THE LASER USER


ISSUE 114 AUTUMN 2024 CASE STUDIES


LANTEK SOFTWARE CRUCIAL TO ENGINEERING COMPANY’S PLANS


Kanyana Engineering has followed a policy of providing unique sheet metal services at its Greenfields, Western Australia manufacturing facility since its formation in 1997.


As part of its pursuit of excellence, Managing Director, Graham Dawe understood that software and the integration of the company’s systems was crucial to his plan. “I had experience from a previous computer business and wanted a fully integrated CAD/CAM and ERP system. With Lantek, this was all possible and we went for the full suite of Lantek Expert, Flex 3D and Integra straight away. We can take DXF files and 3D models directly from the customer and use the system to nest parts, program the lasers and calculate a consistent and accurate price for the job, irrespective of who creates the quotation, always offering our best price in a matter of a few minutes.”


Graham Dawe says, “Now that we have had the system for a few years we really get the full benefit and, if Lantek tells us that a job will take 5 days, we know that this is accurate as are the costs involved. This means that we can alter our quoting style where necessary to get valuable or prestigious projects. Overall, the integration and accuracy of the system, which


has been designed for sheet metal applications, is the key to our success, enabling us to be highly responsive and competitive, achieving much more with considerably fewer people than our competitors.”


Contact: Adam Ball


adam.ball@lantek.com www.lantek.com


TROTEC’S SOLUTION FOR SPEEDIER LASER MARKING OF CURVED SURFACES


point. In this particular case, Trotec equipped a SpeedMarker workstation with a 3D function and a workpiece holder that allows the user to mark four cups at the same time. As with its galvo systems, this system is controlled by the proven SpeedMark softwares, making it easy to process dynamic data.


Trotec’s customer needed a quick and easy way to personalise large quantities of bottles, cups and the like. Typically, round or conical workpieces are clamped in flat bed systems or Galvolasers in a turning device. But this process is too time-consuming for large volumes. There is


no standard solution on the market.


Developing completely new products costs customers time and money, so Trotec usually uses the SpeedMarker workstations or the InMarker integrated laser series as a starting


Thanks to the plug-in system, the workpiece carrier can be quickly assembled and disassembled as required. This means that the system can also be used for flat workpieces. For higher part numbers, systems with a larger workpiece holder, such as a SpeedMarker 1300, are also available. The laser power can also be selected from 45-120 watts to suit specific applications. Without the need for time-consuming clamping and set-up or slow mechanical turning, cups, glasses, bottles and other angled surfaces, spheres, bowls, cylinders and tubes can be marked up to 100 times faster.


Contact: Jonny Green jonathan.green@troteclaser.com www.troteclaser.com/en/


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