MULTI-AXIS LASER SYSTEMS ARE HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WAY FORMED METAL PARTS ARE BEING CUT, DRILLED, TRIMMED, AND WELDED. REDUCED TOOLING EXPENSE AND QUICKER TURNAROUND ARE THE BENEFITS MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH LASER PROCESSING OF FORMED PARTS. THIS PAPER IDENTIFIES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS OF LASER PROCESSING FOR FORMED METAL PARTS THROUGH CASE STUDIES OF CURRENT USERS OF LASER MACHINE TOOLS. EFFECTS OF WORK MATERIAL TYPE AND THICKNESS AND DESIGN FEATURES ARE DISCUSSED. THE CASE STUDIES ALSO SHOW HOW USERS OF LASER MACHINING SYSTEMS HAVE JUSTIFIED PURCHASE OF LASER MACHINE TOOLS AND INTEGRATED LASER PROCESSING INTO THEIR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FUNCTIONS.
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
