In this paper, recent achievements within the fields of material removal using CO2 lasers are demonstrated. This covers the development of special processing head components and investigations of material removal on tool-steel (1.2367).

As a result of the investigations, main parameters which affect the rate of removal and the machining quality are examined in detail. Starting from the basic physical factors, the laser beam process is evaluated with regard to the rate of removal. For the evaluation of the machining quality, examinations regarding the heat affected zone and the average roughness value were carried out.

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