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Laser technology in the metal cutting industry
The laser system is a universal technology that is ideally suited for numerous areas of application. The metal cutting industry is the number one user of laser technologies for material cutting with lasers. Today, these industries utilize approximately 100 different types of metals worldwide, and virtually all types of lasers can work with them.
Laser technology allows cutting metal easily and effectively. Moreover, new lasers meet growing demand from customers, enabling the reduction of costs and providing quality and safety of the highest level. Recently, a direct diode laser or DDL was developed, and its discovery has greatly changed the method of cutting.
Principle of direct diode laser operation
The direct diode laser system demonstrates impressive results in the metal laser cutter industry. The operation principle of the direct diode laser is based on the use of diodes directly. The system is being changed to the doped fiber system that could be found in fiber laser technologies. This improvement makes the DDL system more cost-effective.
Key benefits of DDL systems
This laser system has other benefits, such as:
- high level of reliability;
- compact size;
- remarkably premium laser beam quality.
Performance advantages for metal cutting
A high level of laser beam quality is provided by programmed loading and unloading of materials into storage. In addition, for the metal cutting industry, speed plays a crucial role because most of the laser cutting machines are made of more lightweight aluminum, and new diode laser provides it. The DDL system uses diodes directly with the aim of the metal cutting process. The diode laser removes the middle process of other laser cutters. The primary use of the diode laser system is for cutting thin materials because of its low electrical power.
The latest improvements allow increasing the electrical power up to 8000 watts, and consequently, it is possible to cut through heavier and thicker metals. The direct diode laser is considered to be more advantageous than disc, CO2, and fiber laser systems.
The DDL system is able to cut metal 15% faster for almost all applications, and offers a 30% faster-cutting speed over aluminum materials. Now, fiber laser systems remain the most popular and cost-effective way for the metal cutting industry.