Among the many processes used in the industrial sector is laser cutting. It is an innovative technique in the production processes that allows cutting with total precision, especially used when making tools and parts such as those that make up our products, from the mechanical electrical cabinet to the shelter type cabins.
What is the laser cutting technique
Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It is a light source, but with properties that differentiate it from other sources and make it more useful and manageable.
In this technique, the cutting of sheet metal parts is characterized by the use of powerful energy such as laser light concentrated on the work area. It is essential to use pressurized gas, oxygen, nitrogen or CO2 while the cutting process is being carried out in order to evacuate the material.
Nowadays, the use of lasers has become a common resource in manufacturing processes. Laser cutting is a thermal cutting process that employs highly localized melting or vaporization to cut metal using the heat emitted by the beam of light.
Laser cutting allows a precision that is not possible with other techniques and can be easily adjusted without the use of dies. It is a silent process that does not require mechanical contact with the part and ensures minimal material loss. We can say that this is the most advanced technique that can be found in the precision cutting industry.
Laser cutting allows the manufacture of different types of products in different materials. In fact we can say that practically all metals can be cut by laser, only that some absorb radiation better than others. There are materials such as aluminum or brass that do not have this quality and to which a series of treatments are applied to facilitate this.
Stainless steel sheets are one of the materials in which this technique is most commonly used. Most of the products we manufacture at Mecanizados Delinte are made of stainless steel and galvanized sheet metal. These two materials stand out for their strength and resistance to corrosion.
Advantages of the laser cutting technique
Among the main advantages of using the laser technique we can highlight the high cutting speed, the flexibility it allows, the results of clean edges that are perfectly sealed and without protruding. In addition, handling is very simple and cost-effective, even in small batches. We can also say that it is a clean technology, free of pollutants with the consequent importance that this means for the environment.
On today’s laser cutting machines most of the functions are automated. This allows operators to perform simple operations. In addition, the high power ratings make it possible to cut sheets of increasingly thicker thicknesses. The use of inert gases has also increased the cutting speed.
By the 1990s, ultra-fast laser cutting machines began to be introduced and, in combination with integrated punching, they are gaining ground all the time. At Mecanizados Delinte we use laser cutting techniques to manufacture a wide variety of customized products such as electrical mechanical cabinets or control room consoles.