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Side Cover
- The covers on each end of the gantry protecting the X-axis motor and limit switches.
Slew
- A non-cutting movement of the system above the material at maximum speed.
Soft Home Position
- Any set home position used as the origin for executing programs.
Spoil Board -
The material that is placed between the tabletop and the material being cut, also known as sacrifice
material. The spoil board is used to protect the table surface and is considered a consumable item.
Stepper Drive
- An amplifier that controls the action of the stepper motors.
Stepper Motor
- An axis motor that uses stepper technology.
Surface
- The topside of the material used as the Z-axis reference point.
Tip Contact
- The connection made between the gas jet tip or tip retainer and the workpiece.
Tip Standoff
- The distance between the gas jet tip and the workpiece.
Tool Offset
- The distance between the center of the laser and the cutting edge. The Tool Offset is also the
distance between the desired geometry and the center of the tool path, usually the radius of the laser.
Tool Path
- The path that the center of the laser takes during a cut.
Transmission
- The drive system on SF series using a 4:1 belt drive pulley system to produce rotation of the
pinion.
uCito
- The native language of the controller (pronounced micro-see-tow).
Vector
- A line segment showing a particular direction or path.
Workpiece
- A grounded conducting material that can be drilled or cut by the laser.
X-axis -
The axis that refers to the length of the table, front to back.
X Motor Plate
- The plate attached to the side of the gantry in which the transmission or gearbox assemblies
are bolted.
Y-axis -
The axis that refers to the width of the table, left to right.
Y Carriage Plate
- The vertical plate behind the Z-axis carriage plate where Z-axis bearing rails are mounted.
Y Motor Plate
- The horizontal plate attached to the Y-carriage plate where the Y-axis transmission or gearbox
assemblies are bolted.
Z-axis -
The axis that refers to the accessible range of the area above the table.
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