6 major cutting features/profiles used in tube laser cutting include slots, notches, cutouts, mitres, angled cuts, and complex profiles. Solera Metal Fabrication, a major fabrication facility offering metal laser cutting in Brampton, Ontario, explores these cutting profiles in detail in this blog.
What Are The Main Cutting Features In Laser Tube Cutting?
Slots
A slot is a narrow opening or channel made in a pipe/tube using the laser tube cutting process. This is one of the most common types of cuts made using laser tube cutting.
Notches
Some tube designs require indentations. This is where tube laser cutting is used to create notches, which are highly precise indentations set at the end of a tube.
Cutouts
Cutouts are different from slots and notches. This profile features intricate cuts to create the desired shape. However, the cut is not deep and is mainly done only on the surface of the tube.
Mitres
The type of cuts also varies according to the dimensions of the tube. When there are highly specialized cuts placed along the width of the tube, it is known as mitres.
Angled Cuts
Making cuts not along the length and width of the tube results in a different profile. Angled cuts are an excellent example, as it features non-perpendicular cuts along the tube’s surface.
Complex Profiles
Most cuts mentioned above are made in a stop-and-start or discontinuous fashion. Complex profiles in this context are different as they feature intricate designs, cuts and shapes on the surface of the tube that is made using a single, continuous motion.
Conclusion
To conclude, these are the 6 prominent types of cuts and profiles used in tube laser cutting.
Looking for quality laser tube cutting services in Brampton? Solera Metal Fabrication can help. With decades of experience in metal fabrication, we also offer sheet metal bending, tube laser cutting, powder coating services, hydrographic dipping and more. Contact us at 905-457-4777 to learn more.
FAQs:
What shapes can be fabricated using tube laser cutting?
Tube laser cutting can handle round, square, rectangular and asymmetrical profiles.
What types of alloys can be fabricated using laser tube cutting?
Titanium alloys, brass, Inconel, and chromium alloys can all be fabricated using laser tube cutting.