What is involved in job setup and job changeover?
Setup time ranges from seconds to no more than 15 minutes. In high-end systems, software tools are built in to improve imported DXF or DWG files for the best cutting results. These tools provide corrections for difficulties created by vector-type files, allowing shorter setup times and overall improvement of the laser cutting process. Such systems also will simulate the job production rate during set up, telling operators precisely how long a job will take. Finally, the job-setup specifications can be saved so that they can be recalled at a later time, making a changeover to that repeat job a simple matter of a few keystrokes that can be completed in seconds.
