Sheet Metal Laser Cutting Basics
A fiber laser cuts flat sheet with no tooling and fast setup — the default for brackets, enclosures, and flat parts.
A fiber laser cuts flat sheet by melting and blowing away metal with a focused beam. No tooling, fast setup, and clean edges — the default for brackets, enclosures, and flat parts in low to medium volume.
Why laser cutting wins early
- No die or mold to build
- Designs change with a file edit
- Holes, slots, and complex outlines in one pass
- Clean, ready-to-weld edges
The trade-off: laser cutting is 2D. Anything that needs bending, forming, or depth becomes a second operation — so design for the flat blank first.
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