Commonly used cutting technologies in sheet metal processing include the following:
1. Shearing: Shearing is one of the most common sheet metal cutting techniques, which cuts the material along a straight line by applying shearing force on the material. Commonly used shearing equipment includes manual shears, hydraulic shears and electric shears.
2. Cutting flame: Cutting flame uses a flame to heat the sheet metal material to the melting point, and uses high-pressure oxygen purge to produce a high-temperature flame to cut the material. This method is suitable for thicker sheet metal materials.
3. Plasma cutting: Plasma cutting is the cutting of metal materials by using high-temperature plasma generated by a plasma arc. It works on a variety of metal materials, including stainless steel and aluminum.
4. High-pressure water jet cutting: High-pressure water jet cutting uses high-pressure water jets and abrasives to cut materials. It works on a variety of materials, including metal, composites and stone.
5. Laser cutting: Laser cutting uses a laser beam to irradiate and heat the material, causing it to fuse and cut the material. Laser cutting has high precision and is suitable for cutting thin plate materials and complex shapes.
6. CNC cutting: CNC cutting uses computer-controlled cutting equipment, such as CNC shearing machines, CNC flame cutting machines, CNC plasma cutting machines or CNC laser cutting machines, to achieve precise cutting through programmed control.
These cutting technologies are selected according to different needs and material types, have their own characteristics and scope of application, and play an important role in sheet metal processing.
