Uses of laser cut parts

Does your manufacturing facility have a laser cutting machine, or are you considering investing in one?

Laser cutting is a versatile process that has become a staple in many industries over the past few years. Advances in technology have allowed laser cutting to be used on a variety of different materials.

Laser cutting can be used to cut precise lines in thin steel sheets, engrave or mark many different materials of varying thicknesses. The idea of cutting gears and other flat parts is probably the most obvious use for laser cutting, but it has many other interesting uses.

Read along to learn about a few of the most popular uses for laser cut parts below!

This passage is going to talk about the followings of laser cut:

• Introduction

• Application Areas

• Conclusion

  
  

•  Introduction

Laser cutting is most commonly used in the automotive, mold, die, tool, jewelry, and medical industries. It can be used to make parts for medical devices, computers and electronics, among others. Materials that are difficult or impossible to cut using other methods are well suited for laser cutting.

"The use of laser cutting in all industries is expected to grow by 9 percent by 2023."

It's no surprise that laser cutting has become so popular. It offers a variety of advantages over other methods. High accuracy, precision cutting, short lead times, less waste, low power consumption, cutting versatility, the ability to handle complex jobs and no damage to thick materials make laser cutting superior. You will be able to reduce costs and get higher quality results with laser cutting.

• Application Areas

• Automotive industry

Laser cutting has found a foothold in the automotive industry because of its ability to reproduce parts with relative speed and accuracy. The automotive industry has a great need for accurate reproductions of parts of different shapes and sizes. Laser cutting is used to cut metals and plastics to form the vehicle's body, electronics, and interior trim and buttons.

In addition, laser cutters can be used to engrave buttons on the interior of a vehicle, allow light to pass through, and even record serial and part numbers onto manufactured parts. Dies used to cut different parts can also be laser cut.

Laser cutting helps to cut hydroformed parts. These are usually strong tubes that are used to provide support within the vehicle structure. Often, these parts are used to make engine frames or instrument panels.

• Mold, Die and Tooling Industry

As mentioned above, laser cutting can also be used to create molds to cut reproduction parts. With the laser's ability to cut different depths in metal, extremely precise dies can be made for stamped parts that will last through the repetitive process of die cutting.

Laser cutting can also make duplicating molds a fast and accurate process. Laser cutting can be used to make injection molds with the same accuracy as the molds. This simplifies the mold making process and makes it less time consuming and costly to accurately duplicate the mold.

In the tool manufacturing industry, laser cutters can be used not only for marking and engraving, as in the automotive industry, but also for the manufacture of simple hand tools. The speed of laser cutters may even be better than die cutting on solid metal. With the versatility of its material uses, you can even use the laser to engrave company logos and tool messages onto the rubber grips of most tools.

• Jewelry industry

The precision of laser cutting makes it easy to use in jewelry making processes. For example, imagine a watch with many small gears. The incredible precision of laser cutting allows for less waste and less production time to create the gears. In addition, the laser's engraving capabilities allow parts to be marked during the manufacturing process.

Laser cutting can also be used to make jewelry because of its ability to cut precise shapes and thicknesses. Rings or bracelets with precise widths, depths and diameters can be easily created using lasers. Lasers can also be used to engrave designs and inscriptions on the inner or outer surface of a workpiece.

• Medical device manufacturing

Laser surgery and the creation of medical devices are the most significant benefits of laser cutting in the medical industry. Surgeons can perform more precise cuts and patients heal faster from laser surgery. Laser-cut components are used to create medical devices that improve the quality of life for patients. For example, stents, flap frames, vascular clips, bone reamers, flexible shafts and honing are all made from laser-cut parts.

• Ceramic Manufacturing

Ceramics have a variety of properties that can be used in a wide range of applications for engineers. Their low electrical and thermal conductivity make them excellent insulators, they do not react with other chemicals, they have a high melting point, and they are extremely durable. Lasers are often used to cut ceramics because they can reduce processing time without sacrificing edge quality. Ceramic parts are found in aircraft jet engines, electric motors, speakers, headphones, power plant generators, electric stoves and even incandescent lamps.

• Silicon Manufacturing

Silicon is another material with a wide range of applications that can benefit from laser cutting. Precision cutting allows engineers to produce smaller silicone parts than if other cutting methods were used. Silicon is resistant to high temperatures, aging, and easy to work with. Typical applications for silicon include computers, electronics, textiles, household products, automotive and construction.

• Conclusion

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