Cutting machinery
A cutting system including a cutting table and a first cutting material belt movably supported about the cutting table and a second cutting material removably supported above the first cutting material, the laser cutting material having a metal material having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough.
1. A cutting apparatus comprising:
a cutting table;
a laser cutter moveable with respect to the cutting table;
a first cutting material belt movably supported about the cutting table, the first cutting material belt extends over a top portion of the width of the cutting tale extending over a first roller, under the cutting table and over a second roller, a second cutting material belt removably positioned on a top surface of the first cutting material belt, and wherein the second cutting material belt including a metal material having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metal material is aluminum having a thickness greater than 1 mil.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the aluminum is secured to a carrier layer formed of a nonmetal material with a thermoplastic polyurethane material.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second cutting material belt is removably positioned about the first cutting material.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the second cutting material belt includes a plurality of strips connected to one another with a mechanical connector.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the second cutting material belt extends about the first cutting material above and below the cutting table.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apertures have a diameter between 1 mm and 2 mm.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a vacuum system that draws air through the first cutting material belt and the second cutting material belt sufficient and to retain a graphic material adjacent to the second cutting material belt.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apertures include a plurality of apertures that make up less than 1% of the top surface area of the second cutting material belt.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the laser cutter has sufficient energy to cut a graphic material supported on the second cutting material belt without burning and melting the laser cutting material belt.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 further wherein the first cutting material is a self-healing material.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a cutting head having a laser.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a transfer station to wind and unwind the second cutting material belt about a storage roller.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 further wherein the second material laser belt is formed from a plurality of panels that are mechanically connected together allowing adjacent panels to pivot along a longitudinal axis of the connector.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein one of the plurality of panels may be replaced.
16. The apparatus of claim 1 , including a drive roller and an idler roller, wherein the first cutting material belt and the second cutting material belt are driven about the table by movement of the drive roller.