COIL-FED LASER BLANKING SYSTEMS
See why manufacturers are making the switch from sheet metal laser cutting to a more time saving and cost effective coil-fed laser cutting solution for their part production
HIGHLIGHTED FEATURES
No Flashback
Cutting over an open air configuration eliminates flashback for high-quality cuts
Continuous Cutting
Continuously laser cut directly from coils and eliminate metal sheet changeovers
Quick Changeovers
Quickly switch between part designs to minimize production downtime
Less Scrap
Nest parts closer together for reduced scrap and improved efficiency
THE PROBLEMS WITH LASER CUTTING
SHEET METAL
Sheet metal laser cutting is a common method to produce a wide variety of parts, but it comes its fair share of disadvantages. With sheet metal, you have incremental costs, bulky storage needs, and blank size limitations.
You also experience flashback due to slats or a nail bed requirement to hold materials in place, as well as annoying sheet loading and unloading times.
Therefore, when you are laser cutting sheet metal, you’re putting yourself at a serious production disadvantage. Fortunately, by switching to a more efficient laser cutting machine that uses metal coil, you can avoid all of these issues.
COIL-FED LASER CUTTING ADVANTAGES
PRODUCTIVITY
Seamless changeovers between designs, and the ability to produce multiple parts and configurations quickly. Eliminate the inefficiencies of sheet metal table lasers and excess scrap
FLEXIBILITY
No more limitations! Make design changes or updates at the speed of a mouse click. Process various material widths. Cut a range of materials including high strength steel and aluminum.
QUALITY
Clean, high-quality edges by eliminating flashback with an accurate 10kW fiber laser that cuts over open space using innovative mechanical slats that move with the laser head.
Continuous Laser Cutting Examples
HOW DOES COIL-FED LASER CUTTING WORK?
Watch our video for a full breakdown
As the name implies, our coil-fed laser cutting machines allow manufacturers to produce parts directly from coils. The process consists of unwinding coils, correcting coil defects, and cutting configured blanks. System components include the uncoiler, strip correction, and precision fiber laser module. Finished part handling, an automation control system, and auxiliary equipment are also provided. These are mainly to assist in loading, feeding, and powering processes. After all, we are as committed to improving convenience as we are performance.
From top to bottom, our system allows for far more efficient production compared to sheet metal laser cutting. With a RDI laser blanking system, you eliminate laborious, expensive, and time-consuming steps. In other words, no more resetting configuration, sheet loading and unloading, and expensive dies.
TECHNOLOGY FEATURES
The latest innovation in coil-fed laser technology enables manufacturers to improve productivity with:
AUTOMATION
Automatically separate parts from scrap and
reduce material handling
VERSATILITY
Process sheets or coils in a range of material
types and thicknesses
HIGH-SPEED
Increase production with laser head speeds
up to 98.4 in/ s and 2g acceleration
ZERO FLASHBACK
Open air laser cutting eliminates flashback
providing high-quality cuts on both sides of the part
PRECISION CUTTING
Hold tight part tolerances for
demanding applications
PRODUCTION FELXIBILITY
Produce multiple parts and configurations with no
sheet changeovers and higher yields
WHY CHOOSE RDI?
NO OUTSOURCING
PROVEN HISTORY
GLOBAL LEADER
LIFETIME SUPPORT
Like us, we also want our customers to stay active in the long run. This is why we provide all of our customers with a full lifecycle for equipment, including service, support, and replacement parts with their laser blanking systems. We value long-term relationships over one-time business exchanges.
As a result, we’ll always be there when you need us most.
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