Three different problems can cause a laser to make beveled cuts. As these problems interact, they create distinct patterns of bevel angles that require sophisticated mathematical analysis to sort out. This article discusses an experiment using Fourier analysis to determine which combination of problems caused the cyclical variation that was observed in the measurements of a laser's cutting angle.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 1995-03-01
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/squared-straight/
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