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General Information

Plant size:   10,000 sq. ft.
Established: 1999
Quality department
Core  processing capabilities:
Laser cutting, laser drilling, laser welding and laser five-axis machining.
Laser workstations: 3

Laser Capabilities
Southwestern Laser's five-axis laser machining centers cut, weld and drill pre-formed, three-dimensional and rotary parts. A through-the-lens registraion allows for precision feature location and placement. An automatic focus control follows the contour of the part regardless of surface irregularities. 

• Laser cutting
• Laser drilling 
• Laser five-axis machining
• Laser welding

GSI Lumonics Model 550
Axis travel:            X= 48" Y=25" Z=25"
Table size:             48" maximum diameter
Enclosure size:       52" x 96"    

GSI Lumonics Model 790
Axis travel:          X=40" Y=29" Z=29"
Table size:           36" x 50" 
Enclosure size:     48" x 96" 

GSI Lumonics Model 790 Extended Travel
Axis travel:            X=80" Y=42" Z=30" 
Table size:             36" x 88"  
Enclosure size:       120" x 60"

All systems are equipped with:
• Lumonics JK704 YAG Laser
• Lumonics Laserdyne System 94W Laser Process Control
• Aerotech Accudex Rotary Table
• Linear Glass Scales (790 models only)

• Difficult-to-process materials and exotic metals
• Holes drilled from 0.003 inches to 24 inches in diameter
• Material thicknesses from films to 1 inch
• Angles from 10 to 90 degrees
• Rotary parts up to 48 inches in diameter
• Pre-formed parts processed with heights up to 24 inches and widths up to 48 inches

Prototype Capabilities
Southwestern Laser will work directly with your design engineers to optimize the laser processing and production of your prototype, saving you time and money in preliminary part development.

Applications
Southwestern Laser specializes in precision laser machining of components for aerospace, medical, power generation industries.

Services
Maximizing cost savings and minimized production turnaround time are hallmarks at Southwestern Laser. We perform percussion, trepanning and fire-on-the-fly techniques for drilling effusion holes in pre-formed parts you supply.