The newly installed Mazak Fabrigear 300 cuts metal tubes and beams - piece weights up to 1/2 tonne and is capable of processing customers requirements up to 8 metres long in auto mode (longer for one off's). This is the first machine of its type in the UK - however there are 10 of these Jumbo machines in the USA.
The special 6 Axis head swivels to not only process tubular products but also cuts contours and holes on the inside of H and I beams - until now an operation only achievable (in the UK) more slowly and much less accurately by using plasma or flat bed cutting. This machine is therefore exceptional in itself, but add the fact that the Fabrigear can also cut a bevelled contour (up to 60°) at the same time - and you have a unique engineering solution providing a fully weld prepared component.
"This will be an absolute boon to our fabricators, engineering, petro chemical and constructional based clients alike allowing them to save a great deal of money in dramatically reducing multi operations" said Managing Director John Stalker.
Laser Cutting was the subject of a Management Buy Out in January 2004 and has seen turnover more than double in the last two years.
