Nowadays, laser cutting machines are not an luxury but have been widely used in various industries. When you want to buy a fiber laser cutting machine, there will be dozens of suppliers, and there are a lot of machines with prices ranging from 200,000 to millions. Therefore, it’s difficult to make a choice. Please follow DX laser, as a professional laser manufacturer with over 15 years’ experience in laser industry, we will give you the 4 most important aspects before you purchase a laser cutter?
I. Processing requirement
First of all, we should consider the scope of our business, including the thickness of the material to be cut, which materials need to be cut, etc.. Then we need to determine the power of the equipment and the size of the workbench to be purchased. At present, the current power of the laser cutting machine on the market is from 500W to 10000W. We would better to learn the processing materials and processing thickness corresponding to different powers in advance. There is a point to note that the size of the workbench can be customized according to the needs of customers.
II. The choice of the manufacturer
After knowing our processing requirements, and then we need to find a trustworthy laser manufacturer. So we can ask them to see the performance and basic parameters of the laser cutting machine. And choose a few manufacturers with strong price and favorable price to carry out pre-communication and proofing. Later, we can conduct on-the-spot investigation and discuss in more detail about the parts of the machine, the price of the machine, the training of the machine, the payment method, and the after-sales service.
III. Laser power
In the choice of laser cutting machine performance, we should fully consider the laser power. It is very important to choose a suitable the laser power for different processing materials. For example, we often cut metal sheets below 6mm, then we choose 500W-700W laser cutting machine to meet the production demand, if you cut more than 6mm of material, we need to consider the machine with a larger power, which is very helpful for the cost control of the enterprise.
IV. The core part of the laser cutting machine
Some important parts of the laser cutting machine, we also need to pay attention when purchasing. In particular, laser generators, laser cutting heads, servo motors, guide rails, water chiller, etc., must be clearly defined as domestic or imported. These components directly affect the cutting speed and accuracy of the laser cutting machine. It also affects the direct benefits of the company.
The above are the 4 suggestions we have given. I hope that I can help you when you choose a laser cutting machine. If you have any other questions, please contact us. We will continue to update industry information about laser equipment.