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CO2 Laser Cutting

CO2 lasers use carbon dioxide as a laser medium to cut, engrave, weld and heat treat a wide range of different materials. It is considered the most powerful continuous wave laser, and has a wide range of applications. Carbon dioxide makes up almost 10% of the laser, while 13.5% is nitrogen and 77% is helium. The energy absorbed by the nitrogen ignites the CO2, which produces the laser, and the helium helps the CO2 return to a ground state and also furthers the heat transfer.

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Iowa Laser Technology, Inc.
Cedar Falls, IA
800-254-7794
Since its founding in 1978, Iowa Laser Technology has been in the laser cutter industry, offering CO2 laser cutting, laser drilling, laser marking and laser machining. ILT's innovative approach to the market and our guarantees of high quality, timely completion of projects and competitive pricing are only a few of the many reasons our company has an established reputation as a market leader.
 
Leeco Steel, LLC
Lisle, IL
800-621-4366
Leeco Steel offers laser cutting services for plate sizes up to 3/4" x 120" x 480" of the hard-to-find and standard specialty grades of plate and sheet that we keep in stock. Our Fabricated Products Division offers precision burned, fabricated, formed and painted parts per customer needs.
 
Twin City EDM
Fridley, MN
763-783-7808
Twin City EDM is the industrial laser marking & metal etching job shop expert. Two shifts of highly trained laser metal or plastic marking personnel provides same day to 24 hour service. Our experience is in marking steel, brass, titanium, plastics, rubber and other materials. We do custom industrial marking and etching quality services that are accurate and burr-free. ISO 9001:2000 Certified.
 
Dowding Industries, Inc.
Eaton Rapids, MI
517-663-5455
Founded in 1964 as a small tool and die shop, Dowding Industries has not ceased to grow and develop in the metal fabrication field. Now, with 80,000 square ft of manufacturing space, Dowding offers metal stamping, sheet metal fabrication and laser cutting services including: CO2 laser cutting, laser drilling, laser marking and more. Our focus on innovation and high-quality will not disappoint you.
 
Custom Finishers, Inc.
High Point, NC
336-431-7141
Eagle Laser is our wholly owned, in-house, laser cutting / CNC machine service center started in 1989. Four high powered CO2 cutting systems run round-the-clock. Services include laser cutting, laser engraving, laser routing, laser boring and prototypes. We also process many types of wood based substrates along with steel, plastics and glass.
 
A-Laser/FCT Assembly
Milpitas, CA
970-313-7479
A-Laser specializes in thin metal and plastic laser cutting. We use steel, Kapton, Cirlex, ESD plastics and other plastics and metals. We manufacture with high performance, diode-pumped UV lasers and NdYag lasers by LPKF - world leader in precision laser cutting equipment. Services include laser routing, skiving, drilling and laser depaneling. Same day quotes and 24-hour turns are available.
 
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CO2 Laser Cutting


All sorts of materials are altered by CO2 lasers, including plastic, wood, foam, aluminum, sandpaper, acrylic, velvet, Styrofoam, polyester, cardboard, ceramic and paper. Industrial welding and cutting of metals is often done by a carbon dioxide laser treatment. Unlike most machining techniques, CO2 lasers are even able to be used on human skin. In the medical field, surgical procedures like facelifts and dermabrasion are done by CO2 lasers. Cutting and engraving machines, laser marking systems and laser processing tools all use automated CO2 laser systems to mark or cut products and materials. The chemical responses elicited from the carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen and helium that makes up this active laser discharge is what slices so cleanly through tough materials. Developed in nineteen sixty four, it is one of the earliest gas lasers as well as remaining one of the most widely used. Another notable gas laser similar to the CO2 is the excimer laser, although it does not use heat to slice through material. Rather, the chemical reactions it harnesses cannot be absorbed by the material, so the initial layers begin to breakdown instead. However, excimer lasers are mostly popular amongst micromachining, whereas CO2 lasers are popular amongst many applications.

Since there is such a low heat input into the material, CO2 lasers rarely if ever cause distortion or warping of material. They are also able to cut very soft materials like fabric and hard materials like metal. Currently, three types of CO2 lasers exist: axial gas-flow, transverse gas-flow and sealed tube. Axial gas-flow lasers continuously pump fresh carbon dioxide, nitrogen and helium to increase efficiency, in and out of a tube. Transverse gas-flow lasers have a horizontal gas flow, which causes higher power ratings. In sealed tube lasers, the gas is preserved inside the tube and is not refilled while in use. These lasers have a much longer wavelength than the other types. All three of these lasers are utilized by a variety of industries, particularly because they can slice through such a wealthy of materials. Industries include industrial and fabric manufacturing, specialized engraving companies, military, marine and any other organization that requires large pieces to be precisely cut, or small pieces to be carefully engraved.