The Advantages of Laser Cutting

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D+M Metal Products is a full-service metal fabricator. We provide services for a wide variety of manufacturers across industries. One of our capabilities is laser cutting. If you don’t know what this type of cutting is or how it’s utilized within metal fabricating, this blog is for you. 

What Is Laser Cutting? 

Laser cutting is the technique of cutting a material with a high-powered laser. The laser beam is directed through optics using a motion control system to follow a CNC or G-code of a CAD-file pattern. The beam melts, burns, or vaporizes, leaving behind a finished edge or etched surface.

One of the most common uses is cutting metal. It is frequently used to cut stainless and mild steel, nickel, brass, tungsten, and aluminum. The result is a high-quality smooth finish. 

Laser cutting has many advantages. Lasers can cut many different kinds of materials, they don’t wear down with time or use, and they don’t warp metal. This cutting method is precise, accurate, efficient, and adaptable. The process leaves little room for error, which means less waste, less energy used, and lower costs. 

What To Consider 

The costs involved in laser cutting depend on the amount of time that the laser spends running. With this in mind, if you want to lower the cost of your project, you want to limit that time. The thinner the material is, the faster the laser will cut through it, so finding the optimal material thickness will help greatly. 

It’s also useful to simplify the design elements of any project so that laser-cutting time is minimized. Many small cuts take longer to do than one larger cut. If it takes the technician more time to do, the costs will be higher. Tracing small detailed shapes or circles, for example, will take longer than tracing larger ones or straight lines. It can be a challenge to determine what the best material is, what the optimal thickness is, or how best to simplify a design, but we at D+M Metal are here to answer any questions you have. 

If you’re looking for laser cutting services in West Michigan, D+M Metal Products wants to be your metal fabricator. Laser cutting is only one of our offerings. Others include: 

  • Blanking
  • Machining
  • Welding
  • Brake press forming
  • Bending
  • Assembly and finishing

Choosing a metal fabrication partner that offers a whole spectrum of services will make finishing your project simpler and less costly. We are committed to investing in our technology so we can provide additional capacity, reliability and value for our customers. We have a skilled workforce and a reputation for producing quality. Call us today to talk about your next project. 

 

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