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2001
Book Article
Titel
Basic description of laser cutting
Abstract
Laser cutting, the most established laser materials processing technology, is a method for shaping and separating a workpiece into segments of desired geometry. The cutting process is executed by moving a focused laser beam along the surface of the workpiece with constant distance, thereby generating a narrow (typically some tenths of a millimeter) cut kerf. This kerf fully penetrates the material along the desired cut contour.