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Metal Processes, a flat bed laser-cutting sub-contractor
Metal Processes, a flat bed laser-cutting sub-contractor, has ordered a Bystronic Byvention laser cutting method & a Bystronic Byspeed laser cutting technique.
Bystronic advised Metal Processes to buy the Byvention because of its cutting area of 1562 x 772mm &, when equipped with the 2.2kW resonator, its ability to cut a maximum sheet thickness of 4mm for aluminium, 6mm for stainless steel & 8mm for mild steel.
The machine is operated via pre-defined programs & cutting parameters via a touch screen, making it easy to use.
It features simple & logical operation & users can operate the machine to its full capacity after a short period of training.
John Hayward, chairman & director of Metal Processes, said: ‘The production outputs we are achieving per square metre of machine space makes the Byvention a very productive laser-cutting technique.
When equipped with the 2.2kW resonator, the Byvention requires 6000 x 6000mm of floor space, which made it the ideal choice for Metal Processes.
‘A standard laser beam travels all over a 3 x 1.5 metre machine bed, which can affect accuracy depending on the distance travelled by the light beam.
‘It is very easy to set up & also very accurate, which is essential to our business.
‘In addition, the fact that the Byvention has only two laser mirrors reduces the cost of consumables.’ Metal Processes bought a Byspeed laser-cutting centre months after investing in the Byvention.
‘The beam on the Byvention only has to travel 750 x 1500mm, which makes it accurate.
Hayward added: ‘Our two Bysprint lasers were five years old & we have had plenty of hours of cutting out of them, having run multiple shifts.
The Byspeed is Bystronic’s fastest laser-cutting machine & can cut 600 holes per minute, with simultaneous accelerations of over 4G.
‘We took the decision to replace both the Bysprint lasers with the single Byspeed laser-cutting centre, which provides greater productivity.
‘However, we were conscious that we were costing money to maintain each year & we felt that in this economic climate it was prudent to reduce & even eliminate our variable costs.
‘Having a new machine, with an excellent warranty & service cover, along with a new machine purchased seven months ago (which has the majority of its warranty remaining) made economic sense, drastically reducing our variable maintenance & breakdown costs.’ The Byspeed 3015 is equipped with a 4.4kW resonator.
Metal Processes has also bought a wide range of Bystronic press brake tools, which can bend various types of material in thicknesses ranging from 0.5 to 8mm.
Two Bystronic Bysprint laser-cutting systems followed in 2002/03 & a Bystronic AFM EP press brake in 2007.
Metal Processes has a history of buying Bystronic laser-cutting systems, dating back to 1998.