Laser cutting

Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to cut steel, stainless steel, aluminium and other materials, and is widely used at our production facility. Laser cutting works by directing the output of a high-power laser most commonly through optics. The laser in combination with CNC used to direct the laser beam guarantees maximum accuracy and precision.

For a small to large large series of products, SMI Plaatwerk can deliver the required products. Thanks to our high level of automation coupled with our flexibility, our laser cutting machines can deliver fast and with high precision the required results. Almost all types of steel can be processed by our laser cutting machine up to a thickness of 20 mm, also aluminum is possible up to a thickness of up to 8 millimeters. All this with dimensions of up to 3000mmx1500mm.

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CAD/CAM Systems

Our laser cutting machine is fully computer controlled with an automatic loading system. A specific Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) file , created by our engineering department, is required to turn the wishes and needs into the product. When submitting your design in an AutoCAD file, our engineering department can easily turn it into a CAM file and upload the drawing into the laser cutting machine after which the production process immediately starts fully automatic.

When no AutoCAD files are available, our professionals can create the desired AutoCAD drawings according to the wishes and demands. For some projects, AutoCAD files are not necessary and the required CAM files can be created from the design drawings, speeding up the process. Contact us to learn more about the possibilities which SMI Plaatwerk can offer.

Materials

SMI Plaatwerk can laser cut; steel, high strength steel, wear resistant steel, stainless steel and aluminum. Depending on the application and purpose of the final product, SMI Plaatwerk can give the necessary advice on which materials should be used. For our defense market, it is common that high strength steel is used as these products have to guarantee maximum safety. Laser cutting materials such as high strenght steel requires a high amount of expertise. SMI Plaatwerk in-house expertise makes sure that the quality and properties of the materials such as high strength steel and aluminum are not lost during the process.

Metal Punching

Besides laser cutting, SMI Plaatwerk can also create the desired shapes by punching. To make sure that the products are delivered in time and according the regulations, SMI Plaatwerk has increased production capacity by investing in new machinery: a fully automatic punching machine, the TruPunch 1000. The machine offers a wide range of metal processing possibilities: punching, forming, tapping, marking, engraving and deburring. The TruPunch 1000 can flexibly handle all processing variants and easily switch between the operations.

A total sheet thicknesses of up to 6.4 mm can be processed. SMI Plaatwerk can produce small jobs and batch sizes cost-effectively, quickly, and flexibly. Both simple and complex parts can be produced in a very short time. The tried-and-tested machine concept guarantees a high and consistent level of precision during the entire production process.

HIGH PRECISION

Thanks to SMI Plaatwerk’s management quality control system, every product is delivered to the highest standards. That is why many government agencies and suppliers such as defence trust SMI with the producten of their equipment or parts.

At SMI it does not matter what the size of the final product is, all products are delivered with the same precision and quality. We can create constructions up to lenght of 5 meters and a width of 3 meters. Contact us for your possibilities

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REFERENCES

Delta Combiscope

SMI Plaatwerk builds the complete casing for Delta Instruments of the so-called combiscope. An ingenious device which analysis samples from milk, quickly and reliably. SMI not only produces all sheet metal parts, including the surface treatments, but assembles all parts (including purchase parts) into a completely assembled end product, this way the customer can build and test immediately upon arrival.

Delta Instruments

Drachten - NL

Laser cutting Parts

SMI Plaatwerk also supplies single, series-cut products. These parts, for example, are laser-cut, including the small holes with a total diameter of 0.6 times the plate thickness. After galvanizing, bearings are pressed in, all internal carried out by SMI. Deliveries are then carried out in specific Kanban trays, for direct delivery to the production without the need for further repacking.

Defense Vehicle

The Dutch defense takes a new type of off-road vehicle into use. SMI Plaatwerk, commissioned by Defenture, has built the frames. It concerns the chassis and the superstructure. These are for the new ATTV (Air Transportable Tactical Vehicle). This is the new lightweight vehicle of the commands. Defense has given the vehicle the name: Vector.