What is the difference between laser cutting and punching?
Laser cutting or punching? The process of handling sheet metal forming can become very complex. Especially, if you are not used to working in the industrial or automotive sector.
From SOME, a specialist sheet metal projects company, we want to give you the keys so that you can always know the differences between laser cutting and CNC punching.
Laser cut
Laser cutting technology is the technique used to engrave or cut metal sheets or materials that allow the construction of pieces of different geometries such as stainless steel or aluminum sheets. It is characterized because its energy source is a laser that concentrates light on the work surface to make the cut.
This technique allows you to develop complicated contours in the parts and ensure the customer a great precision in the shaping of your piece of sheet metal. It requires a specialized and very technical machinery, but the results are as expected for the client. It allows to offer quick and agile responses to the needs of the user.
At SOME we make the laser cutting process of different materials according to the needs of our customers:
- Laser cutting stainless steel
- Laser cutting iron sheet
- Aluminum laser cutting
- Laser cutting sheet metal
Consult more information about the laser cutting process
CNC punching
Punching is the operation that makes holes in the sheet or metal sheet. The CNC punching machine has a series of specialized tools to perform this technique: the punch, the gripper and the matrix.
At SOME we have an expert team to perform the punching technique. Learn more about CNC punching.
With international expansion, at SOME we have more than 30 years of experience in the industrial and automotive sector.
Contact us now for more information.!
News
-
The importance of die maintenance
16/01/2019Die maintenance
The maintenance of dies for the treatment of sheet metal is a key process for your pieces. -
Soft-tooling, the flexible alternative to metal processing with presses and dies
10/12/2018What do we mean when we talk about soft-tooling?
We understand by soft-tooling, those processes of transformation of sheet metal for manufacturing parts and metal components without the use of presses and tooling. This is, essentially, laser cutting, punching and folding. -
What is the difference between laser cutting and punching?
29/11/2018Laser cutting or punching? The process of handling sheet metal forming can become very complex. Especially, if you are not used to working in the industrial or automotive sector.
-
SOME, sponsor of the VI Trail of Bisaura
20/11/2018The VI Trail de Bisaura is the mountain race that takes place in the Bisaura, between the regions of Osona and Ripollès. The objective of the race is to promote mountain athletics and to make natural spaces of great beauty known.
-
SOME, TIER 2 international company in the automotive sector
12/11/2018After more than 40 years working in the automotive sector, in SOME we have become one of the leading TIER 2 companies in the world and the leading company in metal components for safety elements such as airbags or safety belts .
-
Discover the process of sheet metal stamping
05/11/2018At SOME we are specialists in the process of sheet metal stamping, so we give you the keys to discover our process.
-
SOME will be present in MetalMadrid 2018 (Stand N10)
03/09/2018MetalMadrid 2018 is the meeting point for companies of the Spanish industry. It will be held in IFEMA, on September 26 and 27, 2018, and it will be focused on Industrial Technological Innovation following the line of Industry 4.0.
-
SOME will participate in the SIANE Toulouse
03/04/2018The XIV edition of SIANE will take place on October 23rd, 24th and 25th, 2018, at the Exhibition Center of Toulouse, halls 4, 5 and 6.
-
SOME is consolidated as a solvent “technology partner” for its customers
20/02/2018The continuous addition of modern technologies in SOME, together with the consistent application of reliable solutions, has allowed us to create the necessary trust from our customers to participate in co-investments in the production processes.
-
SOME invests in SERVOPRESS technology
01/02/2017The first monoblock servo press in Spain has been installed in SOME‘s facilities in Sant Quirze de Besora, Barcelona. The servo press, provided by the German company Schuler, is a complete press line with a press force of 400 metric tons.
