We have recently added to our array of laser cutters, punch presses and press brakes, with the arrival of a Trumpf 3030 4kw fibre laser and fully automatic sheet stacker which can work with 33 tonnes of steel, unmanned, overnight and at weekends.

While the maximum number of sheets that can be used in the stacker depends on their thickness, the system has 11 pallets, each of which can carry three tonnes of steel. “It also removes the parts once they’ve been cut, and puts them back into the storage trays.