Laser Cutting & Welding Service

LaserGuide Inc. offers a variety of services to meet our customer's needs, including both short and long run contract services. We specialize in precision 5-axis laser cutting and welding for a variety of materials and can meet tight tolerance demands. We are committed to providing superior quality laser services and require short lead time and fast delivery unmatched by our competitors. We also strive to provide excellent customer service and top quality workmanship at a very competitive price.

(Above Video: 5-axis/3D laser cutting)

Benefits of laser cutting in productions:

Include almost unlimited cutting configurations, elimination of stack up tolerances caused by combining multiple operations. Also, the limited "heat affected zone" is essential when cutting thin wall metal tubing to eliminate any mechanical or thermal distortion.

Due to their short wave-length, our lasers at LaserGuide Inc. produce repeatable extremely precise cutting (up to ±.001"). Our five axis machines are capable of cutting a wide array of geometric and single wall features (see Capabilities).

We utilize two 5-axis LaserDyne 890 Beam Director systems with 96" x 72" x 36" of cutting travel. Both machines are setup to utilize both CO₂ and nd:yag lasers.

We also utilize one 5-axis LaserDyne 780 Beam Director.

Overview of Contract Services offered by LaserGuide Inc:

3D/5-axis Laser Cutting and trimming of pre-formed/pre-drawn and stamped parts.

5-Axis Laser Tube Cutting and Fabrication:

Also, with rotary capabilities (seen in video above) making a possibility of 6 to 7-axis laser cutting.

Laser Welding and Material Bonding services

Applications Include:

Two dimension (3-axis) and three dimension (5-6 axis) Laser Spot Welding, Butt Welds, Hermetic Welds, Fusion welds, Laser Hybrid welding and Arc welding. Precision TIG and MIG welding for short-medium run production.
Materials Include:

Metals (Ferrous and non-ferrous), Titanium, Plastics (various types) and various alloys.

Precision laser Drilling and Micromachining Capabilities

Metal Spinning and Precision Laser Cutting Services

Secondary Laser Processing Services Include:

Flat Laser Cutting

Localized heat treating

Laser engraving many materials including organics

Laser Scribing (part marking)

CNC Machining, Turning & Toolmaking Capabilities.

Reverse Engineering, CAD/CAM data processing.

Rapid Prototyping

Custom Signage, ornamental metalwork, metal artwork, Logo engraving.
Custom Signage, ornamental metalwork, metal artwork, Logo engraving.

Prototype Development, Engineering, and Production (Including Custom Fabrications)

Our Precision CNC 5-axis laser cutting capabilities:
Up to ± .001" depending on the tooling/application. However, our 5-axis lasers themselves are precise and repeating up to +-.0005".

Cutting Capacity: Three laser systems with up to 72" x 84" x 48" of active work envelopes each.
Auto focus control (AFC): maintains constant laser beam focus on cutting/welding surfaces even with parts inconsistent with expected geometry.
Auto feed rate/power control (maintains constant energy input to material, minimizing heat affected zone, reducing thermal distortion)
Material thickness:
- up to 0.30" Carbon Steel
- up to 0.25" Stainless Steel
- up to 0.18" Aluminum
- up to 0.20" Titanium, and various alloys
- Organic materials (such as plastics, carbon fiber, etc.) thickness varies.

-LaserGuide Inc. is located 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota. Click on map for Details.

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* If there are any further questions about our laser processing abilities or consulting services you can fill out our secure express email form found here or you can call us by telephone at (952) 873-4143 to talk to someone who can further assist you.

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