Spartanics (Rolling Meadows, IL) has produced a white paper entitled the Spartanics Laser Cutting Technical Guide. Written by Markus Klemm, the company’s R&D software engineer, the white paper is entitled "How to match today’s laser cutting technology to application requirements." It’s divided into two parts.
Part I’s chapters include:
1) Choosing Between Laser Cutting vs. Tool-based Die Cutting Systems
2) Quality and the Soft Marking Standard; and
3) Cutting Speed vs. Web Speed.
Part II’s chapters include:
1) Fallacy of the Double Scan Head Advantage
2) Systems Integration, User-Friendliness and Production Output
3) Selecting System Components, and
4) Suggested Method for Sourcing Laser Cutting Technology.
The white paper is available on the Spartanics website at:
http://www.spartanics.com/white_papers_detail.cgi?id_num=10