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Learn how fiber laser cutting works, select the right machine and power, confirm materials and thickness, and prepare production details for a quotation.
This guide helps industrial buyers understand the laser cutting process, compare Arkmex machine models, and prepare practical production information before requesting a quotation.
A CNC fiber laser cutting machine focuses a high-energy laser beam on metal material while assist gas removes molten metal from the cutting kerf. The result is fast processing, narrow kerf width, clean edges, and repeatable cutting accuracy for industrial metal fabrication.
Arkmex machines are commonly used for carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, galvanized sheet, sheet metal parts, and tube profiles. Actual cutting capacity depends on laser power, gas, material quality, and process settings.
Choose AX-3015E for sheet metal workshops and thin sheet processing, AX-6020H for thick plate and high-volume industrial metal laser cutting, and AX-6000T for round, square, rectangular, and profile tube cutting applications.
Power selection should be based on daily material mix, typical thickness, cutting speed target, and budget. If 80% of your daily work is below 5mm, 1kW-3kW is usually practical; below 12mm, consider 3kW-6kW; below 30mm, consider 6kW-20kW.
Please provide cutting material, material thickness, working area or tube size, expected production volume, target cutting speed, required laser power if known, destination country, and any special automation or loading requirements.
Arkmex provides operation guidance, remote technical support, spare parts assistance, cutting parameter suggestions, and maintenance advice to help customers keep machines running reliably after delivery.
Arkmex machines are commonly used for carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, galvanized sheet, sheet metal parts, and tube profiles. Actual cutting capacity depends on laser power, gas, material quality, and process settings.
Power selection should be based on daily material mix, typical thickness, cutting speed target, and budget. If 80% of your daily work is below 5mm, 1kW-3kW is usually practical; below 12mm, consider 3kW-6kW; below 30mm, consider 6kW-20kW.
Suitable for daily 80% below ≤5mm thickness materials cutting.
Suitable for daily 80% below ≤12mm thickness materials cutting.
Suitable for daily 80% below ≤30mm thickness materials cutting.
Compare costs per machine hour using your local tariffs, actual consumption and paid operating hours. The USD example below explains the arithmetic only: it is not an Arkmex performance claim, a local wage estimate or a quotation.
Electricity cost = metered kWh per machine hour × price per kWh. Include the source, cooling, extraction and allocated compressor demand, including idle periods. Hypothetical input: 10 kWh/h × USD 0.15/kWh = USD 1.50/h. Laser nameplate power alone does not give system consumption.
Gas cost = measured volume per machine hour × delivered price per unit of volume. Keep flow, pressure and volume units consistent; include rental or delivery charges where applicable. This example assumes USD 5.00/h. Air cutting still consumes compressor energy; count that energy once, not in both electricity and gas.
Allocate nozzle, protective-window and other replacement costs over their recorded service hours; add planned maintenance separately. This example assumes a combined USD 1.00/h. Replace this assumption with your replacement records; no fixed consumable life is implied.
Labor cost = allocated monthly employment cost ÷ productive machine hours. An illustrative USD 1,200 ÷ 240 h = USD 5.00/h. The example total is 1.50 + 5.00 + 1.00 + 5.00 = USD 12.50/h. Material, financing, depreciation, building costs and taxes are excluded; include them for a full production quotation.
Assumed 10 kWh/h at USD 0.15/kWh.
Illustrative gas allocation; substitute measured consumption and your supplier price.
Illustrative allocation; use actual replacement and maintenance records.
Assumed USD 1,200 allocated over 240 productive hours.