Laser cutting has expanded Englaw's sheet metal fabrication services. We are able to accelerate production, cut costs, reduce scrap and master very tight tolerances. Laser fabrication can reduce material and production costs compared with milling out of solid material. Englaw can achieve tolerances on laser cuts ranges from +/- 0.2 on thin sheet metal to +/- 0.5 on thicker metals. 

Laser Cutting Benefits

ENGINEERING

• Unlimited Design Freedom - Precision-cut laser fabrications.

• Customized - Precision laser cuts in any shape.

• Eliminate Prototype Costs - The laser gets cuts right the first time and every time after that.

• The laser beam does not wear out like other tools.

• Cuts 25 mm thick steel.

• In addition to cutting standard materials such as stainless steel and aluminum, materials such as acrylic and wood can be processed reliably and effectively.

SPEED

• Lasers reduce or eliminate secondary processes - This speeds up production and increases productivity.

• Cuts up to 18m per minute.

• Quick and easy part identification with laser etching. 

• Quick re-production - Reordering parts at a later date is fast and simple.

• Cost savings are possible because intricate cuts are closely spaced, yielding more parts per sheet.

• Precision cutting process 1.5m x 3m sheets - less scrap and waste.

QUALITY

• Lasers robotics allow us to work touch-free.       

• Minimal distortion of the work piece.

• Intricate cuts can be made with precision.

• Other sheet processing methods apply massive tools to the material with enormous mechanical force. The work piece being cut with a laser does not experience a mechanical load.

• +/-0.04 (0.1mm) tolerance.

• Lasers can produce fine contours and structures with great precision.

• The heated zone is very small; the rest of the work piece is subjected to little or no heat.