生产激光装置有三种机器类型，不考虑工艺。首先，在工件上直线操纵光束。第二，工件对固定梁的直线表示。第三，激光束和工件的直线运动的组合。一些已安装的生产机器被归类为激光机器人，因为它们在制造周期中具有一定程度的自动或半自动控制部分。这些机器大多生产有限范围的零件，因此，这些机器基本上是专用机器。作为一种能量束，激光在处理任务方面非常灵活。然而，当将激光器并入专用机器时，其加工受到一定程度的限制，部分原因是可在专用直线电机上加工的零件配置有限

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