How to select the manufacturer of laser cutting machine

With the development of laser technology and the expansion of market demand, laser cutting technology has been more and more widely used in the field of metal processing. All major manufacturers have launched metal laser cutting machines to seize the huge market of metal cutting.
Each processing station has more choices, but also faces more questions: how to choose the metal laser cutting machine that meets the demand while meeting the high cost performance and after-sales guarantee? After all, medium and high-power metal laser cutting machines are often tens of millions of dollars and expensive. Do your homework carefully in advance, and it will be more comfortable to buy.
1. To understand your needs, metal laser cutting machine is really a tool. Please choose the right tool for yourself and make it more smooth to use. The existing metal laser cutting machines on the market have a wide range of power, ranging from 1000W to 10000W. The metal laser cutting machine with different power not only has a large price gap, but also has different cutting thickness.
10000w metal laser cutting machine can cut up to 40mm thick stainless steel plate, while 1000w metal laser cutting machine can cut up to 5mm thick stainless steel plate. At the same time, the size of metal laser cutting machine is also one of the factors to be considered. 3M * 1.5m, 4m * 2m, 6m * 2.2m are common. Major manufacturers can also customize the processing size as required. The larger the size, the higher the price of the corresponding equipment. Therefore, when choosing the metal laser cutting machine, we need to choose the appropriate model according to our own needs: metal materials, thickness, width, etc.
2. To check the actual effect, due to different actual conditions for processing parts, there are some differences between the actual cutting thickness, speed and effect of the metal laser cutting machine and the manufacturer’s publicity. Therefore, it is necessary to contact the manufacturer to make samples and compare the actual processing effect before purchasing the metal laser cutting machine. At present, most metal laser cutting machine manufacturers can provide free proofing service.
In recent years, the application scope of metal laser cutting machine in China has been expanding. Many people are interested in business opportunities. In the absence of technical accumulation and application experience, they want to produce metal laser cutting machines and try to use some of them. As a result, the market for metal laser cutting machines is uneven, so it is difficult for ordinary customers to distinguish between the true and the false.
For large processing equipment such as metal laser cutting machine, the manufacturer’s production qualification and experience will directly affect the quality of equipment and after-sales service quality of equipment. There is no doubt that it is the most important to choose a metal laser cutting machine manufacturer with rich application experience, good industry reputation and excellent technical level.
There are many standards for evaluating the quality of metal laser cutting machines, and many complex factors should be considered in the process of purchasing metal laser cutting machines. I hope you can polish your eyes and reasonably select the appropriate metal laser cutting machine.

How to select laser cutting machine?

There are many manufacturers of laser cutting machines on the market. Faced with numerous choices, how do we choose high-quality and appropriate laser cutting machines? You’d better spend two minutes studying with us!
How to select laser cutting machine?
Laser cutting machine is divided into two categories, one is metal laser cutting machine, the other is non-metallic laser cutting machine. These two laser cutting machines have the same function, they use the laser in the laser to cut or process materials. The difference lies in the difference of processing materials and application fields. For customers who want to purchase laser cutting equipment, it mainly depends on whether you process metal or non-metallic materials. If it is necessary to process carbon steel, silicon steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, titanium alloy, galvanized plate, pickling plate, aluminum zinc plate, copper and other metal materials for rapid cutting, then optical fiber laser cutting machine is worth considering.
How to select laser cutting machine?
After determining the type of laser cutting machine, the following three aspects should be paid attention to when selecting the laser cutting machine:
One is to view the detailed configuration list of laser cutting machine configuration. Especially for customers with special needs, the configuration list is the most important. The configuration of laser cutting machine mainly includes fiber laser, cutting head, control system, drive system, machine tool, cooling system and optical system.
Secondly, check whether the price of the laser cutting machine is within the budget. No matter which laser cutting machine you choose, price is an inevitable topic. Now, the price of laser cutting machine is very transparent. Unless the small manufacturers in the market are fishing in difficulties, the price of laser cutting machine will be determined according to the configuration. High configuration means high price, and the equipment has better performance and stability. Therefore, it depends on your budget, cutting materials and needs. We should first choose how many watts we need, and then consult the price of the laser cutting machine.
Third, brand and service of laser cutting machine manufacturers. Why do you need to look at the brand and service when choosing a laser cutting machine? The reason is that the laser cutting machine is a kind of production equipment, which needs to be started all year round. If problems occur in the use process and after-sales service is not timely, losses will be caused. Therefore, the brand and service of laser cutting machine manufacturers are always the main factors to be considered when selecting laser cutting machines. Powerful laser cutting machine companies are often closer to customers.

