Laser cutters operate by focusing a beam of light, or laser, it pinpointed a site on an object in order to cut it rather than using a solid object, like a blade to cut the object. A computer system with a vector graphical software will also be needed. Instructions are given to the laser cutter through software which deciphers design geometry to numerical CNC machine code. A laser can also take in data from drawings made with the help of computer-aided design (CAD) software.
Configurations of Laser Cutting Machines
The configurations of the machine are characterized based on the way the laser beam will come in contact with the material that will be cut. There are three main setups that work on the X and Y axes. The first configuration is referred to as moving material. In this setup, the object that will be sliced is placed below the cutter head. The next setup is the hybrid laser. Both the table and the cutter head move in opposite axes, offering optimal stability of the beam’s path. The third configuration is the flying optic setup, used by Maloya, where the cutting head is the part of the machine that is in motion. The object being cut is static and this type of configuration produces very clean work. Its rate of motion is also the quickest among the three setups. The flying optic system helps in workflow speed since clamping of the material being cut is not necessary. There are also machines utilizing up to six axes.
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