Kwang Sheng Industrial select SteviS for new laser tube cutting line

Customer: Kwang Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.

Location: Taiwan

Industry: Stainless steel tube factory

Purchased model: SteviS ST-FL120F fully automatic laser tube cutting machine

Purchased time: 2020

Kwang Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.(https://www.kstube.tw/) was established in 1973, is a stainless steel welded (TIG) tube/pipe manufacturer with 600 different kinds of tubes. It is world's most various of special shapes and size SS tubes supplier.

In 2020, Kwang Sheng found out that their saw cutting machines could not catch up customers’ production needs. The sawing speed on thick pipes with large diameters is slow and consumes a lot of saw blades.

“To keep ahead of demand we made the decision to invest in an laser tube cutting machine. We wanted to automate the process, speed it up and yet at the same time improve the quality of the finished products.”

“When faced with such a significant investment there is a temptation to fall back on what you are familiar with. Consequently, we evaluated all the options on the market to see which would best suit our needs.

“The equipment had to be reliable leading edge technology that would future-proof our manufacturing to keep us competitive in the years ahead. It had to perform to the exacting quality standard our customers demand. It also had to be able to run at high speeds so we can maintain our record of meeting demanding lead times.

As 70% of the orders were for round tube straight cut by that time, Mr. Kao finally chose SteviS model ST-FL120F. For this machine is with simply structure, easy in operation and maintenance, and the cutting speed is faster than regular two chuck laser tube cutting machines.

“The SteviS ST-FL120F solved the speed problem of cutting large-diameter thick round pipes. In general, it is at least 6 times faster than our current saw cutting machine.

“The purchase of large-diameter saw blades is reduced by 60 to 70%, help me saving costs. It also avoids the problem of subsequent utilization after the large saw blade is trimmed down.”

It was a big decision to invest on laser tube cutting machine, but going with SteviS has proved to be the right decision. The quality, reliability and speed are impressive.

Mr. Kao, general manager of Kwang Sheng

ST-FL120F is a fully automatic high speed laser tube cutting machine specially for round tube straight cut. It can reach a good cutting result and great accuracy ±0.1mm. It can also connect with the chamfering machine and other machines to let customers reach automated production line requirement.

They began planning to switch to laser welding technology on the tube mills line in 2024.

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