Laser Cutting Machines
The word laser is used as a common name, but it is an acronym that stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The highly concentrated beam of light it produces can quickly apply energy even to a minute area. It can be easily controlled by mirrors and lenses and essentially as light. It can travel at the highest speed possible , can travel in a straight line in space, and can transmit information. With these properties of laser light, the laser has found numerous uses; among them is in cutting. A laser cutter works by focusing the huge amount of energy it produces on a small area (even microscopic). The constant beam of light that hits the area causes it to melt or evaporate. A cut is generated by moving the object being cut or by moving the laser beam across the surface. As a tool in cutting, a laser cutting machine has several applications . Some of its well-known applications are in medicine as a surgical tool, in craft-making and lithography as ...