Patent ID: 8921734

Claim:
A laser cutting machine, comprising: a laser for generating a laser beam suitable for cutting a workpiece; a platform; a motion system for moving the platform in a plane parallel to the workpiece, the motion system including a first prismatic joint facilitating a first motion of the platform along a first direction and a second prismatic joint facilitating a second motion of the platform along a second direction; a galvano arranged on the platform, such that a motion of the platform causes a motion of the galvano, the galvano including a first mirror, wherein a third motion of the first mirror positions the laser beam along a third direction, and a second mirror, wherein a fourth motion of the second mirror positions the laser beam along a fourth direction; and a control module for controlling concurrently the motion system and the galvano, such that a position of the laser beam on the workpiece is a vector sum of the first motion, the second motion, the third motion, and the fourth motion.