Sheet and Tube Laser Cutting

Laser Specifications

TRUMPF TruLaser 1040: flat sheet and plate

• 6 kW fiber laser
• Sheet up to 72 x 144 in, the standard 6 x 12 ft plate
• Maximum thickness: mild steel 1 in, stainless 5/8 in, aluminum 3/4 in
• A TRUMPF LiftMaster Compact loads raw sheet and unloads cut parts, so the laser keeps cutting between operator passes

TRUMPF TruLaser Tube 7000: tube and profile

• 6 kW fiber laser
• A 10 in envelope, up to 20 ft long, with walls up to 1/2 in
• The 10 in is the circle the section turns inside: roughly 7 in square tube, or 6 x 8 in rectangular tube
• Round, square and rectangular tube, angle and channel, with length, copes, holes, slots and weld prep cut in one operation

Why the Tube Laser Matters

When the copes and the hole pattern are cut into the tube, the weldment locates itself. Frames come out square, fit-up time drops and distortion drops with it. On a repeating run of containment frames or rack bases, that is most of the cost difference.

Files, Nesting and Marking

• A DXF for flat parts and a STEP file for tube and profile is ideal. A dimensioned PDF print or a clear sketch works too: we draw it and send it back for your sign-off before cutting.
• Parts are nested for yield, and you see the nest before you commit to a run.
• Part numbers, bend lines and orientation marks can be etched into the blank, so similar brackets don’t become a sorting problem on your dock.
• Bevels, copes and tab-and-slot joints can be cut in, so the assembly squares itself for your welders or ours.

Forming, Machining and Welding in the Same Building

Cutting is rarely the last step. Parts go from the laser to the press brake, to Haas CNC machining (a VF-3 vertical machining center and ST-20Y and ST-35Y turning centers), and to welding without leaving the building. A flat blank can ship as a blank or as a finished, welded bracket, panel or enclosure. See custom fabrication for assemblies, and installation is available as a separate service.

Small Batches: You Sketch We Cut

For a few laser-cut parts or a small batch, You Sketch We Cut is the faster route. It is THG’s own sketch-to-part service, running out of the same Greenville, Texas shop: send a sketch or drawing at yswecut.com and the team prepares a quote. Come to THG directly when the job also has to be formed, welded into larger assemblies, or installed.