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Laser cutters are capable of cutting a wide variety of flat metal stock. These metals can include stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum to accommodate the user’s desired application.

Rhode Island engineer David Wilkinson devised some of the first lathes capable of reliably cutting screw threads. He also constructed a boat simply called The Experiment which was powered by horses and used an early screw propeller.

Laser cutting, like many other kinds of technology, has gained the ability to do the same amount in a smaller package. Some lasers are small enough to be attached to a desktop computer.

Did you know that heat generated during the machining process can take on different shapes depending on the process that is being used? For example, boring produces a uniform moving ring of heat while grinding produces heat in the shape of a circle.

One of the newest developments in laser cutting involves use of a fiber laser. The laser beam in this process is created by an active fiber.

Our SMS slitters offer a variety of safety features. There are e-stop switches on both sides of the operator’s station, and all guards lock in both the open and closed position.

A single laser can be used in different ways by controlling the beam's intensity and duration. This allows for the same laser to cut different materials and cut in different ways.

Did you know that almost every industry needs some sort of precision machining? This can include machining of parts for farm equipment, to parts for technology all the way up to transportation and aerospace!

A computer numerical control (CNC) machine coupled with a laser cutting head is perhaps the most effective cutting machine available. This setup allows for fast, clean, precise and accurate cuts that simply cannot be duplicated by any other method.

What happens if two pieces of metal happen to touch each other in space? Because there is no vacuum, and no layer of oxidation between the metals, they instantly form a permanent bond. Fortunately, this is not an issue on earth or machining among other things would be impossible!

The history of laser cutting began in 1965 when the first production laser cutting machine was used in the construction industry for hole drilling. Two years later, this technology included a laser-assisted oxygen jet for greater efficiency.

If you have a company with a lot of large machines and are looking for a quality machining shop, you may want to find one that can handle extremely large projects as well. Having one that can handle everything you can throw at them is extremely important.

Laser cutting allows a material to be cut without being in direct contact with a cutting tool, lowering the risk of contaminating the material. It also easily keeps the material in the correct position.