Applicable industries of low power laser cutting machine

Now, the development of laser cutting machine is faster and faster. According to the material cutting thickness required by different industries, the power of laser cutting machine equipment has grown from 100 watts to more than 10000 watts, and the thick steel plate that can be cut has also increased from the initial 1mm to 50-60mm or more. However, the emergence of high-power laser cutting machines does not mean that low-power laser cutting machines will be completely eliminated from the market. In these industries, low-power laser cutting machines can be used like fish in water.
Applicable industries of low power laser cutting machine
1. Low power laser cutting machine in advertising industry
Advertising has always been an industry with more laser cutting applications. A few years ago, the purchase volume of laser cutting machines reached thousands. With the development of the industry, the demand for metal materials in the advertising industry is increasing year by year, and the output of advertising billboards is also increasing. However, the thickness used to manufacture advertising billboards is usually low, so only using low-power laser cutting machines can meet the cutting needs of enterprises. In the processing of advertising materials, low-power laser cutting machine is a very popular cutting equipment.
2. Low power laser cutting machine in furniture industry
Furniture products are necessary for every family. Laser cutting machine plays an important role in furniture manufacturing. In the future furniture manufacturing field, the laser cutting machine will completely replace the traditional cutting technology. Reducing the manufacturing cost of the furniture industry to a lower level can improve people’s product purchase rate. It is necessary to introduce laser cutting machines with lower prices. Therefore, low power laser cutting machine is often used in the cutting and processing of furniture industry.

Advantages of laser pipe cutting machine

With the growth of stainless steel pipe production and consumption in China, pipe processing technology has developed rapidly. As a special laser cutting machine, laser tube cutting machine is mainly used for laser cutting of metal tubes.
What are the advantages of laser pipe cutting machine? It mainly includes the following two points:
1. Flexibility
How flexible is the laser pipe cutting machine? As long as you want, it can be basically completed. It can cut any shape on the stainless steel pipe, and the laser can complete the perfect cutting in any direction. Design shapes are processed by computer programs, so shapes can be changed quickly and flexibly. The high flexibility of the laser pipe cutting machine provides powerful and favorable technical support.
2. Precision
Compared with traditional processing equipment such as flame cutting, plasma cutting and water cutting, the precision of laser cutting metal plate is much higher.
At present, the laser tube cutting technology has been very mature, and because the equipment itself has obvious advantages, it is more and more popular in the international market.
Advantages of laser pipe cutting machine
Performance characteristics of laser pipe cutting machine:
First of all, the laser pipe cutting machine has centralized operation, flexible processing, automatic loading and unloading, and convenient and fast clamping.
Secondly, the laser pipe cutting machine adopts a precision rack double drive mode, which is easy to maintain and free of maintenance.
Third, the laser pipe cutting machine adopts the imported special pipe cutting software and has the core technology of efficient cutting, which is the fundamental guarantee to effectively save materials and improve cutting efficiency.
Based on the above advantages, the laser cutting machine is widely used for processing round tubes, square tubes, rectangular tubes and special-shaped tubes in office furniture, kitchen cabinets and other industries.

