Capabilities
Precision cutting for steel, aluminum, brass, and copper, whether the requirement is a straight cut, an intricate profile, or complex geometry.
At The Metal Shop, we provide precision cutting solutions for a wide range of materials, including steel, aluminum, brass, and copper. Our advanced equipment allows us to meet exact customer specifications. Fiber laser is high-speed, high-precision cutting with exceptional edge quality on metals; tube laser is specialized for cutting round, square, and structural tubing with tight tolerances.
| Equipment | 6000 kW fiber laser, 4000 kW CO2 laser |
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| Materials | Mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, acrylic, tool steel, titanium, spring steel |
| Sheet size | 60″ × 120″ tables. Actual sheet processing sizes need to be slightly less than the table size to account for the borders needed. |
| Thickness range | Steel .010″ – 1″ Aluminum .020″ – .750″ Stainless .010″ – 1″ Acrylic up to .250″ Special materials up to .375″ |
| Tolerances | The fiber laser can hold .002″, depending on the feature to be cut and the material thickness. There is no such thing as +/− 0 on a laser. If you need a closer tolerance, we can put the part on our CNC mills as a secondary process. |
| Automation | An 8-shelf automation tower lets us cut continuously without stopping to change material, which makes lead times quicker for a large number of sheets. |
| File formats | STEP, DXF, Parasolid, DWG, plus a PDF drawing of the part or assembly with dimensions |
| Nesting | Parts are nested for the best material usage and the fastest cut times |
| Surface etching | The fiber laser can etch numbers and logos. It works best on stainless and can be done on steel and aluminum to differing degrees. |