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Stainless steel fabrication will involve the use of a number of techniques like laser cutting, water jet cutting and metal fabrication. Most of these stainless steel fabricators also specialise in a number of other cutting and fabricating services like stone cutting, ceramic cutting, glass cutting, etc. Of all the services applied for stainless steel fabrication, laser cutting services are one of the most popular services. Laser cutting is precision cutting of metals using high-power laser rays guided by computer and therefore gives more precise and accurate results with enhanced quality. Though these services are initially used for commercial purposes especially by specialist services of steel fabricators these days they are used by in-house users for personal organisations. Using laser cutting method for stainless steel fabrication will provide a high –quality surface finish. Industrial uses of laser cut services are more popularly used for cutting flat sheets of stainless steel and for structural and piping material. Laser cutting services uses three kinds of lasers – CO2 laser, Nd and Nd-YAG and the use of the kind of laser varies depending on the requirement. The use of a type of laser has its own advantages and disadvantages. CO2 laser are used mostly for industrial purposes like for cutting mild steel, aluminium, stainless steel sheets, . In contrast, YAG lasers are used for scribing and cutting metals. Whatever is the type of laser that you use, the use water jet guiding through laser helps to remove debris as you cut through with the laser and also cools of the steel cutting surface concurrently thereby reducing cutting damages and wear and tear. Some advantages of laser cutting in contrast to mechanical cutting include easier work holding capacity, reduced contamination of work place, precision in the work being done with reliability, using lesser energy thereby being less time consuming and cost effective depending on the type of laser used. Otherwise the use of laser cutting for steel fabrication could prove to be disadvantageous because of its high power consumption and its inability to cut thicker surfaces. Moreover, metal fabrication CO2 lasers are not used as they are ineffective in cutting metals but only can only be used for engraving them. The greatest advantage of laser engraving and cutting of steel is that you can protect the surface from heat and burn marks, which gives your work a cutting edge quality. Next time when you have a stainless steel fabrication work to be done ask for the type of cutting technology that your service provider is going to use.
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