Laser Punching Machine

A punching machine for executing holes on metal plates comprising:

• a stationary support structure below which a metal plate can be positioned and moved,
• a movable equipment borne by the support structure and including a first slide and a second slide, linearly movable along a pair of mutually orthogonal Cartesian axes and bearing respective sliding guides directed orthogonally to the respective axes of movement, and a laser cutting head with vertical axis adapted to address a focused laser beam on the metal plate, said laser head being provided with cursors able to move along said guides, in such a way that the movement of each slide of said first slide and said second slide-along the related Cartesian axis produces a corresponding movement of the laser head relative to the other slide,
• first and second actuators to actuate the movement of said first slide and said second slide, respectively, in a relatively restricted space with high velocities and accelerations, and
• balancing means with movable balancing masses operatively associated to said first and second slide.