Laser Cutting

• THE WORD LASER IS AN ACRONYM FOR "LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED   
  EMISSION OF RADIATION"
• THE LASER WAS FIRST THEORIZED BY ALBERT EINSTEIN IN 1917. BUT WASN'T UNTIL 1960 THAT THE FIRST LASER BEAM WAS CREATED.

ADVANTAGES:
• VERY HIGH QUALITY EDGES
• MUCH FASTER THAN OTHER METHODS
• CAN HOLD TIGHTER TOLERANCES

DISADVANTAGES:
• HIGHER POWER CONSUMPTION THAN OTHER METHODS
• LIMITED ON THICKNESS
• MOST MACHINES LIMITED TO INTERIOR PROFILE DIAMETERS NO SMALLER
  THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE METAL

SHAW CAPABILITIES:
• CARBON – ½"
• STAINLESS – ¼"
• ALUMINUM – 3/16"