Guides and News
Technical guides, test results and project notes from the PCL Group engineering team in Jinan: H-beam and section cutting, tube and pipe processing, plate cutting and robotic welding.
Machine, power options, zero-remnant cutting and bevels for structural steel.
How the three beam processing routes compare on cost, accuracy and output.
H, I, IPE, HEA and HEB dimensions with a quick fit check for the machine.
Speed, gas, focus and nozzle for 1 to 15 kW fiber lasers on four materials.
Tube Laser Cutting Machine Price: Ranges, What Moves the Price, and How to Compare Quotations
Tube laser cutting machine prices: PCL LT series $12,000-$90,000, LT3 three-chuck $30,000-$150,000.
Zero-Tail Tube Laser Cutting: What the Remnant Costs, How Three Chucks Remove It, and a Saving Calculator
What the tail left in the rear chuck costs per year, how three-chuck tube lasers cut with zero tail, worked examples and a free saving and payback.
Tube Laser vs Saw and Drill: Cost per Part, a Worked Example and a Calculator
Is a tube laser cheaper than sawing and drilling? Worked time study for a frame tube, cost per part formula, annual saving and a free calculator for.
Stainless Steel Tube Laser Cutting: Nitrogen, Oxygen or Air, Gas Cost per Metre and Oxide-Free Edges
Laser cutting stainless tube: nitrogen vs oxygen vs air, nitrogen flow and cost per metre by nozzle size, fixing yellow or blue edges, sanitary tube.
Round Tube Laser Cutting: Intersections That Fit, Holes That Stay Round, and Pipe Sizes by Machine
Fix common round tube laser cutting problems: saddle and intersection gaps, ovality, weld seam, back-wall marks and whip, plus NPS pipe sizes with.
CNC Tube Cutting Software: Nesting, CypTube Settings and Common Errors
How tube laser cutting software works: STEP/IGES import, nesting and common-line cuts, key CypTube settings, and six programming mistakes that scrap.
Plasma vs Oxy-Fuel for Cutting Thick-Wall Pipe: Thickness, Speed, Bevels and Cost
Plasma or oxy-fuel for steel pipe? Thickness range, speed, bevel quality, heat input, acetylene vs propane and when to use a dual-torch CNC pipe.
How to Cut a Pipe Saddle (Fish Mouth): Template, Formula and CNC
Pipe saddle layout step by step: the saddle formula, a worked 4" on 8" template, 45° laterals, offset branches, wall thickness and CNC saddle cutting
H-Beam Laser Cutting Machine Price: What Sets the Cost
What sets the price of an H-beam laser: power (12/20/30 kW), source brand, section range and bed length, plus running costs, payback and what to send.
Cutting Beams from Tekla DSTV Files: Import, Nesting and Marking
How the H-beam laser cuts parts from Tekla DSTV (NC1) files: file blocks, import, nesting, bevels, and laser marking of part numbers and layout lines
Beam Processing Machines Compared: Laser, Plasma and Saw-Drill Lines
Compare H-beam laser, CNC plasma and saw-drill lines on copes, bevels, holes, marking, offcut and rework, and see which fits your structural steel.
5-Axis Laser Cutting Explained: TCP Heads for Beams and 3D Parts
What the five axes of a laser cutter do, how TCP control holds the bevel angle, and what 5-axis cutting makes possible on H-beams and 3D parts.
Tube Laser Cutting Machine Price: Ranges, What Moves the Price, and How to Compare Quotations
Tube laser cutting machine prices: PCL LT series $12,000-$90,000, LT3 three-chuck $30,000-$150,000.
Zero-Tail Tube Laser Cutting: What the Remnant Costs, How Three Chucks Remove It, and a Saving Calculator
What the tail left in the rear chuck costs per year, how three-chuck tube lasers cut with zero tail, worked examples and a free saving and payback.
Tube Laser vs Saw and Drill: Cost per Part, a Worked Example and a Calculator
Is a tube laser cheaper than sawing and drilling? Worked time study for a frame tube, cost per part formula, annual saving and a free calculator for.
Stainless Steel Tube Laser Cutting: Nitrogen, Oxygen or Air, Gas Cost per Metre and Oxide-Free Edges
Laser cutting stainless tube: nitrogen vs oxygen vs air, nitrogen flow and cost per metre by nozzle size, fixing yellow or blue edges, sanitary tube.
Round Tube Laser Cutting: Intersections That Fit, Holes That Stay Round, and Pipe Sizes by Machine
Fix common round tube laser cutting problems: saddle and intersection gaps, ovality, weld seam, back-wall marks and whip, plus NPS pipe sizes with.
CNC Tube Cutting Software: Nesting, CypTube Settings and Common Errors
How tube laser cutting software works: STEP/IGES import, nesting and common-line cuts, key CypTube settings, and six programming mistakes that scrap.
Plasma vs Oxy-Fuel for Cutting Thick-Wall Pipe: Thickness, Speed, Bevels and Cost
Plasma or oxy-fuel for steel pipe? Thickness range, speed, bevel quality, heat input, acetylene vs propane and when to use a dual-torch CNC pipe.
How to Cut a Pipe Saddle (Fish Mouth): Template, Formula and CNC
Pipe saddle layout step by step: the saddle formula, a worked 4" on 8" template, 45° laterals, offset branches, wall thickness and CNC saddle cutting
H-Beam Laser Cutting Machine Price: What Sets the Cost
What sets the price of an H-beam laser: power (12/20/30 kW), source brand, section range and bed length, plus running costs, payback and what to send.
Cutting Beams from Tekla DSTV Files: Import, Nesting and Marking
How the H-beam laser cuts parts from Tekla DSTV (NC1) files: file blocks, import, nesting, bevels, and laser marking of part numbers and layout lines
Beam Processing Machines Compared: Laser, Plasma and Saw-Drill Lines
Compare H-beam laser, CNC plasma and saw-drill lines on copes, bevels, holes, marking, offcut and rework, and see which fits your structural steel.
5-Axis Laser Cutting Explained: TCP Heads for Beams and 3D Parts
What the five axes of a laser cutter do, how TCP control holds the bevel angle, and what 5-axis cutting makes possible on H-beams and 3D parts.