The process of cutting workpieces is vital in the manufacturing industry. At first, at first cuts in the manufacturing industry were only used to make stock. However, now with the development of the times, we can also do the cutting process to make a product.
Now we know many ways to carry out the workpiece cutting process but in manufacturing the most commonly used method is Laser Cutting and Plasma Cutting. The use of each cutting method has its own considerations. These considerations can be in the form of the desired cutting, the type of material cut, the thickness of the material to be cut, the speed of the process to the level of precision to be achieved.
What is Laser Cutting?
Laser Cutting is a technology that allows a laser to carry out the process of cutting various kinds of materials. This process uses a burst of laser light focused on a point.
The power from this laser will then melt the workpiece so that the workpiece becomes cut. As for directing where the laser beam is going, the laser cutting machine uses a CNC operating system where the movement of the laser is controlled by a computer through the NC code program language. NC code is a programming language consisting of G code and M code.
What is Plasma Cutting?
Basically, plasma cutting is a workpiece cutting process that uses high temperatures contained in the plasma arc core and plasma water velocity. The amount of temperature that can be produced by the plasma arc can reach 25000 C.
Plasma Cutting is usually used to cut workpieces that have a thickness between 50-150mm. As for how to direct the plasma arc, we use a CNC operating system where the movement of the plasma arc is controlled by a computer through the NC code program language.
Comparison of Laser Cutting with Plasma Cutting
Berikut ini adalah perbandingan antara Plasma Cutting dan Laser Cutting:
| Cutting method | Laser Cutting | Plasma Cutting |
| Process Speed | Speed | Speed |
| Material Thickness | Thin | Thickness up to 150 mm |
| Produk complexity | Very complicated | Simple |
| Operating costs | Lower | Higher |
| Thermal Deformation | Is in a small area | Is on a larger area |
| Precision | Highly precise | Keep |
| Types of material cut | All kinds of non-reflective solids | Metals and conductive materials |
Based on the table above, it can be concluded that in most respects laser cutting is superior to plasma cutting. Laser cutting is able to perform the cutting process with more precision. Able to carry out cutting processes with complicated shapes, have lower thermal deformation and lower operational costs. But plasma cutting also has advantages when compared to laser cutting, these advantages are plasma cutting is able to carry out the cutting process on thicker and reflective objects.
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With advantages in the form of precision, lower thermal deformation and the ability to form more complicated shapes make laser cutting suitable for the manufacture of various kinds of decorations and other ornaments. Here at Solo Abadi we produce a wide range of products using laser cutting technology so that the quality of the products it produces can meet the expectations of consumers. An example is a product If you are interested in buying our laser cutting products, please contact our WhatsApp or visit our website at www.soloabadi.com.
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