Tube laser cutting is the future of metal fabrication, reshaping industry precision, speed, and efficiency standards. This advanced technology harnesses powerful and precise lasers to perform many operations—cutting, drilling, tapping, bending, notching, beveling, slotting, piercing, and etching—all within a single, streamlined process. With its fully automated systems, tube laser cutting requires virtually no set-up time, cutting costs and reducing lead times. Outsourcing this specialized capability elevates part accuracy while freeing up in-house resources, redirecting them towards more profitable tasks. Embrace the power of tube laser cutting to transform your manufacturing workflows – and your bottom line.
Tube laser technology is a game-changer in metal fabrication. It offers many advantages over traditional machining centers, directly impacting your bottom line.
Tube laser cutting delivers machine shop-level tolerances and clean, burr-free cuts, ensuring precise component fit and superior assembly quality without further processing. This accuracy enhances structural strength without adding material weight, making parts lighter without compromising their integrity or functionality.
Tube laser cutting is an automated system that boosts efficiency and reduces costs, eliminating time-consuming manual setup. Features like automated loading, self-centering chucks, and direct digital-to-cutting reduce errors and expedite production, offering a swift, cost-effective manufacturing solution.
Tube laser’s flexibility in handling all order volumes—from one to thousands—without extensive setup adjustments allows for easy production scaling. This will enable you to efficiently meet market demands and rapidly prototype and test new designs.
Tube laser technology consolidates bending, drilling, tapping, slotting, and other processes into one efficient operation, enhancing precision and consistency. Outsourcing tube laser cutting enhances product quality and cleanliness while allowing you to allocate valuable in-house resources to tasks that drive higher profits. This strategy optimizes resource utilization and reduces waste, all without the need for extra equipment or manual labor.
Tube laser cutting elevates design sophistication, seamlessly integrating complex geometries and nuanced details with minimal cost implications. This flexibility fosters innovation and customization in product design, allowing for unique and tailored solutions that meet specific customer needs and market demands.
Tube laser processing is a sophisticated and highly automated method that revolutionizes how tubing is cut, shaped, and finished. Here’s a look at each step of our process:
1. Material loading: The process starts with a tube loaded automatically into the machine from a bundle of raw material. Conveyors and robotic arms facilitate this step, handling a wide range of tube sizes and materials, ensuring automatic, seamless and efficient loading.
2. Speed and Cost-Efficient Tube Laser cutting boosts efficiency and reduces costs through a fully automated system by eliminating time-consuming manual setups. Automated loading, self-centering chucks and going directly from part programming to cutting reduces operational errors and expedites production. It offers the overall benefit of quick and cost-effective manufacturing solutions.
3. Programming and design input: The cutting instructions, derived from digital designs or CAD models, are input into the machine’s control system. This programming includes detailed specifications for cuts, holes, notches, and other features, allowing for complex geometries and intricate designs. Advanced software translates these designs into precise laser-cutting paths.
4. Laser cutting: The heart of the process involves a high-powered laser beam directed through optics to focus on the tube’s surface. As the laser moves along the programmed path, it cuts the material, creating clean and precise edges. The laser’s intensity, speed, and focal point are CNC controlled to achieve optimal cutting performance for different materials and thicknesses.
5. Secondary operations: Our tube laser machines are equipped with additional capabilities, such as tapping, beveling, or etching, allowing for secondary operations to be performed in the same setup. This integration further streamlines the fabrication process, reducing the need for additional machines and handling.
6. Quality control and inspection: Throughout the cutting process, integrated sensors and monitoring systems continuously check the accuracy and quality of cuts. This real-time feedback ensures that the final product meets the design specifications, minimizing waste and rework.
7. Unloading and finishing: The finished parts are automatically unloaded from the machine after the cutting and any secondary operations are complete. Depending on the requirements, parts may undergo additional finishing processes, such as cleaning and kitting, within the same system or in separate finishing stations.
This fully automated, highly precise process drastically reduces the potential for human error and ensures consistent, repeatable results across production runs. With our advanced tube laser processing, you can achieve ultra-precision and efficiency, unlocking new productivity levels and innovation.
Maximum diameter of 6.75 inches
Maximum diagonal (corner-to-corner) size of 6.7 inches
Handles material up to 0.375 inches thick (mild steel .375 inches, stainless steel .25 inches, aluminum .25 inches, 0.188″ in Copper & Brass).
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Our state-of-the-art tube lasers offer unparalleled precision and versatility. Each machine can handle many fabrication needs, from simple cuts to complex geometric shapes. This technology is adept at crafting precise components and features, efficiently converting designs previously reliant on sheet metal or traditional machining into tubular formats for more economical and adaptable manufacturing solutions.
Trumpf TruLaser Tube 3000 Fiber
This machine features a 3KW Fiber Laser and advanced automation features, making it perfect for precision cutting of materials up to .375″ in steel, .25″ in stainless steel and aluminum, and .188″ in copper/brass. Its versatile design accommodates round, rectangular, square, L-shaped, U-shaped flat and many other geometries and extends to drilling, countersinking, and tapping, seamlessly integrating various operations into one efficient process.
Trumpf TruLaser Tube 5000 Fiber
Enhanced with a 3KW Fiber Laser, a beveling head, and tapping capabilities, this machine mirrors the 3000 model’s handling of material thickness while adding the ability to execute beveled edges crucial for weld prep and intricate joints. Its true strength lies in its capacity to produce diverse shapes, including intricate angles, channels, and more complex profiles, broadening the scope of possibilities and showcasing the technology’s adaptability to various design requirements.
Our tube laser services blend advanced technology, specialized expertise, and a commitment to delivering value. We offer:
