Laser Cutting Micro Joints

Micro joints shake and break is a popular name for this easy method of separating multiple parts from a sheet of material.

Laser cutting micro joints. With no cam software that s designed for the machine. I found some awesome examples that inspired me and demonstrated how creative you can be when combining joint techniques. Laser cut examples after looking through various industry resources i decided to examine the snap fi t joint presense in laser cutting. Complete systems can be provided from the dual laser r d workstations to semi automatic and fully automatic systems.

Micro joints allow you to attach small components to sheets. However after cutting a small burr remains on the product. But how do you remove these micro joints easily and quickly without undesirable changes to the contour of the product. However designing and fabricating laser cut assemblies can be a complex and tedious process especially for novice designers.

I found a project by dimitris papanikolaou from the mit fab lab that was the bomb diggity. Nanoseconds which causes a molten pool to penetrate the entire depth of the metal. The method is based on small interconnecting tabs between the parts created by programming spacing of the shearing or slitting punch. Nesting parts in cypcut for laser cutting english duration.

A minimal part of the contour will not be cut through. Lantek automatic micro joints duration. Vacco s multi fab group offers micro laser services for precision laser cutting micro welding marking or other machining. Problem is i run a 1999 mitsubishi laser.

This small burr on the contour is often not desirable. Ipg s quasi cw lasers and ultrafast pico and femtosecond lasers are commonly used in micro cutting applications. 4x4 500 watt fiber laser 17 206 views. One of their fiber laser had intelligent software that would cut 90 of the material and then at the end drive by and snip the micro joints that held everything together.

Really smart and it seems a lot like what you re describing. First ablative laser cutting can be used to make partial cuts in a material whereas laser fusion cutting can only be used to cut all the way through it. Joinery the system described in the instructable was developed to facilitate the generation of customizable joints for laser cut assemblies.