Additional guidelines tube laser cutting

Tube laser cutting requires slightly different specifications than sheet metal work. Below you’ll find all the technical details on machine capabilities, tolerances and cutting methods to optimally prepare your tube project.

Complex tube processing in a single operation

With our automated tube laser machines, we combine sawing, drilling and milling in a single pass. This allows us to process round, square and rectangular profiles quickly and precisely into a flawless end product.

Machine capabilities

Maximum wall thickness per material

Outer radius per material and wall thickness

For square and rectangular tubes

Tolerances

Our tube products comply with DIN EN ISO 9013-1 (thermal cutting). Depending on profile length and wall thickness, tolerances vary from ±0.1 mm to ±2.5 mm.

Cutting methods

2.5D laser cutting: the standard method: the cutting head is perpendicular to the material and cuts straight lines, even on angled material. 3D laser cutting: available on request: the cutting head moves up to an angle of 45° at a wall thickness of up to 6 mm, which makes features such as countersunk holes and chamfered weld edges possible. XY method: available on request for cutting perpendicular holes in round tubes, where the cutting head moves along the X and Y axes.

Points of attention

Weld seam position: on round and square tubes, the position of the weld seam can vary; indicate the desired position on the technical drawing. On rectangular tubes, the seam can be on the short or long side — please clearly indicate your preference here too. Laser spatter and cutting residue cannot be fully avoided with tube laser work and are not removed as standard. Please contact us if you have specific requirements regarding this. Shell parts / U-shaped products: require a connecting bridge in order to be treated as a tube profile; this bridge can be removed after delivery.