![]() ![]() At the same time COĢ lasers were adapted to cut non-metals, such as textiles, because, at the time, COĢ lasers were not powerful enough to overcome the thermal conductivity of metals. In the early 1970s, this technology was put into production to cut titanium for aerospace applications. In 1967, the British pioneered laser-assisted oxygen jet cutting for metals. ![]() This machine was made by the Western Electric Engineering Research Center. In 1965, the first production laser cutting machine was used to drill holes in diamonddies. Industrial laser cutters are used to cut flat-sheet material as well as structural and piping materials. The focused laser beam is directed at the material, which then either melts, burns, vaporizes away, or is blown away by a jet of gas, leaving an edge with a high-quality surface finish. A commercial laser for cutting materials involved a motion control system to follow a CNC or G-code of the pattern to be cut onto the material. The and CNC (computer numerical control) are used to direct the material or the laser beam generated. Laser cutting works by directing the output of a high-power laser most commonly through optics. Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to cut materials, and is typically used for industrial manufacturing applications, but is also starting to be used by schools, small businesses, and hobbyists. CAD (top) and stainless steel laser-cut part (bottom) ![]()
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