Tanaka Laser Cutting Machines: 7 Reasons Shops Rely on Them
How Tanaka fiber lasers work, why they beat CO2 on cost and uptime, the full lineup, materials, service, and how to choose new vs used.
Laser Cutting
Laser Cut Edge Quality: Causes, Fixes, and Standards
The four variables behind almost every edge defect, how to fix dross, striations, and burr, and how ISO 9013 actually measures laser cut edge quality.
Laser Chiller Maintenance: Keep the Source Cool
Water quality, coolant changes, condenser cleaning, and reading chiller faults. The laser chiller maintenance routine that keeps your source out of an over-temp fault.
Fiber Laser Cutting Parameters by Material and Thickness
Power, speed, focus, and gas explained, how the settings change by material and thickness, and how to build a parameter library.
How to Size a Chiller for Your Fiber Laser
Why cooling matters, matching capacity and stability to the machine, flow and coolant, ambient conditions, and the common sizing mistakes.
How Long Does a Fiber Laser Source Last?
How a fiber source is built, how long it lasts, how it ages, what extends or shortens its life, and why it outlives CO2.
Fiber Laser Beam Alignment and Calibration: A Shop Guide
What calibration covers, beam centering, focus, height sensor and axis checks, when to do each, and operator tasks vs service work.
Laser Cutting Nesting: How to Cut Material Waste
What nesting is, how the software works, techniques that cut scrap, and why material utilization is one of a shop’s easiest wins.
Fiber Laser vs Plasma Cutting: Which One Your Shop Needs
Fiber laser vs plasma cutting on edge quality, thickness, speed, cost, and which process wins which job.
Fiber Laser Cutting Thickness: What a Machine Can Really Handle
What sets a laser’s thickness limit, how it changes by material, maximum vs economical thickness, and how to match wattage to your work.