With an air assist system, laser cutting machines can perform many cutting tasks with ease. Air-assist laser cutting, in particular, is the lifeblood of the laser cutting industry. Many products are cut using air-assist laser cutters. In this article, we are going to give you detailed information about the compressor and laser cutting.

 What Is Laser Cutting?

Laser cutting is the cutting method in which laser light is used to cut metal and non-metal materials of different thicknesses. Laser cutting is used to cut the material components used in many industries today. Laser cutting makes strong, clean cuts, reducing the margin of error to almost zero and is quite technological in its operation. All you do is load pre-programmed patterns into the laser cutting machine’s system. The laser cutting machine will cut the material by following this file you uploaded, performing the tasks you want cleanly and instantly.

 What Is Air Assist Cutting?

Air assist cutting is when compressed air is used in the laser cutting machine instead of oxygen or nitrogen. With advances in compressed air technologies, air assist has become an efficient method for cutting various materials, even stainless steel. Today, air assist is an efficient and popular method for cutting various materials, including stainless steel and aluminum. Cutting with compressed air delivers sustainable cost advantages while increasing productivity. Compressed air is a more cost-effective solution than either nitrogen or oxygen.

Cutting is done on a bench. These benches are very strong. Using compressed air laser cutting eliminates the downtime required to change the nitrogen bottle. This speeds up cutting and increases your productivity. Switching your laser cutting business to air assist is relatively easy and affordable. Even most older model lasers can be easily adapted to cut using air.

 How Does the Özen Kompresör Dry Air System Work?

- The compressor takes in air from the atmosphere and pressurizes it to 7-10 bars.
- Dryers and filters improve the quality of the compressed air before it is stored in an air tank.
- The air is then pressurized using boosters to between 16 and 40 bars and stored in the tank.
- Finally, the dried and filtered air is transferred into the system.
- The air in the tank is used in laser cutting by setting it to the pressure required by the application.

In this article, we tried to give you detailed information about the air-assist laser cutting system. Laser cutting using Özen Kompresör’s dry air system gives you a competitive edge. Please consult our sales engineers for detailed information about the dry air system and to have the cost advantage.