How to Select Cutting Machine for Cold Rolled Metal Sheet

First of all, let’s get to know the cold rolled sheet. Cold rolled sheet is the abbreviation of ordinary carbon structural steel cold rolled sheet, commonly known as cold rolled sheet. It is a hot-rolled steel strip of ordinary carbon structural steel, which is further cold-rolled into a steel plate with a thickness of less than 4mm. The cold plate has good surface quality and high dimensional accuracy because it does not produce scale when rolled at room temperature. In addition to annealing, its mechanical and technological properties are better than hot rolled steel sheets. It has gradually replaced hot rolled steel sheets in many fields and industries, especially in the field of home appliance manufacturing.
The manufacturing industry has a great demand for the processing of cold rolled sheets. However, with the further upgrading of the processing and manufacturing industry, the processing requirements are also very high, so the selection of metal cold rolled sheet cutting machines is very limited. The blanking of traditional metal cold-rolled sheet is mainly made by punch, but poor precision and expensive mold opening have become the criticism of the manufacturing industry.
The application of laser cutting machine has solved the problem of manufacturing industry very well. Laser cutting processing uses invisible beams to replace traditional mechanical knives. It has the characteristics of high precision, fast cutting, not limited to cutting patterns, automatic typesetting saving materials, smooth incision, low processing cost, etc., and will gradually improve or replace the traditional punching process.
Secondly, which laser cutting machine is most suitable for cold rolled sheet?
The cold-rolled sheet is mainly made of carbon steel sheet within 4mm, and the optical fiber laser cutting machine has the most advantage in selecting the one with fast processing speed and low cost for metal sheet. Optical fiber laser cutting machine has great advantages in cutting thin plates within 4mm because it can be transmitted through optical fiber, with unprecedented improvement in flexibility, fewer failure points, convenient maintenance and fast speed. The photoelectric conversion rate is up to more than 25%, and the advantages of optical fiber laser in electricity consumption, matching cooling system and other aspects are quite obvious.

How to select auxiliary gas for laser cutting machine?

Those who are familiar with laser cutting machine know that auxiliary gas suitable for the material to be cut must be added during laser cutting. The auxiliary gas can blow away the slag in the slit, cool the surface of the processed object, reduce the heat affected zone, cool the focus lens, and prevent the lens from overheating. Therefore, selecting the type of auxiliary gas will have a certain impact on the cutting performance, cutting speed, cutting thickness, etc. How to choose the auxiliary gas of laser cutting machine? The high-energy lasers are introduced one by one.
1. Oxygen
The oxygen reaction can improve the cutting efficiency in a large format, and the oxide film produced will also improve the spectral absorption factor of the reflective material beam. It is mainly applicable to rolled steel, rolled steel for welding structure, carbon steel for mechanical structure, high tension plate, tool plate, stainless steel, galvanized steel plate, copper, copper alloy, etc.
2. Nitrogen
Nitrogen can prevent oxidation free cutting of oxide film. The main applicable plates are stainless steel, galvanized steel plate, brass, aluminum, aluminum alloy, etc.
3. Air
It can be directly provided by air compressor, which is relatively cheap compared with other gases. The main applicable materials are aluminum, aluminum alloy, stainless copper, brass, galvanized steel plate, non-metal, etc.
4. Argon
It is used to prevent oxidation and nitridation, and can also be used in welding. The main applicable materials are titanium, titanium alloy, etc.

