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News Release from: Bystronic UK | Subject: Bystar 3015 laser at Carlton laser Services
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 April 2008
Latest laser system reduces cutting time
26-38%
A Bystronic 4.4kW laser cutting and profiling system includes a rotary axis for tube profiling and achieved a reduction in cutting times between 26% and 38% - according to material and component.
A UK sheet metal subcontract fabricator, Carlton Laser Services, has placed a GBP 550,000 order with Bystronic UK for a Bystronic Bystar 3015 laser equipped with 4.4kW resonator The mac hine has a rotary axis for tube cutting and a ByTrans automatic material load/unload facility
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Carlton Laser has recently been voted Supplier of the Year by the Confederation of British Metalworking.
The managing director of Carlton Laser Services, Dennis Kent, said that he believed that the formula for the company's success lay in the versatility and completeness of its manufacturing processes.
He said: "Our complimentary range of services means we can provide manufacturing to the highest quality from a single source, ensuring total control, competitive pricing and customer satisfaction".
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He added that an award from the Confederation of British Metalworking recognised the company for what he classed as its normal, everyday practice.
Kent continued: "Our success is founded upon major capital investment in plant and technology and in our workforce.
Bystronic is also a single-source supplier, manufacturing all the components on its' laser systems and this latest investment will allow us to cut in even faster.
In time trials, cutting times were reduced by between 26 and 38% depending on material and component.
The addition of the rotary axis will be of real benefit on our existing work but will also open up new opportunities to us.
It will take us further up the added value track - the heart of Carlton Laser's business philosophy".
* Materials handling - when Carlton Laser chose its latest machine, the company placed great emphasis on the handling system.
The latest ByTrans automatic load/unload system has been specifically designed for companies that produce predominately medium to large size batches.
It provides vibration free handling of the cut sheets and the choice of model is dependent on individual requirements and space constraints.
Bystronic UK told manufacturingtalk that production would by up to 50% when a laser is equipped with ByTrans.
The ByTrans system typically involves extra machine investment of only 20%, said Bystronic UK.
Kent said: "The Bystronic laser technology, coupled with the back-up and service provided by them during our 24h a day operation has enabled us to virtually guarantee our reliability and service to our customers.
However, when choosing this new machine the handling system was of paramount importance".
* About Carlton Laser Services - established in 1980 Carlton Laser Services (CLS) has invested well in excess of GBP 2.75 million with Bystronic (including this latest machine).
Carlton operates a smaller Bystronic Bystar and a high-speed Bysprint.
Both lasers are linked to Bycell, a fully automated, compact laser manufacturing cell for up to two laser cutting systems.
The sheet storage system at the centre, with over 50 storage racks, stores and administers the sheet stacks and the cut parts with skeleton.
A placement/retrieval sheet table is used to place the sheet stacks and to retrieve the cut parts.
The Bytrans cross loading and unloading system loads the shuttle table of the laser system with the requested non-machined metal sheets, using the vacuum lifter, and restores the cut sheets in the cassette.
They are stored either as single sheets, as a job, or in stacks.
A Pullmax 6000 FC punching system is also linked to Bycell and a Bystronic PR press brake provides a folding facility.
CLS' current turnover of GBP 4.1 million is achieved by a workforce of 76 operating on three sites, all of which are within a one-mile radius of each other.
The company occupies a total shop floor working space of 33,000ft2.
The work force is split as follows: 55% productive; 10% sales and estimating; 5% administrative and 30% support staff.
Carlton Laser has recently been voted Supplier of the Year by the Confederation of British Metalworking.
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