What is laser cutting? Laser cutting is a precision manufacturing process used to cut sheet metal, tubes, and custom metal parts.
What Is Laser Cutting and How Does It Work?
This method uses a high-powered laser beam to focus heat on the surface of the material. The heat melts, burns, or vaporizes the material, while assist gas removes the molten material from the cutting area.
The process is usually controlled by CNC equipment, which helps create complex shapes with stable accuracy and repeatable results. This makes it suitable for both prototype work and batch production.
Key Steps
- Create the part design using CAD software
- Convert the design file into CNC cutting instructions
- Set the material and cutting parameters
- Cut the material according to the programmed path
- Inspect the finished parts and edges
Main Benefits
This cutting process offers several advantages for custom metal fabrication projects.
Key benefits include:
- High precision for custom metal parts
- Clean edges with less post-processing
- Fast production for prototypes and batches
- Suitable for sheet metal, tubes, stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum
- Good consistency for repeated parts
- Flexible for different shapes and thicknesses
Common Applications
This technology is commonly used in many industrial applications, including:
- Sheet metal fabrication
- Tube cutting
- Equipment enclosures
- Brackets and structural parts
- Automotive components
- Machinery parts
- OEM metal parts
This process is useful when customers need clean cuts, stable dimensions, and repeatable parts for later bending, welding, or assembly.
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For custom metal fabrication projects, this method helps manufacturers produce clean edges, consistent dimensions, and parts that are ready for bending, welding, or assembly.