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Cutting, Sawing & P rofiling Technology
The flexibility of the laser makes it suitable
for a wide range of marking applications on
steel tubes. Tubes often require marking
for quality control purposes and to enable
part traceability. In these instances it is
essential that the mark is permanent, clear
and applied in the shortest time.
Rofin has developed a concept which
enables tubes to be marked on-the-fly.
With this system integrated into a tube
production line, it can be used to mark part
numbers, production dates and times, bar
codes, data-matrix codes and ascending or
descending serial numbers.
The laser marking process is not affected
by surface impurities such as the thin film
of oil that may be present due to the tube
forming process.
Rofin/Baasel Lasertech – Germany
Fax: +49 40 733 63160
Email:
Website:
Rofin-Baasel UK Limited – UK
Fax: +44 1327 701 110
Email:
Website:
Italian company Dimensione Laser has
been using lasers for processing tubes
and flat sheet for more than ten years.
The company now has a total of five tube
cutting systems installed, each of which
uses a Rofin CO2 slab laser.
The systems are used to produce a large
variety of different parts, many of which are
low volume items. Advantages include low
maintenance, high uptime, minimal gas
consumption, and the flexibility of the lasers.
The thermal load on components that are cut
using lasers is also minimal, as demonstrated
by Rofin’s StarCut tube system. It is used to
precisely and quickly manufacture miniature
and intricate components such as 200µm
diameter medical stents.
The laser cutting process is not restricted
to small and thin section parts. Large parts
can be cut reliably and quickly by laser,
from simple web cuts to complex notch and
contour cuts.
Our system competence
for your success!
CNC tube bending machines UÊ
Semi-automatic and 1-axis-controlled UÊ
tube bending machines
Assembly machines for hydraulic UÊ
tubing
Tube inspection systems UÊ
System solution for automated UÊ
production of template pipes
Software solutions for efficient UÊ
piping
C E F O R P E R F E C T P I P E I N S T A L L A T I O N
Kingdom:
Ltd.
34.342.566
34.352.184
t-uk.com
tt-uk.com
USA / Canada:
TT Technologies
Tel.: 630.851.8200
Fax: 630.851.8299
France:
Tracto-Techniques S.a.r.l.
Tél.: 05.53.53.89.83
Fax: 05.53.09.39.41
Australia:
TT Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.
Tel.: 07 3420 5455
Fax: 07 3420 5855
THE ONLY CHOICE FOR PERFECT PIPE INSTALLATIONS
TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG • D-57368 Lennestadt
Tel: +49 (0)2725 / 95 40-0 • Email: •
 Tube cutting at Dimensione Laser using Rofin slab lasers