Plasma Cutting is a very similar to Laser Cutting in that they both use compressed gas to cut materials. The difference is that whilst Laser Cutting uses either nitrogen, oxygen or compressed air to cut, Plasma Cutting uses a combination of of compressed air and inert gasses, such as hydrogen and nitrogen which when combined … Read more
Water Jet Cutting is the process of using a high pressure, abrasive jets of water to cut through material. The process has come a long way in recent years and just like laser cutting is a high precision, highly advanced and well established method of cutting materials. Unlike laser cutting, one of the advantages Water … Read more
We here at Saint Anns are very proud of our state of the art Trumpf 3030 fibre laser cutter. It’s laser beam has a typical radius of 0.15mm (0.006 inches, for our “distinguished” readers). This means that our laser is more than capable of cutting complex and intricate patterns. With the technology behind our laser … Read more
Benefits of Laser Cutting in Sheet Metal Fabrication – five reasons it will benefit you Laser cutting in sheet metal fabrication is a novel procedure in manufacturing which excludes the need for machining on a number of engineering jobs, thereby saving you money on manufacturing projects. Before now, traditional cutting methods such as flame and … Read more
Sushi Stools This unusual project, has turned out really well, and the customer is very happy with the finished product. Delivered on time and on Budget. Material = Mild steel , the seat pan is made from 3mm mild steel which has been laser cut to perfection, ready to take the Mild Steel CNC bent … Read more
St. Ann’s Sheet Metal have long specialised in reproduction of existing products, especially where potential customers do not have existing drawings or CAD files. One of our customers has seen first-hand the application of these skills in the creation of their product. Reproduction When they first came to St. Ann’s Sheet Metal, the project entailed … Read more
Sheet Metal Heating & Lighting Developments We are often asked to create a replication of a product, or a design similar to it, in this instance it was for a sheet Metal Heating unit. Creating products similar to existing designs is a service we provide to all industries and can be anything from a one-off … Read more
Quality Inspections Another laser cutting inspection underway at Saint Anns. Full inspections are carried out at every stage producing customer’s products and components. This job is now receiving an inspection before moving on to its next stage, CNC bending. Brass Cutting & Bending This 0.7 bright polish brass with vinyl coating is just ready to … Read more
Parts Washer the Background For some time now, one of our many valued customers has been working with us using our laser cutting and bending facilities for the sheet metal components of a Parts Washer. Over this period, we have been consistently working alongside them providing valuable design assistance which has enabled us to improve the … Read more
Design Improvements (Sheet Metal)– Hexagonal Heater Casing We caught up with Graham Gee, St Ann’s Sheet Metals’ Project Development Engineer, on a recent visit, and he showed us one of his latest Design Improvements he has been involved in. The customer is extremely happy with this re-design, and so are we, as it is now … Read more
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