Thriving the fabrication industry with laser cutting technology

February 1, 2021 5:52 pm

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Talking about the increasing demand for automated and laser technologies for metal fabrication industry, Utkarsh Landekar, Head – Laser Business ( India & Exports), Messer Cutting Systems India Private Limited, shares a brief of their latest additions  FiberBlade V and Multitherm Pro.

What is your key product profile? Any recent development in your product range?

Messer Cutting Systems is a 120+ years old global solution provider for the metal working industry. We are the manufacturers of both high speed Fiber laser cutting machines and CNC Plasma cutting machines, being done at our factory in Coimbatore. FiberBlade V is our latest offering in high speed metal laser cutting segment, this new fifth generation high speed laser cutting machine, benefiting from Messer’s high-speed cutting technology, can achieve top level productivity in the industry. In plasma cutting segment, we have Multitherm Pro which is our latest offering. It’s Industry 4.0 Ready and it helps to achieve higher productivity with 24 m/min positioning speed and Acceleration 0.04g.

Fiber Laser technologies are being increasingly implemented by the sheet metal industry. How do you view the market demand for laser technology?

Fiber laser technology is going to the next level now. Fibre laser technology was invented around 10 years ago, but the application gained traction in recent years. Today, it is one of the major drivers of the sheet metal fabrication industry. So, for manufacturers, affordability towards high-end machines isn’t a big deal as they still apply fiber laser technology for sheet metal fabrication.

What do you think are the potential challenges being faced by the sheet metal fabrication industry to develop further in India?

I don’t think we have any major challenges, because India already has access to the technologies that are widely used by the global industries. To be more precise, challenges create demand, and with the current trends in the demand side, I feel that the Indian industry is capable to meet the demands. Moreover, they are ready to contribute to the government’s Make in Indi and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Another challenge is the pricing factor for manufacturers. But it also motivates us to become smarter and produces value-for-money products for our consumers. Apart from fiber laser machines, we also have plasma cutting machine which is a medium-cost machine that is excellent for start-ups and therefore suitable for people who want more value for money.

Implementation of laser technology is on rise. What’s your take on that?

Industry 4.0 is the new trend that is being implemented in all the sectors. The industry today needs smarter solutions like IoT and robotics. Nowadays, we want everything on our fingertips, and automation, robotics, IoT and Industry 4.0 are aiding that. These technologies help us manage business by sitting at one place and take our business globally.”