Inside the Cutting Bay: Where Every Part Starts
Key takeaways
- Cutting is the first of seven in-house processes; nothing downstream can fix a bad blank.
- Fiber laser handles everything from thin plate to heavy structural sections, including bolt-hole patterns that replace a drilling operation.
- Bore accuracy from laser cutting is what lets the fitting fixtures hold pin alignment later in the process.
- The cutting bay sits in the same building as forming, fitting, welding, blasting, painting and packing.
Accuracy is set on the first machine
Every part we make starts as a flat plate cut in our own cutting bay. Nothing moves better downstream than it left this machine: a profile cut oversize cannot be corrected by a better weld, and a hole pattern that missed becomes a pin that will not line up at the customer's machine.
The bay runs fiber laser cutting cells, among them an enclosed Bystronic BySprint Fiber and a large-format gantry machine with a pallet changer for full-size bucket side plates and bottom shells. Enclosed cells keep the operator out of the process and the optics clean, and they let the machines run continuously without stopping for fume clearance.
What actually gets cut here
| Part family | Typical plate thickness | What matters most |
|---|---|---|
| Wear and reinforcement plates | 8–30 mm | Consistent hole and slot positions |
| Forks, frames and bracketry | Thin to medium plate | Repeatability across a batch |
| Structural components to drawing | Per drawing | Holding tolerance through nesting |
Two practical advantages come out of laser cutting rather than profile-and-drill. First, bolt-hole patterns are cut in the same setup as the outline, so relative position between hole groups stays accurate — which is what makes later assembly uneventful. Second, nesting decides material utilisation, and on high-tonnage months it is the difference between a profitable order and a marginal one.
Beyond the laser cells the workshop also has provision for thicker plate work where laser is no longer the right tool, and overhead cranes move plate onto the machines.
SHOP FLOOR DATA
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Zhangzhou, Fujian, China |
| Plant area | 9,600 m² |
| Team | 60+ |
| Monthly output | 200 t (scalable to 300 t) |
| Cutting process | Fiber laser (primary) |
| Downstream in-house | Forming, fitting, welding, blasting, painting, packing |
FAQ
Do you outsource any cutting? No. Every step from laser cutting to final packing happens in our own building, which is why we can quote through-process lead times rather than a sum of subcontractors' promises.
Can we supply our own steel? Yes, for repeat programmes it is sometimes worth it. For most orders we buy to specification and mill certificates are checked against the material markings.
How thick can you cut? Up to the top of our laser range; beyond that we use other cutting methods. Give us the thickness and the drawing and we will confirm.
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