Our factory offers the following stainless steel processing methods:

High-pressure waterjet cutting: Accurate cutting edges, clean and smooth cut surfaces, minimal heat-affected zone, suitable for stainless steel up to 20mm thick.

Laser cutting: Utilizes a high-energy laser beam to melt and vaporize stainless steel. Fast cutting speed and high quality, suitable for complex shapes and small-batch production.

Plasma arc cutting: Uses a high-frequency electric arc to ionize gas and generate plasma, rapidly melting and cutting stainless steel. High cutting speed, but may leave metal residue requiring subsequent cleaning.

I. Plasma cutting can cut relatively thick plates, but it produces oxidized black edges and burrs. Afterwards, milling is required. Because plasma cutting easily produces black edges and burrs, a cutting allowance of 5-10mm is generally necessary. Although plasma cutting produces black edges, the processing price is relatively cheaper.

II. Advantages of laser cutting: (1) It can cut products with complex drawings. (2) Laser cutting is fast and can be used for mass production.

Disadvantages of laser cutting: (1) It also has certain requirements on plate thickness. Generally, it can cut thicknesses up to 35mm, with a cutting allowance of 1-2mm. (2) The surface roughness of laser cutting is not as good as waterjet cutting, which is more noticeable with thicker materials.

III. Advantages of waterjet cutting: (1) Waterjet cutting is more environmentally friendly, produces neat and beautiful cut surfaces, and requires less processing allowance, only 2-3mm. (2) Waterjet cutting can handle very thick materials, such as 100mm or even thicker materials. (3) Waterjet cutting does not produce thermal deformation and offers high cutting precision. It does not alter the texture of the material surrounding the cut seam (laser cutting is a thermal process and will change the texture of the surrounding area).

Disadvantages of waterjet cutting: The processing speed is very slow, making it unsuitable for mass production. However, a shallow black edge may remain, requiring milling.

For ordinary square or circular cuts, customers only need to provide specific dimensions and select the processing method; we will then allow for the normal allowance. For more complex products, CAD drawings are required for confirmation by the processing plant, and costs will be calculated.

The cutting time is approximately 3-4 days, while for more complex products, the cutting time is around 7 days.