact with beam radiation can cause damage to eye. 2. Fumes and dust particles

COMPARISON WITH MECHANICAL CUTTING

1.Lack of physical contact

2. Precision

3. There is also a reduced chance of warping the material that is being cut, as laser systems have a small heat-
affected zone.

NOTES & REFERENCES

[1]. Luxon, James T, “Lasers in Manufacturing: an introduction to technology”, 1978.

[2]. Bertolotti, Mario (1999, trans. 2004). The History of the Laser, Institute of
Physics. ISBN 0-750-30911-3

[3]. Siegman, Anthony E. (1986). Lasers, University Science Books. ISBN 0-

935702-11-3