Popular Science | How to Set the Cutting Speed of a Laser Cutter?

2025-06-11


Laser cutting machines have become the mainstream processing and cutting equipment due to their speed, efficiency, low cost, safe operation, and stable performance. The continuous online high-performance state is largely related to the setting of the equipment's cutting speed.
Laser cutting machines are characterized by their speed, efficiency, low cost, safe operation, and stable performance and have become the mainstream processing and cutting equipment.
The continuous online high-performance state is closely related to the setting of the equipment's cutting speed.
 
 

 

Hazards caused by improper cutting speed

 

1

Speed too fast

 

1. Unable to cut, sparks spraying everywhere
2. The cutting surface shows oblique stripes, and the lower part produces melting
3. The entire section is thicker, but no melting occurs
2

Speed too slow

 

1. Over-melting occurs, and the cutting surface is rough
2. The cutting seam widens, and the entire corner melts
3. Affects cutting efficiency
 

Factors affecting cutting speed

 

Material
 
 

Laser cutting machines cut metal materials including aluminum plates, stainless steel, carbon steel, copper plates, and alloy materials.

Materials have different properties and different absorption rates of lasers, so the cutting speed settings should vary.

 

Thickness
 
 

Different material thicknesses require different times for piercing and processing.

During cutting, the thicker the material, the greater the laser energy required, and the slower the cutting speed.
Output power
 
 

Different material thicknesses require different times for piercing and processing.

During cutting, the thicker the material, the greater the laser energy required, and the slower the cutting speed.

 

 

Methods for setting cutting speed

 

Before processing, the machine parameters must be set first.

Generally speaking, if the parameters are not adjusted properly, there will be problems with the cutting speed. The following two points should be noted when setting parameters:

Initial speed

The initial speed is the speed at which the machine starts, and it is not always better to set it higher.

If it is set too high, the machine will vibrate greatly.

Acceleration

Acceleration affects the time it takes for the machine to go from the initial speed to normal cutting speed.

When the machine cuts different patterns, it is a continuous start-stop process. Setting the acceleration too low will cause the machine to cut slower.

 

Methods for determining whether the cutting speed is appropriate

 

The appropriateness of the feed rate can be judged from the laser equipment cutting sparks.
1. If the sparks diffuse from top to bottom, the cutting speed is appropriate.
2. If the sparks are tilted backward, the feed rate is too fast.
3. If the sparks are not diffused and few, and clustered together, the speed is too slow.

 

 

Kudi II Machine

As a high-tech equipment, Kudi II's laser cutting machine has a good human-machine interaction interface, and the operation is simple and standardized.

However, to ensure the high-performance operation of the equipment, there are many details and precautions.

Kudi II has established a professional after-sales service team that can provide customers with 24/7 rapid response after-sales service, providing customers with professional and meticulous technical support.

 
 
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Guangdong Kudi II Laser Equipment Co., Ltd., established in 2017, is a technology-innovation-oriented enterprise dedicated to the research and development, production, and sales of laser continuous blanking equipment. The company has deep brand accumulation and technical strength, relying on a fully independent intellectual property rights CNC system, and has always adhered to independent innovation in the field of laser blanking. It has now obtained 6 patents, obtained Guangdong Provincial High-tech Products, and has been listed as a qualified supplier by Baosteel Group.

In July 2018, the company launched China's first belt-supported laser continuous blanking equipment, which has performed well in the market, and has successively launched a number of laser blanking equipment, becoming one of the domestic manufacturers with the most complete series of laser blanking products and solutions. Currently, Kudi II's laser continuous blanking equipment can be widely used in automotive interior and exterior sheet metal, metal coil material opening and distribution, cookware, home appliances, sanitary ware, tableware, and other industrial fields.

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