laser cutting gdansk

Laser cutting is one of the most popular methods used within the framework of giving certain parts the desired shapes. Overcoming the material's cohesion, however, requires a large amount of energy, which can come from a variety of sources. In the case of laser equipment, the energy is carried by a beam of laser beams, which can separate the material through sublimation, melting or burning. Currently, laser technology is seen as the fastest and most accurate method of material processing.

Gdansk - a city of many possibilities

Gdansk is considered a cultural, economic and scientific center, as well as an important transportation hub of northern Poland. The city is the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is also worth noting that the center of the Gdansk agglomeration, also known as the Tricity, together with Gdynia and Sopot, make up the Tri-City. As a result, it is the Tri-City, along with the entire Pomeranian area, that is counted among the top five regions most attractive to both Polish and foreign investors. In addition, the described region is characterized by particularly developed shipbuilding, energy, petrochemical, clothing and metal industries.
Well-functioning companies are a very important element of the city's socio-economic development, positively affecting both the local labor market and the quality of life of its residents. It should be noted that Gdansk is distinguished from other Polish metropolises by its high level of innovation, as well as its openness to cooperation. Entrepreneurship, based on individual attitudes, therefore has an active impact on economic growth rates, which in turn positively affect the entire city community. The constantly growing economic position of Gdansk, naturally creates demand for innovative services, which include, for example, laser cutting.

Laser cutting - characteristics of the process

The essence of laser cutting is considered to be overcoming the cohesion of a given material. This process requires the use of energy. By the type of energy and the way it affects the workpiece, one can specify, for example, laser energy beam cutting, which is increasingly used especially in sheet metal cutting. The process comprising laser cutting is one of the phenomena included in thermal separation. Laser cutting is a process in which the energy of the laser beam - either continuous or pulsed - causes either melting of the cut piece alone in the cutting gap, or simultaneous melting and vaporization, or melting and burning of the cut material.
‍Laser cutting is also characterized by a low heat-affected zone, minimal deformation, a narrow cutting gap, a small amount of heat input, clean and perpendicular edges, and very small irregularities in the separation surface. However, the prerequisite for acquiring good cutting quality and maintaining dimensional tolerances of the materials being cut is the precise routing of the cutting beam, combined with a good and stable cutting device with high vibration resistance.

Laser cutting - description of cutting methods

The parameters of the laser cutting process and the surface quality of the final product depend primarily on the method of cutting with this technique. Three laser cutting methods can be distinguished, which include:

• cutting by slit melting - where the workpiece is melted and blown out thanks to the purified inert gas fed into the laser beam;
• cutting by combustion - where oxygen or a mixture of gases containing oxygen is used as a gas to assist the cutting process. Burning a given material in a stream of oxygen creates additional heat energy, which greatly accelerates the entire cutting process;
• cutting by sublimation - where the workpiece within the cutting gap is vaporized in an inert gas environment.

Laser cutting - the benefits of this solution

The ever-increasing need for ever-higher cost efficiency, as well as intensification of productivity and quality of work, requires creative thinking and innovative solutions. One of these undoubtedly includes laser technology, which has proven to be indispensable in numerous areas of modern industry, such as the automotive or furniture industries. Indeed, in these sectors the number of technological concepts and applications is constantly increasing. The use of lasers for processing various materials, guarantees a whole set of advantages, compared to conventional cutting methods. Thus, it can be said that the laser cutting process has displaced separate mechanical cutting methods due to several key advantages, among which are:

• The possibility of easy robotization and automation of the cutting process,
• high cutting speeds
• lower self-tension, resulting in less deformation of the material being cut,
• high level of dimensional accuracy of the cut and the smoothness of the cut surfaces, which gives the possibility to cut products that do not require further mechanical processing, as opposed to oxyfuel or plasma cutting,
• A narrow zone of heat influence,
• The ability to carry out multiple operations in a single cycle, for example, punching or cutting holes,
• significantly lower emissions of harmful dust, as well as fumes with respect to oxyfuel and plasma cutting.

Laser cutting - offer for customers from Gdansk

Modern processing of a wide range of materials is offered by Factory 4x4. We provide services such as laser cutting of sheet metal, pipes and profiles, CNC sheet bending, milling, robotic welding, powder coating. In addition, it also works with a number of professional service and manufacturing companies that operate in the broader metal industry. The 4x4 factory is headquartered and has a production facility near Krosno, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, and carries out every order there. Currently, thanks to its extensive logistics and transportation capabilities, it is able to guarantee timely and safe transportation throughout the country. Fabryka 4x4's offer, which includes, for example, innovative laser cutting in Gdansk, is therefore available to entrepreneurs from the entire Pomeranian province. Fabryka 4x4 provides its customers with comprehensive and professional solutions through the ability to optimally plan the entire process, it is possible to guarantee customers the best, competitive terms of cooperation.