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TRUMPF establishes partnership with laser cutting subcontractor Onesite Laser

Date Announced: 30 Dec 2019


Mansfield, UK -- Originally a subsidiary of Onesite Solutions Limited, a service provider to the access engineering industry, Doncaser-based Onesite Laser began trading autonomously in April 2010 to address growing customer needs for precision laser cut components. In order to satisfy these demanding needs and to offer a cost-effective solution to a competitive market sector, Onesite Laser had to invest in the right laser processing technology and for them the right partner was TRUMPF.

Having outgrown its previous site, Onesite Laser recently moved into a new 10,000 square foot facility. Here it operates two recently purchased TRUMPF laser cutting machines with the intention of installing a third one soon. These TRUMPF TruLaser 3030 fiber machines, with a working range of 3000 x 1500 x 115mm and laser power of 6000 watts, is capable of working mild steel in all sheet thicknesses.

The TRUMPF TruLaser 3030 fiber works with a fully integrated solid-state TRUMPF TruDisk laser. The preference of CO2 or fiber technology is down to the individual company and the specific applications the machines are being used for. Whilst Onesite Laser used to operate cutting machines with CO2 lasers, it has now moved over to fiber laser technology, which certainly proved to be a learning curve.

“Going from a CO2 machine to a fiber was like driving a different car, from an automatic to a manual,” said Managing Director Shaun Simpson. “You have to re-educate your operators, your material source, your programming, and if you get any bit wrong, it ends up being disastrous. We learnt the hard way, like many laser cutters, as we expected it to be the same but it wasn’t.” But as Shaun explains, once they all learnt how to drive the fiber machines properly, there hasn’t been a single complaint from the operators.

One of the biggest benefits of the TRUMPF TruLaser 3030 fiber machines is its ability to operate at both higher speeds and with higher electrical efficiency, resulting in lower running costs. “Our electricity bill has halved,” says Shaun Simpson. “We built the new facility with three CO2 laser machines in mind but with the two fiber machines we’ve not needed to purchase a third yet because the technology is reliable, stable and it’s much quicker than what we expected it was going to be.”

In the new facility, Onesite Laser has also invested in another new machine, the TRUMPF TruMark Station 5000. This marking system, which is suitable for diverse application scenarios, was not originally purchased for commercial gain. “It was bought to try and get my youngest son interested in engineering,” says Shaun Simpson. “We started by making little marketing trinkets like key rings, bottle openers and coasters. But as we used it more, we started to see the value in its use for commercial purposes especially as a lot of customers have seen what this little marker can do. We are developing it more and more for use for things like tags and deep engraving.”

The new facility will also be Industry 4.0. ready as it’s starting to be fitted out with TRUMPF’s TruConnect solutions that will enable networked production. “The screens and the entire cabling are in, we just have to get the software switched on. This will really help show us where we are slowing down, particularly across shift patterns, and help us to improve our processes,” comments Shaun Simpson.

Contact


Onesite (Laser) Limited
35 & 35A Hermitage Lane Ind Est,
Mansfield, NG18 5ES
UK
 
Tel: +44 (0)1623 647747
Fax: +44 (0)1623 427249

E-mail: gerry.jones@trumpf.com

Web Site: www.onesite-laser.co.uk/home

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