Finland's most widely circulated metal industry professional magazine reports that VeslatecOy company uses ADV-508 series products to greatly improve the operational efficiency of its deburring/chamfering/surface grinding machines.
Background
Veslatec has more than 30 years of experience in laser cutting, being the pioneers of laser processing in Finland. Veslatec Oy's business has started with laser processing, around which comprehensive solutions have been developed.
"We can use our machines to make products that equipment manufacturers consider impossible," says CEO Tom Bergström. "We have strong expertise in microlaser processing and also the largest microlaser machine base. 3D microlaser machines can be used to both cut and weld, which enables the piece to be machined further or even to completion. The shapes of the openings can be any shape. One significant benefit is that there are no burrs after the cut, so no post-processing is needed," continues Bergström.
When examining possible "bottleneck" points, deburring of laser-cut pieces and automatic edge rounding of certain pieces came to the fore, as well as grinding the surfaces of stainless pieces to a "brushed" finish in the final processing.
At the same time, the laser capacity had also increased and the requirements for rounding the edges up to the R2 size had increased, and manual rounding of the edges was slow. One significant reason for the purchase of a new deburring/edge rounding/surface grinding machine was the faster throughput time of the products in manufacturing. "The operating costs of the new machine compared to the traditional one are so much lower that they alone justified the investment," says Bergström.
ADV 508-RWR 1300 mm test stream.
Versatile requirements for a new machine
Versatile requirements were set for the procured system, especially since Veslatec Oy has a wide range of different materials in use. The main focus was then on stainless steel, aluminum and carbon steel. With laser surgery, Veslatec Oy had one of the longest years, even a decade, of experience in Finland, and the list of different requirements was extensive.
The system had to be able to efficiently and quickly remove burrs, round the edge if necessary and grind the surfaces in stainless steel. In terms of materials, aluminum requires the use of a wet vacuum cleaner due to the risk of fire. A fully enclosed machine, required by legislation, occupational safety and maintenance reliability, was mandatory, which also makes it easier to control dust and smoke, and on the other hand, we wanted a machine that took up as little space as possible with a 1300 mm wide work area.
