Fast-growing Braintree-based Lasered Components Ltd (
www.lasered.co.uk) — a specialist in laser-profiled sheet-metal parts — has recently installed three Trumpf TruLaser 5030 fibre machines.
With over 20 years’ experience in laser cutting, the company is owned and managed by father-and-son team Kevin and Karl Willett. It serves a wide range of industries — including construction, retail, automotive and ducting, both locally and nation-wide — and it employs 31 people.
Replacing machines of a different make, the three Trumpf models (
www.trumpf.com) are offering 10-20% more speed on all materials, along with higher levels of machine reliability, ease of use and product consistency.
Karl Willet said: “We are always looking at ways to improve our process flows. We are currently quoting 3 to 3.5-day lead times on all orders, but to achieve this, we need our manufacturing technology to perform.
"Unfortunately we experienced some reliability issues with our previous laser cutting machines, so we decided to research alternatives.”
As a result of trials at Trumpf’s facilities in both Luton and Germany, Lasered Components opted for TruLaser 5030 fibre machines.
Two were installed last year, with the third arriving earlier this year.
They are used to process mild steel from 0.5mm to 25mm thick, and aluminium and stainless steel from 0.5mm to 20mm, with batch sizes ranging from one-offs to 200,000.