Tube laser

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Tube laser is the short form of tube and profile laser cutting system , a laser processing machine for processing round, square, and any tubes and profiles. These systems work with a chuck , similar to the chuck on a lathe, which rotates the pipe around its axis. The processing takes place by means of a laser beam . The laser head can be moved in the axial direction (mostly the Y-axis) the feed over the length of the part is mostly achieved by moving the workpiece. This allows any contours to be cut out of the pipe so that the individual parts for pipe frame constructions can be produced cost-effectively with a high degree of accuracy.

A basic distinction is made between 2d, 2 1/2-D and 3D cutting systems. In 3D cutting systems, the cutting head not only moves along the Y axis, it can also be swiveled around axes A and B. (A axis is parallel to the X axis and the B axis is parallel to the Y axis). 3D systems are also called 5-axis systems.

Lasers whose resonators are not built on a plate but on a tube are referred to as support tube lasers.