In Turkey's rapidly growing industrial manufacturing sector, subcontracting workshops and job shops must deliver strict tolerances, burr-free edges, and rapid lead times. A metal fabrication job shop based in Turkey, specializing in subcontracting services for furniture frames and automotive sub-assemblies, faced major production bottlenecks with their mechanical circular saws.
By investing in the LONX LX-GL70 high-speed round tube laser cutter, the client revolutionized their cutting capacity for standard Ø19 mm × 1.2 mm round steel tubing—achieving a 300% throughput increase, eliminating manual deburring, and slashing per-part production costs.
| Key Factor | Specification / Details |
| Applied Machinery | LONX LX-GL70 High-Speed Fiber Tube Laser |
| Primary Keyword Focus | Round Tube Laser Cutter |
| Client Location | Bursa Industrial Zone, Turkey |
| Client Industry | Contract Metal Fabrication / Subcontracting Job Shop |
| Tube Profile | Carbon Steel & Mild Steel Round Tube (Yuvarlak Boru) |
| Material Dimensions | Outer Diameter Ø19 mm, Wall Thickness 1.2 mm |
Contract job shops operate in high-mix, high-volume environments where efficiency directly determines contract profitability. Prior to acquiring the LX-GL70, the Turkish client relied on a bank of multi-blade cold saws to cut Ø19 mm round tubes with 1.2 mm wall thickness.
This traditional setup created several costly issues:
Tube Clamping Deformation: Thin-wall tubes (1.2 mm) are prone to pinching and ovalization under heavy mechanical hydraulic clamping, leading to high scrap rates during assembly and robotic welding.
Heavy Secondary Finishing Costs: Cold saws left jagged internal and external exit burrs. The workshop had to employ 3 full-time operators strictly for secondary rotary brushing and deburring.
Frequent Blade Replacement & Downtime: High-cadence cutoffs on tough steel wore out saw blades quickly, requiring tool adjustments and blade regrinding twice every 8-hour shift.
Inability to Offer Multi-Process Features: Customer orders frequently required hole drilling, slotting, and angle miter cuts. With traditional tools, parts had to be moved across three different workstations, adding labor and handling delays.
To eliminate processing bottlenecks, the client selected the LONX LX-GL70 round tube laser cutter—a high-dynamic CNC system engineered specifically for high-speed processing of small-to-medium pipes.
Why the LX-GL70 Excels for Small Round Tubing:
High Rotational Dynamics & Chuck Acceleration:
Unlike bulky universal tube cutters with heavy chucks that accelerate slowly, the LX-GL70 features a lightweight, high-response chuck system. It maintains extreme rotational speeds and rapid repositioning, maximizing cycle speed on thin-wall pipes under Ø70 mm.
Non-Contact Thermal Processing:
Because the laser never physically presses on the workpiece, there is zero mechanical stress or pinching on the 1.2 mm wall. The cut edge remains perfectly round, meeting the strict circularity requirements of downstream benders and robotic weld fixtures.
Pristine, Slag-Free Edge Quality:
Fine-tuned gas assist (compressed air or nitrogen) ensures that every cut on the Ø19 mm tube is smooth, slag-free, and oxide-free. The client bypassed secondary grinding entirely.
After commissioning and operator onboarding by LONX engineers, the client recorded substantial operational gains across the first 90 days:
3.2× Increase in Daily Output: The cycle time for cutting and slotting an Ø19 mm × 1.2 mm tube dropped from 4.8 seconds (sawing + deburring) to under 1.1 seconds with continuous laser fly-cutting.
Labor Reallocation: Discontinued the manual deburring station, saving over €2,400 in monthly direct labor overhead and reallocating workers to final assembly.
Near-Zero Material Scrap: Scrap rates caused by tube end deformation plummeted from 4.5% to less than 0.2%.
Rapid Payback: Driven by new high-margin subcontracting orders from European export clients, the projected equipment payback window was compressed to under 10 months.
"The LONX LX-GL70 round tube laser cutter has fundamentally transformed our subcontracting shop floor. Our European OEM clients demand perfect roundness and zero burrs on Ø19 mm profiles—this machine delivers flawless results at speeds our mechanical saws could never achieve."
— Plant Operations Manager, Turkey
Most standard tube lasers are designed for heavy beams and large pipes up to 220 mm, making their heavy chucks sluggish and inefficient when cutting small tubes like Ø19 mm. The LX-GL70 is specifically tuned for profiles up to 70 mm, offering much higher acceleration, faster RPM, and lower electrical consumption.
Yes. The LX-GL70 efficiently cuts stainless steel, aluminum alloy, copper, brass, and galvanized round tubes with clean, high-precision finishes.
LONX provides comprehensive technical support in Turkey, including remote diagnostic support, fast-turnaround consumable delivery, and field service engineer assistance for installation, CNC programming, and operator training.
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