High-Speed Fiber Laser Cutting for Precision
Metal Parts
At Wisconsin Metal Parts, we provide high-speed fiber laser cutting services for precision components, from low-volume prototypes to high-volume production runs. Our advanced fiber laser systems deliver exceptional speed, accuracy, and edge quality across a wide range of materials. With automated material handling and CNC-driven processes, we are optimized for repeat production, high-mix manufacturing, and complex geometries. We offer fiber laser cutting as a stand-alone service or as part of a fully integrated manufacturing solution.
Fiber Laser Cutting Capabilities
Our fiber laser cutting systems are designed to produce both small, intricate parts and large components up to 10 feet long while maintaining consistent precision
Core capabilities include:
- Precision laser cutting for flat sheet metal parts
- Laser marking and part identification
- Optimized nesting for material efficiency and cost reduction
- High-speed processing for repeat production runs
Typical tolerances:
- ±0.005” (0.127 mm) in production environments
- Tighter tolerances achievable with additional inspection and secondary operations
Secondary Services & Integrated Manufacturing
Fiber laser cutting is often the first step in fabrication, so we also support downstream processes to deliver complete parts.
Supporting services include:
- CNC machining for tight-tolerance features
- Forming and bending
- Deburring and finishing
- Partial and full assembly services
Materials We Cut
We have extensive experience processing a wide range of specialty and production metals, including:
- Steel (carbon, galvanized, and stainless)
- Aluminum, copper, and brass
- Specialty and engineered materials, including:
- Treadplate and aluminized steel
- Perforated and rigidized metals
- Carbon fiber, tungsten, and titanium
Material thickness capabilities:
- Optimal: ~0.060” (steel & stainless steel)
- Aluminum: up to ¾”
- Copper: up to 3/16”
- Steel: up to 1” (preferred ≤ 3/8”)
While thicker materials can be processed, our systems are optimized for speed and efficiency in thinner gauges.
Quality Assurance & Certifications
We inspect all of our work in-house and can accommodate customer-specific quality and documentation requirements. We also have a variety of other inspection equipment, including CMM and handheld instruments. Our team regularly performs First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR), in-process inspections, PPAP, and provides material and process certifications. Wisconsin Metal Parts is ISO 9001:2015 certified and ITAR registered. Our cybersecurity program is compliant with NIST SP800-171, ensuring your export-restricted files remain secure.
Fiber Laser Cutting is a process where banks of diodes create light that is channeled and amplified through a fiber optic cable. Once amplified, the light is straightened/collimated and focused by a lens onto the material to be cut. Creating this light makes fiber lasers much more efficient than CO2 lasers. Fiber lasers are more electrically efficient, have less maintenance costs and allow for higher speeds as well.
Although our lasers can process thicker material, our optimal thickness in steel & stainless steel is 0.060”.
We also can process aluminum up to ¾” and copper up to 3/16” thick. We have cut up to 1” Steel but prefer the cut off to be 3/8”
Steel, Galvanized Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Treadplate, Aluminized, Perforated, Rigidized, Carbon Fiber, Tungsten and Titanium.
In a production setting we can typically hold +/-.005 (0.127mm) comfortably. Tighter tolerances can be held using a laser but more inspection is needed to insure consistency while running parts. We also have the ability to machine features as a secondary operation when tighter tolerances are needed.
Each type of laser has benefits. Our 5K fiber lasers are 2-3x faster than a C02 laser in materials .25” or thinner with a superior edge condition. A C02 laser can cut thicker materials more efficiently. The fiber laser can also cut highly reflective materials. Cutting reflective material on a C02 laser can cause premature wear of the mirrors that guide the beam. A fiber laser does not have mirrors and relies on a fiber optic cable to deliver the beam.
We have agreements in place where we process and ship orders within 3 days. Others might take 2-4 weeks. It depends on the materials needed and if there is any painting or plating involved. With some good planning we can work out a delivery schedule that meets your needs.
We can do low volume prototyping, usually as pre-production runs. However, repetitive volume is what fits our equipment best since everything is CNC controlled and we have material handling automation.
While this takes slightly longer to set up, we make up for it with speed and repetitive accuracy.
Yes, we have cut perforated material and expanded metals before. While it is not the most efficient, it can be done.
We do not cut plastic or wood with our lasers due to the fire hazard involved when also processing metals.
We have several CMM’s, including a Romer Arm, and our Virtek Laser Scanner can inspect flat patterns in a matter of seconds.