Laser Cutting Services
Take advantage of laser cutting technology precision and downstream efficiencies with our outsourced metal laser cutting services.
Operating from our Sheffield headquarters since 1981, The Laser Cutting Co. offers a wealth of laser cutting expertise accompanied by unrivalled lead times.
Our outsourced metal laser cutting services are a proven solution to reduce downstream preparation and assembly requirements. Thanks to our Smart Design Production services, we can implement a range of additional profiling services during the laser cutting process, including Flow Drilling and Tapping, Bevels, and Countersinks of any size.
Boasting a suite of 10 state-of-the-art laser cutting machines, our customers benefit from rapid turnaround times on small, large and complex projects. Furthermore, aggregated buying prices provide purchasing efficiency for customers outsourcing metal profiling requirements.
Why Trust The Laser Cutting Co. for Laser Cutting?
Efficiency
CNC fibre laser cutting machines operate 24 hours a day for rapid lead times at competitive prices.
Quality
ISO9001 and BS/EN 1090-1 accredited service delivers reliable quality on even the largest and most complex projects.
Experience
Over 40 years of laser profiling experience using the latest cutting technologies. Our investments, your benefit.
What Metals Can be Laser Cut?
Our laser cut materials include:
Our Laser Cutting Services
Here at The Laser Cutting Co., we boast a plethora of subcontract laser profiling services that guarantee exceptional quality and efficiency for every project, no matter its scale of complexity.
Tube Laser Cutting
Our tube laser cutting service includes all major tube and section profiles – including large tube laser cutting – with specialist profile capabilities accommodated with ease. Continuous investment ensures we can always offer our customers the broadest capabilities.
Take advantage of in-process Bevel and Countersink cutting and Flow Drilling and Tapping to receive your order fully weld prepped, including 45° chamfers in both inner and outer contours.
Sheet Metal Laser Cutting
Achieving a cutting tolerance of +-0.25mm, our laser cutting machines and technology can achieve fine contours and intricate cuts in seconds; leading the way in manufacturing efficiency gains.
The unrivalled accuracy of laser cutting delivers the tightest possible nesting of parts for the most efficient use of materials. Parts are easy to remove from laser cut sheet metal, resulting in faster assembly–down streaming efficiencies and avoiding bottlenecks.
Here at The Laser Cutting Co., we can process sheet metal sizes up to 2000 x 4000mm and up to 50mm thick, depending on the material type. For larger sheet metal jobs, our Sheffield-based sister site, Charles Day Steels, is utilised for sheet sizes up to 6000mm x 2500mm.
Sheet Metal Laser Cutting Thicknesses
Material Thickness (mm)
Bevel and Countersink
The pinnacle of laser cutting technology, our bevel and countersink capabilities apply 45° chamfers on both outer and inner contours during the cutting process. This service eliminates the need for time-consuming weld preparation on materials up to 30mm thick.
Our laser cutting machines can also add countersinks of any size during the cutting process, including screw connections. Automated application of bevels and countersinks provides customers with additional downstream efficiencies, freeing both worker and machine hours.
Through advances in laser technology, manufacturers are reaping the benefits of unrivalled weld seam quality, applied during the cutting process. Metal laser cutting services mean manufacturers can simply order parts fully weld prepped and ready for assembly.
Large and Open Section Cutting
Our advanced large and open steel section cutting capabilities help support the evolution of structural design. The ability to make specialist cuts, such as mitre cuts, allows for material-efficient design to take place. A high-quality laser cut finish massively reduces the need for weld preparation and avoids issues during construction.
The Laser Cutting Co. offers rapid turnaround times on both large and small volume orders of PFC channel, RSA angle and universal beam cutting; handling sections up to 8 metres in length with integrated cutting of complex and beveled contours up to 60°.
Our open section cutting services include precision profiling of angles, v-shapes, joists and cleats. The ability to include perfectly coordinated, complex profiles within a design reduces costs and simplifies construction and assembly activities for the convenience of our customers.
Flow Drilling
Integrated within the laser cutting process, our flow drilling and tapping services deliver effective downstream efficiency gains. An innovative approach to inserting connections into sheet and tube materials, flow drilling uses a thermal friction drilling technique which requires no additional materials.
Flow drilling creates a high-strength, uniform fixing without the risk of weak points. The resulting thread is several times longer than the material thickness, requiring no fastener, and the completed fitting is finished with a smooth and flush plane surface.
Flow drilling and tapping is an additional in-process service from The Laser Cutting Co. designed to reduce downstream intervention and deliver consistently superior fitting quality – effectively decreasing production time and costs by over 50%.
