What product types have you produced for customers from aluminium?
We’ve produced a range of products from aluminium such as boat ducting, and ships kitchens. Any bespoke work is possible.
How many items can you laser-cut in a day / week / month?
The number of items can be in their thousands per day. The Bysoft 7 software can take hundreds of parts and nests them all together in seconds, which saves hours of man-power. A single sheet of material could have a thousand specific parts in it and they can be processed in minutes. It is a
What is the most complex or intricate item that you have laser cut? What challenges were involved?
We recently cut an artist’s fluidity panel. This was a challenging job as it consisted of thousands f arcs and lines which intersected each other. The processing power of our software and the quality of the laser made it possible to process this image into a finished product.
How do different cutting methods apply to different types of metal?
Traditionally plasma and oxyacetylene were used to cut plate and sheet metal. The introduction of lasers revolutionised the industry with clean, accurate cutting. The ability to cut metal using optic-fibre laser-cutting machines has widened the field drastically with high quality, flexibility and speed.
Is it better than C02 laser cutting? How?
They cut a broader variety of materials and cut thinner materials more accurately and quicker. Fibre-optic lasers are also more energy efficient than CO2 lasers and therefore better for the environment.
How does fibre-optic laser cutting differ from CO2 laser cutting?
Fibre-optic laser cutting is better at cutting thinner materials and will also cut through copper / brass which CO2 can’t cut.
How is laser cutting different / better than other (more traditional) methods still available to me as a customer?
Laser cutting is better than other methods because it works well for a wide variety of thicknesses and materials. Other methods tend to be less accurate, slower, specific to certain materials only or all of the above. The accuracy and finish of the edge is perfect, potentially saving hundreds of pounds in tooling costs.
What is laser cutting?
Laser cutting is a fast and accurate profile cutting method. It uses an intense laser beam and is suitable for many types and thicknesses of material that traditional methods can’t match.