Classification and Application of CNC Cutting Machine
CNC cutting machine includes the following:
- CNC flame cutting machine
- CNC plasma cutting machine
- CNC laser cutting machine
- CNC Waterjet Cutting Machine
- Other special cutting equipments (such as CNC pipe cutting machine, CNC profile cutting machine, other non-metallic special cutting equipment, etc.)
Characteristics and application of various types of CNC cutting machine:
CNC flame cutting machines have a large thickness steel cutting ability and low cutting costs, but the cutting deformation is huge, the accuracy is not high, the speed is not fast, the warm-up and piercing times are too long, and it is very difficult to adapt the needs of fully automated operation. Its main application is limited to steel, thick sheet metal cutting, and will be gradually replaced by CNC plasma cutting machine in the medium and thin steel plate cutting.
CNC plasma cutting machine has a wide cutting range, by which all the sheet metal can be cut. And it has high efficiency and fast cutting speed that can up to 10m / min or more. When carrying out the cutting underwater, the noise, dust, harmful gases and arc generated by it will be eliminated, which effectively improve the workplace environment. The cutting quality of fine plasma cutting is close to the level of laser cutting. As the high power plasma cutting technology matures, the thickness it can cut is more than 100mm, greatly widening the cutting range.
CNC laser cutting machine has a fast cutting speed and high accuracy. However, it is expensive and high-cost, only suitable for thin sheet metal cutting and high precision occasion.CNC waterjet cutting machine applies for any material (metal, non-metallic, composite materials) cuttings. Its cutting precision is high, and it does not produce thermal deformation. It’s a environmentally friendly way of cutting. Its disadvantages are slow speed, low efficiency, high-cost cutting.
Other CNC cutting machine include: CNC pipe cutting machine, CNC steel cutting machine, CNC bevel cutting machine, CNC wood cutting machine. These special cutting equipments are mainly used in various specific sections of CNC cutting.