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Laser Cutting Advances to Increase Productivity | Michigan
Laser cutting offers many advantages compared to conventional manufacturing cutting techniques such as plasma, flame and water jet. These advantages include flexibility, ease of automation, and higher quality. In recent years there have been many advances in laser...
Prototech Laser Enters into a Research and Development Project with NanoSteel and The Naval Surface Warfare Center
Prototech Laser, one of the longest running metal fabrication companies in the State of Michigan was chosen by NanoSteel, a research-based steel products company, as its selected fabricator to help with the prototype and eventual production of the Joint Modular...
Advantages of Laser Cutting Vs. Conventional Cutting Techniques
Laser cutting and mechanical metal cutting are the two most popular metal cutting techniques in metal fabrication and machining. Both are effective but both also excel at different types of cutting for different types of parts and products. Let's take an in-depth look...
Prototech Laser Celebrates 30 Years in Business
In the summer of 1990 Prototech Laser was a modest upstart without a lot of fanfare. The company began in a 6,000 square foot building with one laser and two employees. It has grown to 60,000 square feet, 15 lasers and 75 employees during its peak. “We’ve seen a lot...
A Tale of Automotive Laser Welding | Laser Cutting Michigan
Laser Welding International, Inc (LWI), the sister company to Prototech Laser was a pioneer in automotive laser welding. Having started the company in 1995, it grew to a $40 million-dollar entity in less than 10 years. Laser welded blank technology was exploding at...
Hot Stamping and Laser Cutting.… a Great Combination | Laser Cutting MI
Hot stamping, a process to form and create high strength autobody parts, came into wide use over the last 10 years. The Automotive Industry was looking for a vehicle that was lighter resulting in better gas mileage, stronger for increased safety and built with fewer...
What Is Laser Cutting and How does It Work? | Laser Cutting MI
Lasers have become a mainstay in modern manufacturing and are capable of precisely cutting parts in a wide array of materials such as ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastic, wood, gems, glass, and even paper. Let's take a deeper look at how lasers work and what...
Metal Fabricator in Michigan Continues to Do its Part in Saving Lives
In 2004, Prototech Laser was approached by a sub-prime military contractor to laser cut fabricated armor components to help protect our soldiers fighting in the war on terror; specifically, in Iraq and Afghanistan. During this conflict, land mines were buried...