Kellys Welding has a strong and growing pool of local customers in sectors that span construction , automotive and retail , with many now trusting the company as its main supplier . The business has seen its turnover double every year for the past five , based on an ethos of short lead times , competitive prices and top-quality products .
“ The ACCURL Masterline uses around five times less electricity than our CO2 machine , which equates to a saving of around £ 4000 a month ,” reveals Joe . “ These savings pay for the finance on the machine , so it ’ s like having a laser cutter for free !”
The company also reports that the ACCURL fibre laser uses far less gas and requires a lot less clean-up : parts come off the machine ready to weld . The CADCAM nesting software for the ACCURL brings further savings .
“ We nested a job the other day for 5mm thick stainless steel . Whereas previously we would need three sheets , now it ’ s just two because the software can place parts closer together . At £ 500 a sheet , it ’ s a big saving .”
Benefits for customers
Kellys Welding laser cuts mild steel from 1 to 20mm thick , stainless steel from 1-12mm and aluminium up to 6mm . The company processes everything from 1-offs and small batches up to thousands . Investing in the ACCURL fibre laser is not only good news for Kellys Welding , but also for its customers .
“ Keeping our CO2 laser would have created such a backlog with
ACCURL Masterline fibre laser cutters offer high dynamics , achieving a positioning speed of up to 180m / min and acceleration of 3G .
our workload today ,” explains Joe Kelly . “ Our customers need a quick response and if we weren ’ t in position to meet their requirements they would quickly go elsewhere .”
“ As a small company we usually have the flexibility to price match and win orders . In contrast , many of our competitors have expensive monthly machine payments to meet . We looked at a European machine with the same specification as the ACCURL and it was over £ 500,000 . The ACCURL was less than a third of that , with a three-year warranty for parts and labour .”
ACCURL Masterline fibre laser cutters offer high dynamics , achieving a positioning speed of up to 180m / min and acceleration of 3G . Thanks to high-quality components , such as an IPG laser fibre source , PRECITEC ProCutter laser head and Rexroth servo drive , ACCURL laser cutters can operate continuously seven days a week , 365 days a year supported by automatic nozzle cleaning and graphite anti-burn technology . The machine is Industry 4.0 ready .
High-level support Kellys Welding is pleased to report that the ACCURL Masterline has proved totally reliable since its arrival , with the company enjoying high-level support from both Axe & Status and ACCURL .
“ During commissioning we had the engineer from ACCURL optimise the parameters for every single material we cut here ,” says Joe Kelly . “ Since then , Axe & Status set up a What ’ s App group . If we ever had a query we simply post a message and get a reply around two minutes later . The group is even linked with the ACCURL factory , which will be useful if we ever need their input in the future .”
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