Configure the machine around the work.

The screening table uses material, thickness, proximity to the class limit and production demand. Actual capacity changes with source, cutting head, focus, gas pressure and purity, nozzle, alloy, surface condition and required edge quality.

Air-bending force is based on 575 × thickness² ÷ V-opening ÷ 12 × bend length in inches. Stainless is screened at 1.5× and aluminum at 0.5× mild steel. Bottoming and coining multipliers are preliminary only.

Round tube uses outside diameter. Non-round profiles use the diagonal envelope √(width² + height²). The tool then adds profile-dependent gripping clearance; actual jaw travel and profile-specific clamping must still be confirmed.

Laser nozzle demand is screened with compressible choked-flow physics using standard dry-air assumptions and a discharge coefficient. Select the final compressor from manufacturer FAD at the required pressure, not motor horsepower alone.

The checker uses preliminary 125% electrical and rigging reserves, 6 in of door clearance, a service perimeter and a material path. It cannot certify branch circuits, floor loading, anchors, fire code, laser safety or rigging plans.