by Editorial Staff | Jan 18, 2021 | Laser Cutting Services, Metal Fabrication Services
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...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 9, 2020 | Laser Cutting Services, Metal Fabrication Services
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...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 2, 2020 | Laser Cutting Services, Metal Fabrication Services
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...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 16, 2020 | Laser Cutting Services, Metal Fabrication Services
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...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 5, 2020 | Laser Cutting Services, Metal Fabrication Services
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...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 20, 2020 | Laser Cutting Services, Metal Fabrication Services
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...
