We had somewhat the same situation with 16ga S/S #7 finish. If we preburned, the residue left behind required to much cleanup. We resolved to removing the PVC completely at the laser and reapplying it afterward. We purchased a small lamination roll set and run the parts through to reapply the...
Tab you parts in and cut the tabs to remove parts. Its not going to be very popular with the operators but it works. The other way is to move to a gantry style machine where the bed is stationary.
The last post is good advice. The best way to get the K factor is to use your material and process and find the change in material length to develop the "K" factor. It’s the only way I have found to accurately provide RBA's. After establishing a RBA, I always recheck buy doing a simple...
