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Size the source to your everyday thickness
Not the thickest sheet the machine can manage on a datasheet — the thickest one that goes through the shop every week. Sizing for the rare heavy job means paying for power you idle most days.
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Fiber laser machines
Open-table and enclosed cutters, plus laser welding — the fastest route from a sheet to a finished edge.
Fiber laser changed the economics of sheet work: an edge clean enough to weld or paint without a second operation, and a nest that changes as fast as you can redraw it. For most Egyptian workshops it replaces a plasma table, a shear and a lot of grinding.
The decision is rarely about the laser itself. It is about the source power against the thickness you actually cut every week, and about assist gas, which is the running cost nobody puts in the quotation.
What it is for
- Sheet parts with an edge that needs no dressing
- Enclosures, panels, brackets and frames
- Decorative and architectural screens
- Short runs and one-offs without tooling cost
- Tube and profile cutting on the right configuration
How to choose
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Assist gas is the real running cost
Nitrogen gives a clean, weldable, paintable edge on stainless and aluminium and costs considerably more per hour than the electricity. Oxygen is cheaper on mild steel but leaves an oxide the next process has to deal with. Decide this before you decide the machine.
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Enclosed or open table
An enclosure is about safety, fume extraction and consistency, and it is what most factory inspections expect to see. An open table loads faster and suits a shop where sheets arrive by crane.
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Chiller, extraction and power are not accessories
The cooling and fume extraction are part of the machine, not options. We size them with the machine and check your incoming supply before quoting.
Questions we are asked
Fiber laser or plasma?
Plasma still wins on thick plate and on price. Fiber wins on edge quality, on thin and medium sheet, on accuracy, and on anything that goes straight to welding or paint without dressing.
Can it cut stainless and aluminium as well as mild steel?
Yes, with the right assist gas and settings. Reflective materials such as aluminium and brass need the machine specified for them from the start, so tell us your material mix before we quote.
How long does installation take?
Site preparation is the variable, not the machine. Once power, air and extraction are ready, commissioning and operator training are a short, scheduled job — we survey first so the dates hold.
Tell us the part you need to make
An engineer reads every request. Usually the same working day.
Related
- Sheet metal machines Bending, shearing, rolling and plasma cutting — the line that turns flat stock into a finished assembly.
- Laser marking Fiber marking and engraving — permanent identification that survives the process it is marking.
- Welding & cutting MIG, TIG and plasma — the joint is where the part either holds or fails, and the machine decides which.