A fibre laser cuts metal faster, costs less to run and handles reflective materials that CO2 lasers struggle with. A CO2 laser offers broader material versatility, including non-metals like wood, acrylic and textiles. For most sheet metal fabrication workshops, fibre laser technology is now the
A fibre laser is a type of solid-state laser that generates a high-energy beam through a doped optical fibre, then focuses it onto metal to cut, engrave or mark with precision. Fibre lasers have become the dominant cutting technology in modern fabrication workshops because they
Single cylinder steelworkers perform one operation at a time – punch, then move to shear, then notch. Twin cylinder configurations let you run two stations simultaneously – punching whilst shearing, for example. The difference isn’t about capability or tonnage; it’s purely about workflow efficiency and
Blade binding in structural steel typically results from five setup issues: incorrect blade tension, wrong cutting speed for the material, excessive feed pressure, inappropriate blade pitch, or poor material clamping. Most workshops discover the problem is setup rather than the machine or blade quality. This
