Cutting
摘要
Laser cutting is the most widely used laser-based manufacturing process in industry today. One reason for this may be its rather simple technical implementation, but above all it is its extraordinary flexibility that has allowed it to find its way into so many industries: With the simplest possible cutting tool, a focused laser beam, virtually any contour can be produced in almost any material. The information about the shape to be produced is not contained in the tool itself (as would be the case e.g. with punching), but in its path control.