At present, the most widely used equipment in the advertising and woodworking industries is the mechanical engraving machine and the laser engraving machine. Many people are difficult to accurately distinguish the difference between the two types of equipment. Without understanding the difference between them, it is impossible to accurately use them for production. Many times, whether a workpiece is processed by a mechanical engraving machine or a laser engraving machine, many users and friends cannot accurately understand.
The main difference between a mechanical engraving machine and a laser engraving machine is the difference in the way of engraving. The laser engraving machine uses a laser light source as the engraving energy to perform engraving. The engraving of mechanical engraving machine uses metal cutters for engraving, which has high requirements on the types and specifications of the cutters.
The main differences between mechanical engraving machines and laser engraving machines are:
1. In terms of engraving precision, laser engraving is more accurate than tool engraving, because the diameter of the light source for laser engraving is very small, and the tool engraving itself has a certain blade width, so in addition to the quality of the machine itself, the accuracy is also Contains the accuracy requirements of the tool.
Second, the choice of engraving materials, laser engraving on metal materials is difficult to achieve deep engraving, and it may only be coating engraving on the metal surface. The cutter engraving machine can achieve a certain depth of engraving, even cutting.
3. Laser engraving is a non-contact processing object. For flat engraving, there is no need to fix the workpiece. Because the tool engraving is contact engraving, it is required to fix the workpiece.
Fourth, the laser engraving of the laser tube has a certain life time, and mechanical tool engraving does not exist, but there will also be tool wear, in the case of severe wear, it is necessary to replace the tool.
5. In plastic engraving, laser engraving may produce toxic gases. A special air purification system is required to discharge exhaust gas into the air, while the cutter engraving machine will not pollute the air.
6. Laser engraving is very good at engraving photos. You can directly engrav the photos in JPG format, but knife engraving cannot do this.
