Laser Composite Cutting: add laser precision to your flame line

What it is

Laser Composite Cutting is a retrofit solution. It brings laser cutting capability to a workflow that already runs flame cutting. You keep the line you have and add a second cutting method to it, instead of buying a whole new machine and starting over.

Here is the simple version of how it works. Flame cutting handles what flame cutting does well. The laser side handles the parts that need a cleaner edge or finer detail, where a flame cut would mean more finishing work afterward. You choose the right method for the part in front of you, on the same setup.

We designed it the way we design everything at BNL: to be simple to run. The complicated part is the technology underneath. The part your operator touches is plain. That is why training drops from weeks to a single day, and why your floor doesn't slow down while people learn a new machine.

Who it’s for

This is for shops that already cut with flame and don't want to throw that investment away. If you are taking on work that needs cleaner edges or finer detail than flame can give you, but you still have plenty of thick, heavy cutting to do, a composite setup lets you cover both without running two separate machines.

It also fits owners watching labor and finishing costs. If parts are coming off your table needing too much grinding and rework, adding laser to the right jobs cuts that downstream labor. You get the benefit of laser precision without the cost and disruption of replacing what already works.

EL— Eric Liu, General Manager, BNL Laser