TPT March 2024

INDUSTRY

Second sheet and tube fibre laser delivered JUST 18 months after purchasing the display machine from the Nukon Lasers UK stand at MACH 2022, Greater Manchester-based AD Laser Cutting Ltd has taken delivery of a second Nukon fibre laser. loading table, to better fit with the available floorspace at AD Laser Cutting’s brand new subcontract manufacturing facility, the Nukon REX also has a more powerful 6kW laser. This additional power will enable AD to precision-cut stainless steel of up to 25mm in thickness. demanded by our customers. Therefore, when it was time to grow the business and invest in a second fibre laser machine, it seemed pretty obvious that it should also come from Nukon Lasers UK. Also, from a commercial perspective, choosing Nukon again meant our guys could hit the ground running from day one.”

Whereas AD Laser Cutting’s first fibre laser was a Nukon ECO 315 4kW model, its new machine is from the European laser machine manufacturer’s REX model range. Just like Nukon’s ECO machines, the Nukon REX is able to accommodate flat sheet metal sizes of up to 3m x 1.5m. Chosen primarily for its side-mounted

“We couldn’t have imagined how much precision laser cutting work our first machine from Nukon Lasers UK would enable us to complete,” said AD Laser Cutting’s managing director, Darren Golden. “Projects undertaken have ranged from precision cutting stainless steel components for the utilities sector, to manufacturing furniture components, extraction panels and even stillages for a number of leading vehicle manufacturers. In fact, only a short while after installation, the Nukon ECO 315 machine was running at near full capacity. “It is extremely intuitive to program, easy to use, and has been trouble-free since it was installed. The quality of cut has more than met the high standards

With powerful 2D flat sheet metal cutting capability and optional pipe and tube cutting and marking features, Nukon REX machines have been purposefully designed for subcontractors and organisations cutting small batches of varying shapes and sizes. Nukon REX fibre lasers offer high-spec features that are standard across the wider Nukon range. These include advanced Lantek Expert CAD/CAM nesting software and American-made nLIGHT fibre lasers. The Nukon REX machine is also equipped with CutLine adaptive beam shaping technology.

AD Laser Cutting’s Nukon ECO 315 and Nukon REX fibre laser cutting machines

Nukon Lasers UK www.nukonlasers.co.uk

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