FOCUS ON LASER CUTTING
AT THE SHARP EDGE
The TruLaser 3060 fiber opens up new part dimensions for TW Metals .
A new investment by TW Metals in a 10kW TruLaser 3060 fiber laser cutter enables a wider range of material cutting , while increasing productivity and feed rates .
“ The 6m bed option can handle much larger raw material and accommodate four or five large offcuts simultaneously for overnight cutting .”
TW Metals , a UK supplier of highperformance metals with a global turnover of £ 710 million , recently invested in a new 10kW TRUMPF TruLaser 3060 fiber for one of its UK facilities . The company describes the large 6m bed laser cutter , which is the first of its type in the UK , as a “ game-changer ” as it has eliminated the time / cost issues associated with using subcontract resources and is now fulfilling next-day delivery demands .
The origins of TW Metals are traceable back to 1907 ( in Pittsburgh , USA ) when Williams & Company began trading . A merger with Tubesales in 1997 prompted a name change to TW Metals . The company was purchased by O ’ Neal Steel in 2005 and became part of what is now the ‘ High-Performance Metals Group ’ of O ’ Neal Industries . Today , TW Metals has over 400 employees across 30 locations in North America , Europe and Asia .
The market segment occupied by the Speciality Distribution business unit of TW Metals has a particular focus on materials for critical and hazardous environments . These are often in sectors such as nuclear ; petrochemical ; oil and gas ; medical and automotive ( a separate business unit serves the aerospace industry ).
Cutting nickel alloys
“ We ’ re far from a standard stockholder ,” explained Mike Street , Vice President Europe - Speciality Distribution , TW Metals . “ We talk to our customers about their pain points and issues , from which we create material proposals that include service provision to manage flow through their supply chain .” Introducing a new laser cutter to its
It has eliminated the time / cost issues associated with using subcontract resources and is now fulfilling next-day delivery demands
The TRUMPF TruLaser 3060 fiber offers innovative cutting processes .
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