The 7 Difference point between fiber laser cutting machine and Plasma cutting machine.

Let’s compare with them and select the right metal cutting machine according to your production demand. Below is a simple list of the mainly difference between fiber laser cutting and Plasma cutting.

Item	PLASMA	FIBER LASER
Equipment cost	Low	High
Cutting result	Poor perpendicularity：reach 10 degreeCutting slot width: around 3mmheavy adhering slagcutting edge roughheat affects greatlynot accuracy enoughcutting design limited	Poor perpendicularity：within 1 degreeCutting slot width: within 0.3mmno adhering slagcutting edge smoothheat affects smallhigh accuracyno limited on cutting design
Thickness range	Thick plate	Thin plate、Medium plate
Using cost	power consumption、Touch the mouth loss	quick-wear part、Gas、power consumption
processing efficiency	Low	High
Feasibility	rough processing、thick metal、Low productivity	precise processing、thin and medium metal、High productivity

From Above picture, you will find the Six DISADVANTAGE of PLASMA CUTTING ：

1、The cutting heat affects greatly；

2、Poor perpendicular degree on cutting edge, slope effect；

3、Scrape easily on edge；

4、small pattern impossible；

5、not accuracy；

6、Cutting slot width；

The Six ADVANTAGE OF LASER CUTTING：

1、small cutting heat affects ；

2、good perpendicular degree on cutting edge,；

3、no adhering slag,good consistency ；

4、valid for hige precise design, small hole is valid；

5、accuracy within 0.1mm；

6、Cutting slot thin；

 

 As fiber laser cuttting ability on thick metal materials increase a lots, which reduce the cutting cost on metalworking industry.