Stephan Ziermann is a senior applications engineer at the TRUMPF Laser Technology Center, 47711 Clipper Street, Plymouth, MI 48170, 734-454-7200, Fax: 734-354-9769, stephan.ziermann@us.trumpf.com, www.us.trumpf.com.
New functions have helped to reduce the cycle times required for 3D laser cutting, outside of the time when the laser is actually cutting. But even with these new technologies, applying the established best practices and tricks can often reduce those times even more.