Laser cutting is a thermal cutting process. A laser beam is used to melt or vaporize the material, which is blown away downwards by a gas stream immediately after it is created.

Laser cutting is divided into three different variants: Laser beam fusion cutting, laser beam flame cutting and laser beam sublimation cutting and is primarily used where, for example, metal and steel in relatively thin material thicknesses need to be cut with the highest precision and at the highest possible processing speed. In addition to a wide variety of metals, other different materials such as wood or plastic can also be processed with this technology at high cutting speeds.