High Speed Laser Cutting
High Speed Laser Cutting
At STAUB, we know production laser cutting. We’ve been doing it since 1997 and over the last two decades we’ve earned the reputation of being laser cutting experts.
We use intelligent part-nesting software for the best material utilization, automated material handling to reduce processing costs, and advanced fiber lasers for consistent accuracy and super-fast cutting speeds. These things, along with our professional team and ISO-certified processes, help us give our customers the competitive fabrication prices they want and the reliable results they need.
CAPABILITIES
Our laser cutting equipment features a brand-new high-speed production laser system consisting of two Mitsubishi 6KW Fiber lasers with material-handling automation and a material storage tower.
The lasers utilize advanced controls technology, making them the fastest cutting machines, per kilowatt, in the industry, and are ideally suited for our three core materials: aluminum, carbon steel, and stainless steel. We process 22 ga. (0.030”) up to 1⁄2” (0.500”) with a maximum sheet size of 60” x 120”.
Our material-handling automation provides time-saving machine loading and unloading using a vacuum-load system with thickness detection and sheet separator features. It also includes a 16-shelf raw material storage tower, and dual unload carts and an unloading conveyor.
WHAT IS FIBER LASER CUTTING?
With fiber laser cutting, the laser light is generated in the resonator and then sent through a fiber optic cable to the cutting head where the light is focused precisely into the surface of the metal to be cut. Under the intense heat, the metal is vaporized and with the assistance of high-pressure gas (often nitrogen) directed at the cut, the molten metal is blown away. The resulting cut path is called the Kerf and is approximately 0.008”- 0.010” (0.20-0.25mm) wide.
