Friday 5 September 08 - 14:15
 

Cutting & Profiling

    Fabricator's New Laser Increases Throughput of 'Cutting Only ' Service

    The 'cutting only' service offered by sheet metal fabricators Toolmasters has increased significantly since the delivery of a new Prima 4kW Platino laser cutting machine at the beginning of the year. It now accounts for as much as 50% of throughput on the machine, without prejudice to the cutting operations undertaken as part of the complete 'cut, bend and weld' service, which is the mainstay of the business. 

    Cutting for Artists and Designers Requires Flexible Approach

    Settled on the wall of the recently completed luxury housing development in Sheffield, is an enormous emperor dragonfly made from water jet cut stainless steel. It is one of many impressive public sculptures produced by Control Waterjet Cutting, which has become a specialist subcontractor to the architectural and art market after many years cutting precision components. 

    6kW Laser is First in UK

    Sheffield-based Mayflower Technology has used its latest investment as an opportunity to steal a march on its competitors. 

    New Cutting Service Launched in Norfolk

    In February 05, C3 Engineering Ltd installed a 3.5kW Prima Platino laser, which has not only enabled the company to bring all of its laser cutting requirements in-house, but has also enabled them to become a major laser cutting subcontractor in the Norfolk region. The new facility attracted four new customers in the first month. 

    Birmingham to Get 100% Shrouded Clean Cutting

    Do-it-yourself nitrogen generation is the way forward for Rojac Engineering as demand for 'clean cut' profiles is increasing. The Birmingham sheet metal fabricator is investing £50k in a nitrogen generation plant, and will be offering nitrogen shrouded clean cutting on all laser cut work including subcontract cutting. The plant is expected to pay for itself within two years. 

    Job Creating Laser Firm is 'Investment in Leicester' Award Finalist

    Carlton Laser Services (CLS) has recently created and filled ten new skilled shopfloor jobs, and is increasing the members of its sales team from three to seven. 

Stevens Rowsell is a specialist precision sheet metal engineering company in East Sussex