Early days of laser cutting

Paul A. Hilton

doi:10.1117/12.281076

18 August 1997 Early days of laser cutting

Paul A. Hilton

Proceedings Volume 3097, Lasers in Material Processing; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281076
Event: Lasers and Optics in Manufacturing III, 1997, Munich, Germany

Abstract

May 1967 marks the 30th anniversary of gas assisted laser cutting. This paper looks back at these first experiments, made using a 300 W pulsed slow flow CO₂ laser, and a pressure chamber to combine the focused laser beam with an oxygen gas jet. The results of this early work and the conclusions to the original publication on the subject will be discussed in terms of how laser cutting has developed over 30 years into an advanced and profitable manufacturing technique.

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Paul A. Hilton "Early days of laser cutting", Proc. SPIE 3097, Lasers in Material Processing, (18 August 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281076

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