Midtherm Laser Ltd is one the UK's largest Laser Cutting and forming Sub-Contractors. CNC Flat Bed Laser cutting is a process where we are able to rapidly produce highly accurate large and small flat parts from sheets of material, using a laser beam focused through a non-contact cutting head. These parts can range in size from a few millimetres up to 4 metre x 2 metre, from 0.5mm up to 30mm thick. Whilst we mainly cut mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium, we can also cut none stock grades such as brass, copper and titanium. The process begins with a cad drawing, which can be produced in house, supplied from the customer in DWG, DXF format or scanned from an image or flat blank/template. This component is then imported into our CNC software where laser technology is applied to create cut paths, at this stage we also check for accuracy of the image compared with the customers original details. We then nest the part into the appropriate material, sometimes along with other items to arrive at an efficient material usage. The completed nest is then sent to the appropriate machine for processing. With our Bystronic CNC laser cutting machines, we are able to produce laser cut profiles to tolerances of +/- 0.25mm and better. We are also able to fold profiles up to 4 metres and 250 tonne using our Bystronic CNC Brake Presses.