This Technical Report provides a comprehensive set of measurements, measurement techniques, tools and common terminology to characterize the performance attributes of laser cutting machines applied to the cutting of metals.

The measurement techniques and tools can also be used for recording the characteristics of laser cutting machines and/or tracking the performance of the laser cutting machine over a period of time.

This Technical Report is applicable to both general-purpose and dedicated laser machines.

This report contains no absolute performance criteria nor requirements. This report is therefore not applicable to competitive comparison between one manufacturer's laser machines and another's.