Which components are the laser cutting machine composed of

The application of laser cutting machine has promoted the rapid development of sheet metal processing. Its advantages such as high processing precision, fast cutting speed and flexible processing have eliminated the traditional sheet metal processing mode. What kind of magic equipment is the laser cutting machine? Now Wuhan High Energy Laser will introduce what parts it is composed of, so that you can have a deeper understanding of the laser cutting machine.
The laser cutting machine system is generally composed of laser generator, (external) beam transmission component, workbench (machine tool), microcomputer numerical control cabinet, cooler and computer (hardware and software).
1. Machine host part: the machine part of laser cutting machine, the mechanical part that realizes the movement of X, Y, Z axes, including the cutting platform. It is used to place the workpiece to be cut, and can move correctly and accurately according to the control program, usually driven by a servo motor.
2. Laser generator: device for generating laser light source. For the purpose of laser cutting, except for a few occasions where YAG solid state lasers are used, most of them use CO2 gas lasers with high electro-optical conversion efficiency and high power output. Because laser cutting requires high beam quality, not all lasers can be used for cutting. Gaussian mode is applicable to low order mode CO2 laser less than 1500W, 100W-3000W and multi-mode CO2 laser more than 3000W.
3. External optical path: refracting mirror, used to guide the laser to the desired direction. In order to avoid failure of the beam path, all mirrors shall be protected by protective covers, and clean positive pressure protective gas shall be introduced to protect the lenses from pollution. A set of lenses with good performance will focus a beam without divergence angle into an infinitely small spot. A lens with a 5.0 inch focal length is generally used. 7.5 inch lenses are only used for>12 mm thick materials.
4. Numerical control system: control the machine tool to realize the movement of X, Y, Z axes, and also control the output power of the laser.
5. Stabilized voltage power supply: connected between laser, CNC machine tool and power supply system. It is mainly used to prevent interference from external power grid.
6. Cutting head: mainly including cavity, focusing lens base, focusing mirror, capacitive sensor, auxiliary gas nozzle and other parts. The cutting head drive device is used to drive the cutting head to move along the Z axis according to the program, and is composed of servo motor, screw rod or gear and other transmission parts.
7. Operation console: used to control the working process of the whole cutting device.
8. Water chiller: used to cool the laser generator. Laser is a device that converts electric energy into light energy. For example, the conversion rate of CO2 gas laser is generally 20%, and the remaining energy is converted into heat. The cooling water takes away the excess heat to maintain the normal operation of the laser generator. The water chiller unit also cools the reflector and focusing mirror of the external light path of the machine tool to ensure stable beam transmission quality and effectively prevent the lens from deformation or cracking due to excessive temperature.
9. Gas cylinder: including the working medium gas cylinder and auxiliary gas cylinder of the laser cutting machine, which are used to supplement the industrial gas of the laser vibration and supply the auxiliary gas for the cutting head.
10. Air compressor and air tank: provide and store compressed air.
11. Air cooling dryer and filter: used to supply clean dry air to the laser generator and beam path to keep the path and reflector working properly.
12. Exhaust dust remover: extract the smoke and dust generated during processing and filter them to make the exhaust gas emission meet the environmental protection standards.
13. Slag extractor: it is used to remove leftover materials and wastes generated during processing.

