Shop Capabilities - Laser Technology

To better control costs, part lead times and confidentiality, rrr has their own laser cutting department.

This equipment is used to cut classically designed shapes for conventional welding or the newest mortise and tendon shapes used to reduce welding times and fixturing costs.

RRR chose this specific laser cutter because of its ability to perform many “next step” machining operations . because of this, machining is significantly reduced by permitting the laser to burn holes previously machined on cnc mills. the capabilities of this system includes cutting accuracies of up to +/- 0.005” on steel up to 1” thick, +/- 0.003” ON THINNER STEEL AND +/- 0.002” ON ALUMINUM UP TO 0.375” THICK. Thinner sheets can be cut at speeds of 100” per minute. stainless steel, plastic, tubing and other materials are cut with this system.

The laser system has a prep table to permit prestaging the next sheet while laser cutting the current sheet. rrr employs vacuum sheet handles used in concert with their overhead cranes to load the sheets.

The cutting system is equipped with nesting programs to maximum the use of the plate stock.

RRR has added counterbalanced tapping equipment adjacent to the laser burner to permit quick accurate tapping of laser cut holes WITH OUT ANY NEED TO REAM THE LASERED HOLE PRIOR TO TAPPING. THE LASER ELIMINATES MOST CNC MACHINING ON FLAT PLATE. ACCESSORIES HAVE BE PURCHASED TO PERMIT THE LASER BURNING OF TUBING.

RRR stocks various steel plate thicknesses.