Views: 1 Author: XDLASER Publish Time: 2021-03-04 Origin: XDLASER
When you need to cut metal sheet or metal tubes, there are normally 2 different equipment for you to choose. They are laser fiber cutting machine and CNC plasma cutting machine. What is the difference between the 2?
Normally,fiber laser cutting machine can cut mild steel up to 25mm if the laser power is big enough. It is hard to cut mild steel more than 25mm. Plasma cutting machine, if equipped with flame cutting,it can cut 30mm or more.
Fiber laser cutting machine has precision 0.05mm or less. It can cut metal with clean edge.You can use the metal directly to your products.Plasma cutting machine can cut thicker materials but the edge is normally as clean as you want it to be.
The cutting speed of fiber laser cutting machine is faster than plasma cutting machine. When cutting steel under 5mm,laser fiber cutting machine can cut at very fast speed, sometimes can reach 20m/min. It can also do flying cutting on steel 0.4mm to 2mm.
The price of CNC plasma cutting machine is very cheap.Many small factories can afford. The price of fiber laser cutting machine is higher but it is getting lower and lower. More and more small factories can afford a fiber laser cutter.
Fiber laser cutting machine only have very small consumable parts, all of them very cheap. It has higher electric conversion 40%. In this case, it saves electricity. Plasma cutting machine needs more electricity.
Generally speaking, if you mostly cut steel under 25mm and want to get a very clean edge, fiber metal laser cutting machine is your best choice.
Fiber laser cutting machine has optional laser powers for different thickness. How to choose a suitable machine? Please contact XD laser for details.
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