The New Face Of Laser Technology

Laser systems are currently being used in a variety of venues

, unlike several decades ago when they were only at the beginning of this great journey that has led to the laser systems un-estimable popularity. Apart from uses in scientific, medical, and military applications, laser technology is also used in multiple commercial applications like cutting, engraving, etching, and marking. The application of laser technology in the materials cutting business is an integration that is superior to mechanical cutting solutions, due to various reasons that include a laser precise cutting capabilities, low materials loss due to its narrow-width beam, and complete flexibility in programming.

The laser advantage in cutting is attributed to a directed, high-output, adjustable-lightwave beam that is controlled via computer; the material that is to be cut is subjected to this variable-intensity, precision aligned beam that leaves a good, high-quality finish on the surface. A variety of materials, such as leather, acrylic, fabric, wood, or rubber can be effectively cut with the help of laser systems. This technology is widely used in industries of high-speed fabrication because of the three-fold cutting speed and capacity of laser systems that score well above mechanical cutting systems. Standard techniques, in terms of advantages like precision, quality of the cutting results, improved productivity, higher efficiency, and the related economics, simply do not match the perfection of laser cutting systems.

Properly developed Laser cutting procedures involve greatly reduced contamination of the piece of work and also includes improved work holding capacity, which is dependent upon the configuration of the laser cutting machine. The laser beam of this cutter not only provides improved levels of precision, but also does not suffer from reduced output during the process. Apart from this, certain materials are very difficult to work with, and for this reason laser technology is a superior option when compared to other traditional means since it can cut to the width of the laser beam (that is a hundredth part of a tiny millimeter).

Mechanical techniques leave a significantly rougher finish at the edges in comparison to laser techniques, and because of this, they require an additional layer of processing to get that standard finish that is so effortlessly achieved through the usage of laser machines. Apart from its ability to efficiently cut materials, the laser is also used in other industry applications, like engraving and marking.

Laser engraving involves using a versatile laser system to remove tiny dots of the material so that it is finely engraved (or marked) in the process. This technique is usually very complex, and for this reason it uses precision-designed computer systems to make monitoring and controlling the lasers movement a lot easier. Despite the technicalities, this process renders very clear and detailed engravings.

This attribute is widely used in one-touch laser photo imaging that uses the laser to engrave photographs or pictures on a variety of substrates without any third party editing, saving a significant amount of time and effort in the process. It is easy to see that laser systems are making leaps and bounds in terms of their recognition and utility among various manufacturing, processing, and machining industries.

by: Brad Zockoll

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