As is well known, newly produced glass will have different thicknesses, and coupled with the fragility of the glass itself, general cutting methods will inevitably cause damage to the glass. Laser glass cutting machines have specialized blade wheels to ensure that the glass will not be damaged during the cutting process.
Types of laser glass cutting machines
(1) Manual glass cutting machine
Manual glass cutting machine is a very traditional laser glass cutting machine. The entire machinery consists of two parts: a glass conveyor belt and a cutting table. By manually operating the conveyor belt, the glass to be cut is transported to the cutting table and cut with a blade. The advantage of this cutting machine is that it can cut relatively small shaped glass sheets and process the glass into different shapes. The disadvantage is that when cutting glass into special shapes, specialized molds need to be made, and manual operation itself is time-consuming and laborious, making it impossible to achieve mass production.
(2) Semi automatic glass cutting machine
This laser glass cutting machine is basically the same as a manual cutting machine, except that a semi-automatic button operation device is added to the cutting machine. Although cutting irregular glass is still the main method now, specialized molds need to be made in advance according to the shape of the glass, but the glass size that can be processed is larger than that of manual cutting machines. Moreover, due to the use of pneumatic and motor kinetic energy during cutting, a significant amount of manpower is saved, resulting in much higher production efficiency than manual cutting machines.
(3) Fully automatic glass cutting machine
This laser glass cutting machine goes further than semi-automatic laser glass cutting machines. It is composed of a chassis mechanism, a crossbeam mechanism, a glass processing table, a cutting head mechanism, a conveying mechanism, a mechanical positioning mechanism, an electrical control system, etc. Its structure is complex.
The processing method is controlled by computer software equipped on the machine, directly drawing and then implementing operations. This way, you can set in advance whether to make square, circular, or irregular glass through the computer, without having to make molds in advance.
At present, the most advanced form of this cutting machine is the production assembly line mode, which includes a loading table, a computerized cutting machine, a film breaking machine, and a unloading table. The entire process of the assembly line is controlled by a computer, with a high degree of automation, suitable for long-term operation of large quantities of glass products, and easy maintenance.
When using a fully automatic laser glass cutting machine for cutting, the layout must be arranged first before proceeding with cutting, film removal, and other processes. Not only is it required to arrange as many cut pieces of the desired shape as possible on the glass substrate to improve the utilization rate of raw materials, but it also requires simple and easy-to-use typesetting operations. Mechanical interactive typesetting is one of the commonly used and convenient typesetting methods for operators to compare and cut work tasks on site.
(4) Water jet glass cutting machine
This laser glass cutting machine is also operated fully automatically by a computer. But unlike traditional blade cutting, it uses high-pressure water flow cutting technology, mainly for thicker glass products. By using computer numerical control to form various complex patterns, this cutting machine performs cold cutting without thermal deformation or thermal effects. Can ensure smooth incision, completed in one go without the need for secondary operation. Due to these advantages, it can also perform complex operations of drilling glass.
