The applications of laser cutting machines are mainly divided into three categories: cutting, engraving, and punching. It is widely used for cutting. The CO2 cutting machine is mainly used for cutting cloth, acrylic, plastic rubber, and other materials, while the fiber laser cutting machine is used for cutting metal materials such as stainless steel plate, copper plate, and carbon steel.
Most laser cutting machines are controlled by CNC programs or converted into cutting robots. As a very fine processing method, laser cutting can cut almost all materials, including 2D cutting or 3D cutting of thin metal sheets.
In the field of automobile manufacturing, the cutting technology of spatial curves, such as car roof windows, has been widely used. Germany's Volkswagen AG uses a 500W laser to cut complex body panels and various curved parts. In the aerospace field, laser cutting technology is mainly used to cut special aerospace materials such as titanium alloys, aluminum alloys, nickel alloys, chromium alloys, stainless steel, beryllium oxide, composite materials, plastics, ceramics, and quartz. Aviation parts processed by laser cutting include engine flame tubes, titanium alloy thin-walled shells, aircraft fuselage, titanium alloy skins, wing struts, tail panels, helicopter main rotors, space shuttle ceramic insulating tiles, etc.
Laser cutting technology has also been widely used in the field of non-metallic materials. It can not only cut high hardness and high brittle materials such as silicon nitride, ceramics, quartz, etc., but also cut and process flexible materials such as cloth, paper, plastic sheets, and rubber. For example, cutting clothes with a laser can save 10% to 12% of clothes and be 3 times more efficient.