laser profiling

The virtues of laser cutting or laser profiling have been promoted fairly rigorously since the process started to take off as a sub contract service around twenty five years ago.One of the more important advantages of laser cutting is that of time (and therefore cost) saving. The need for hard tooling is eliminated and this can save many thousands of pounds and several weeks delay. Modifications can be made instantly.A large amount of laser cutting work would, at one time, have been carried out by gas cutting. Laser cutting does not cause distortion through heat, it leaves a clean edge and is able to include holes and cut outs of (almost) any shape and size. Laser cutting provides customers with a consistent product that can, in most cases, be integrated immediately into their product. The fact that standard tolerances for laser cutting are around 20 percent of those for gas cutting is an added bonus to many customers and not a strict requirement.

For more information on laser profiling talk to Saint Anns Sheet Metal Co. Ltd