What is the difference between a laser cutting machine and a laser engraving machine? Laser engravers and laser cutters are essentially the same. Many laser devices are available for laser engraving and cutting. Depending on the main application, two different terms are used to distinguish the specific cutting function.
If the laser equipment is mainly used for cutting, it is usually called a laser cutting machine. If it is mainly used for laser engraving, it is called a laser engraving machine.
The following is a detailed explanation of the processing of laser cutting and laser engraving:
How does laser engraving work?
Laser Engraving Lasers can engrave shapes, numbers, or images (like jpg or png) on ​​a variety of materials. During this process, the material is cut bit by bit. The material is cut line by line and the laser is moved horizontally along each engraved line. This processing method is called mesh sculpting.
In addition, this method can be used to engrave surfaces and shapes such as pictures, photographs, logos, inlays, fine text engraving, stamps, and personal seals.
How does laser cutting work?
Laser cutting is a thermal stripping process. During this process, the laser beam moves and cuts according to a predetermined shape. Like laser engraving, laser cutting can also be used to cut and process a variety of materials. Vector-based shapefiles (geometric shapes composed of lines and arcs) are the basis for laser cutting.
The process can also be used to cut and machine various shapes, such as letters, logos, labels, etc., as well as laser cutting previously engraved materials.