Presents practical information and troubleshooting on laser cutting and laser cutting design tools from a quality manufacturing perspective. Equally applicable to small shops as it is to large fabricator companies, this guide is a roadmap for developing, implementing, operating, and maintaining a laser-cutting manufacturing enterprise. The book focuses on metal cutting of sheets, plates, tubes, and 3-D shaped stampings. It presents today's reality of the engineering and business challenges, and opportunities presented by the rapid penetration of laser cutting in all facets of industry.
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 : Inputs
Chapter 1 : Overview of Laser-Cutting Applications
Chapter 2 : Market for Laser Cutting
Chapter 3 : Materials
Chapter 4 : Machines
Chapter 5 : Methods
Chapter 6 : Man
Chapter 7 : Measurement
Chapter 8 : Mother Nature
Part 2 : Outputs
Chapter 9 : Quality
Chapter 10 : Productivity
Chapter 11 : Profitability
Chapter 12 : Safety and Environment
Chapter 13 : The Six-Sigma Approach
Appendix A : Basics of Lasers
Appendix B : Laser-beam Propagation
Appendix C : Nozzle Gas Dynamics
Index
