Title :
CNC control of a laser cutting machine
Author :
Chiang, Luciano E. ; Ramos, Jorge G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Abstract :
This article describes the design and construction of a low power laser cutting machine with three degrees of freedom for applications such as wood, textile fabrics and the like. An available 10 Watt laser gun is used to provide the cutting mechanism. The results show that such a machine is feasible at a reasonable cost for applications where speed and repeatability are more important than high precision and power
Keywords :
computerised numerical control; cutting; laser beam machining; 10 W; CNC control; laser cutting machine; laser gun; textile fabrics; three degrees of freedom; wood; Computer numerical control; Laser beam cutting; Laser beams; Laser theory; Manufacturing industries; Optical control; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Phase change materials; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1994. Symposium Proceedings, ISIE '94., 1994 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Santiago
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1961-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1994.333112
