Customer Background

The customer in this case is a professional metal products company integrating R&D, design, manufacturing, and service. Equipped with advanced production facilities and a high-caliber design team, the company primarily manufactures and sells a wide range of series including mobile shelving, mobile racks, archive cabinets, smart mobile shelving, electric mobile cabinets, manual shelving, filing cabinets, lockers, magnetic-shielded cabinets, vault doors, security tailgating doors, safes, cash boxes, bunk beds, apartment beds, desks and chairs, dining tables, bookshelves, tool cabinets, multi-drawer cabinets, blueprint cabinets, power distribution cabinets, and elevators.

Challenges

Processing carbon steel over 10mm with traditional plasma or low-power lasers was slow and resulted in unstable cross-section quality, requiring extensive post-processing/grinding and affecting total capacity.

Products like vault doors and distribution cabinets involve thick plates and complex hole structures. Traditional processes struggled to balance high precision and consistency with efficiency.

High proportion of customized orders required frequent changeovers. Existing equipment lacked the necessary response speed and flexibility, leading to unstable delivery times.

High proportion of secondary processing (deburring, grinding) and manual handling caused manufacturing costs to rise continuously.

Solution

Implementation of Tailift 20kW Ultra-High Power Fiber Laser Cutting Machine to build an efficient sheet metal production line.

1. Ultra-High Power Cutting Capability

  • Stable processing of medium-to-thick plates (10–40mm carbon steel)
  • Effectively handles high-strength structural parts such as vault doors and heavy-duty cabinets

2. High-Quality Cutting Section

  • Smooth edges and high verticality
  • Significantly reduces post-processing (grinding/finishing) requirements
  • Improations product consistency and surface quality

Implementation & Benefits 

Production Efficiency Increase

 Thick plate cutting efficiency increased by 2–4 times 
 Piercing time significantly shortened; overall cycle time optimized 

Process Optimization

 Secondary grinding processes reduced by over 50% 
 Workflow transformed from "Rough Machining + Finishing" to "Precision Output" 

Labor Cost Reduction

 Reduced dependence on highly skilled technicians
 Decreased operators per line, enhancing overall labor efficiency

Product Quality Upgrade

 Improved cutting consistency and standardized product quality
 Helps secure government tenders and large projects (e.g., archives, financial facilities)

Market Competitiveness

 Ability to handle thicker plates and complex structural orders
 Shortened lead times, strengthening market positioning