Metal Cutting and Etching Laser Systems

Laser Metal Cutting

Kern Metal Cutting Video

The 52 Series Laser Cutting System pictured here shows the Automatic Capacitive Sensing Height Follower and the metal grid work which is required for each laser metal cutting system.

The Automatic Capacitive Sensing Height Follower developed by Kern Electronics & Lasers, Inc. is one of the key elements when laser cutting mild steel and stainless steel for your custom metal cutting project. A sensor senses the capacitance from the end of the isolated cutting tip to the metal being cut. This information is fed into a Kern Height Follower Controller. The gap from the metal being cut and the cutting tip can be adjusted until a desired gap is obtained. The Kern Height Follower will then maintain that gap over the metal even if the metal has any distortion in the metal and maintain the proper focusing point.

A 150 watt laser is installed for cutting mild steel up to .090″, stainless steel up to .070″ and a 400 watt laser is installed for cutting mild steel up to .125″, stainless steel up to .100″.

Laser sizes available for laser metal cutting are: 100 watt,  150 watt,  200 watt,  400 watt

Oxygen assist through the high pressure optics nozzle is needed to initiate the cut and obtain a clean edge. This oxygen flow is controlled by the KCAM software and Kern Laser Power Controller.

Changing from wood and plastic cutting to metal cutting takes only minutes. Remove honeycomb grid work and replace with steel grid work, change optics nozzle, change from shop air to oxygen, and you are ready to go. ONE LASER CUTTING MACHINE WILL DO IT ALL.

Contact us for samples and we will answer any further questions you may have about custom metal cutting or our laser cutting systems.

The samples below range from shim stock (.002″) up to .125″ mild steel. The gold cycle is polished stainless steel.