Cutting inlays with a laser

Irena Swaczyna; Zbigniew Grabczewski

doi:10.1117/12.203233

1 March 1995 Cutting inlays with a laser

Irena Swaczyna, Zbigniew Grabczewski

Proceedings Volume 2202, Laser Technology IV: Research Trends, Instrumentation, and Applications in Metrology and Materials Processing; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.203233
Event: Laser Technology: Fourth Symposium, 1993, Szczecin, Poland

Abstract

To cut inlay from a stack of glued veneer a CO₂ HEBAR-1A laser was used. For setting optimal working parameters of the set used in industrial production of inlay the following elements were defined: the shape and dimensions of the cutting fissure, the dependence between the width of the cutting fissure and the speed with which the laser beam moves and the total thickness of the stack of veneer sheets, the application of the laser for cutting various patterns. Computer aided designing and computer steering of the laser beam enables fast and precise production of large numbers of inlay elements not only from wood but also from other materials like glass, stone, metal, etc. Taking into consideration the high running cost of such a laser set and its very big production only few factories or even one factory in the given area could produce inlay ready for gluing. Further investigation should be carried out on this field particularly considering the lowering of costs not only in inlay production but generally where cutting of wood is concerned.

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Irena Swaczyna and Zbigniew Grabczewski "Cutting inlays with a laser", Proc. SPIE 2202, Laser Technology IV: Research Trends, Instrumentation, and Applications in Metrology and Materials Processing, (1 March 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.203233

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