LP6 laser/punch combination with the LST6 load and stacking robot. The LP laser/punch combination features punching, forming, tapping, and laser cutting in a single unit for the most varied sheet-metal operations. “The aircraft parts that we build are very hole intensive in order to keep the weight down,” said Theis. “There is also a great deal of punching and forming on these parts. With the laser punch, we can punch the holes, form the counter- sinks, laser-cut the perimeter, and go straight to the press brake, eliminating secondary operations. We don’t have to deburr because it is such a clean cut.” Data-Matique has benefited from
the LP6 in a number of ways. Piece-part costs have been reduced due to faster punching time, reduction in direct labor assigned to set up and punching, and re- duction of number of manual operations. Full sheets can be used, eliminating the need to shear to size blanks being processed, and machine utilization has been increased. If the LP6 is equipped with a load/unload system, untended operation can be achieved from load, punch, upform, laser cut, unload, and sorting of parts in one machine. “The LP has allowed us to increase our sales considerably,” said Theis. “It has dramatically increased our capacity. In the past the choice was either punch- ing or laser cutting on one machine. We have made parts that went on both the laser and the punch, but then you are moving it from one machine to the other and you lose tolerance. In addition, punching the entire part created a lot of deburring. Conversely, if you just laser- cut the part, you can’t perform such secondary operations like countersinks or forming operations. However, the LP allows us to punch and laser-cut the part on one machine, giving us a higher quality, more precision piece, and we’re
doing it a lot faster. As a result, we run a substantial amount of parts lights-out on the LP,” Theis said. “Faster, better, with less labor is the new mantra of the precision sheetmetal industry these days,” said Theis. “And
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