What are the types of multi head laser cutting machines

A multi head laser cutting machine refers to a laser cutting machine with multiple laser heads. Compared to common single head laser cutting machines, a multi head laser cutting machine can simultaneously run multiple laser heads for synchronous processing, thereby completing processing tasks with multiple times the efficiency. It is suitable for various large format and complex pattern large-scale processing operations.

Multi head laser cutting machine is a general term that includes different types of laser processing equipment such as single axis multi laser head, double axis double laser head, multi axis multi laser head, etc. These equipment have different operating modes, processing efficiency, and processing objects. Generally speaking, these devices will indicate the number of motion axes and laser heads on their names, such as single axis four head laser cutting machines, double axis double head laser cutting machines, and so on.

The characteristics and differences of these different multi head laser cutting machines are as follows:
Single axis multi laser head cutting machine: refers to a laser cutting machine with multiple laser heads on a single laser head. This type of equipment has a large number of laser heads, and manufacturers can install them according to customer needs, so there is no unified standard. These laser heads are mostly synchronized and mainly used for cutting materials with large widths and uniformly arranged patterns, such as fabrics, leather, etc.

Double axis double laser head cutting machine: One of the most common multi head laser cutting equipment, different motion axes and laser heads can be processed separately, mainly used for complex pattern processing of large format. Two laser heads can process different parts of the same pattern separately, and finally, when combined, the efficiency can reach more than twice that of the laser head.

Multi axis multi laser head cutting machine: a relatively rare laser cutting equipment, with varying numbers of motion axes and laser heads, such as four axis four excitation heads, five axis dual laser heads, etc. The number of axes here includes both the XY axis for planar movement and the Z axis for up and down movement. These types of equipment are mainly customized for certain complex processing, and the more axes there are, the higher the difficulty of control.
In summary, the situation of multi head laser cutting machines is relatively complex, with differences in both the number of motion axes and the number of laser heads. The more axes and laser heads there are, the higher the difficulty of control, the higher the hardware requirements, and naturally the higher the cost. How to choose, or focus on specific processing needs.