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News Release from: Rofin-Baasel UK | Subject: Starshape CO2 lasers
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 July 2005
Paper and Plastic Cutting With High
Speed Lasers
Cutting of shapes from paper or plastic can be carried out at high speed using the Starshape range of CO2 lasers from Rofin-Baasel UK.
Cutting of shapes from paper or plastic can be carried out at high speed using the Starshape range of CO2 lasers from Rofin-Baasel UK The Starshape laser cutting system from Rofin is claimed to be easy to integrate on to web handling machinery and capable of high performance and high speed cutting
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Using LaserCAD software, complex shapes or logos can be generated to cut out at high speed on-the-fly from plastic or paper material on a web.
Software formats.dxf,.plt and image files can be imported to facilitate cut path generation.
Rofin-Baasel said that the combination of high power and high beam quality means it is possible to cut finished parts from sheet at higher rates than were previously possible, offering a more flexible alternative to punching. Request a free brochure from Rofin-Baasel UK ...
Most plastics including PP, PE, PET, paper and fibrous materials are all easily cut using the Starshape system, claimed the company.
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