Application of Laser Pipe Cutting Machine in Metal Lighting and Pipe

Since all walks of life are inseparable from the laser cutting machine, let’s take a look at the application of the laser cutting machine in metal lighting and pipe materials. I believe you will have a different harvest!
A good metal lighting product needs multiple complex processes to complete. In particular, large metal lighting products not only have complex processes but also take a long time to process and produce. In order to save the time for processing and producing and improve production efficiency, it is necessary to introduce mechanical processing and manufacturing equipment with high efficiency, high accuracy and reduced processes, The application of laser pipe cutting machine in metal lighting manufacturing is a perfect combination.
The laser cutting process has not only become a sharp “knife” in the manufacturing industry, but also the metal edge cabinets, metal tables and chairs with clear water chestnut corners, or curved tea tables with hard and soft edges, or metal screens and small edge tables with hollow design, which can not be separated from the laser cutting machine.
Lighting plays an important role in modern daily life scenes. The role of lamps and lanterns is not limited to lighting, but more often plays a decorative role. The fashionable and simple lamp design adds luster to our daily life. Now the lamps and lanterns also use almost all materials: cloth, stainless steel, wood, etc. These laser cutting machines can do it.
The laser pipe cutting machine is used in the manufacturing of metal lighting. In addition to reducing part of the labor cost, it can also carry out carving, oblique cutting and other steps in the processing and production. More importantly, the pipes processed by the laser pipe cutting machine do not need secondary treatment, but these parts can be used in the next process, which unconsciously saves a lot of unnecessary trouble. For some small manufacturers, the laser pipe cutting machine has a lot of investment in the early stage. However, one of its equipment can do the work of several people, work 24 hours without interruption, and complete the cutting requirements with high efficiency and accuracy. If you think about it carefully, it is worth long-term calculation.
The laser pipe cutting machine adopts movable laser cutting, which has a large processing range. The negative pressure crawler type working platform is equipped with left and right feeding and receiving devices, which makes the placing, cutting and receiving of materials go hand in hand. It greatly reduces the time between processes, improves the work efficiency and processing output, and can completely independently complete all the actions and functions of pipes from feeding, length measurement, laser cutting and blanking.
Laser cutting is a high-tech application technology of modern industrial transformation. It is an industrial production equipment with a high utilization rate in Europe, America and other countries. Through the control of computer programs and good flexible processing, it largely replaces the die stamping link in the metal sheet processing process, optimizes the production process, and plays an irreplaceable role in the field of mechanical equipment manufacturing.
The impact of laser cutting machine on daily life is not only reflected in the metal lighting, but also in the improved processing precision and production efficiency of more industries, which also brings rich returns to enterprises. Modern people have higher and higher requirements for the quality of life. High precision, high efficiency, high quality and low cost are inevitable for the development of modern enterprises.

Application of laser cutting machine in non-woven industry

With the outbreak of the epidemic in 2019, non-woven materials have attracted widespread attention from people from all walks of life because of their high prices. In fact, non-woven materials can be seen everywhere in our daily life. Such as surgical gowns, sanitary napkins, protective clothing, disinfection wraps, masks, diapers, civilian wipes, wipes, wet face towels, magic towels, soft towel rolls, beauty products, sanitary pads, and disposables in the medical and health industry Sanitary cloth, etc.; carpets, wall coverings, tablecloths, bed sheets, bedspreads, curtains, scouring pads, mops, etc. in the home decoration industry; in the clothing industry: linings, adhesive linings, flakes, styling cotton, various synthetic Leather fabrics, etc., are widely used in all walks of life.
The wide application of non-woven fabrics has promoted the development of its processing technology. Laser-cut non-woven fabrics are gradually accepted and applied by most people. Non-woven fabric laser cutting machines can quickly cut, punch, and cut non-woven fabrics. A variety of processes, for some industries that require high precision, non-woven laser cutting machines can also perfectly meet the requirements.
The non-woven laser cutting machine produces the required graphics through the computer, and through intelligent typesetting, the utilization rate of the material is greatly improved. Through non-contact cutting, the cutting edge is smooth, flat and beautiful, and the non-woven laser cutting machine is widely used in facial masks. Cloth cutting, mask cutting, cold compress and antipyretic sticker cutting, etc., the effect is beautiful and the efficiency is high.
Recommended model: non-woven laser cutting machine

What are the common models of laser cutting machine

The common models of laser cutting machines include plane plate laser cutting machine, laser pipe cutting machine dedicated to pipe cutting, and three-dimensional laser cutting machine for cutting curved surface materials. The most common model is plane plate laser cutting machine, which is the most widely used, the largest market, and highly recognized.
There are many kinds of laser cutting machine equipment, which can be divided into high, medium and low power laser cutting machines according to the power. They can be divided into large and small format laser cutting machines according to the processing format. They can be divided into open and enclosed laser cutting machines according to the structure section. They can be divided into interactive and single table laser cutting machines according to the processing platform.
But one thing is clear. No matter how we classify laser cutting machines, their working principles and methods of use are roughly the same. When we buy them, we only need to buy them according to our own needs.