in every way we can.We employ the best highly trained team, with the best Mazak machine tools, the best SigmaNest software, with LCSI perfected IT processes, and we have fun doing it.We love serving our Customers.” Here’s what some of LCSI’s Customer’s have to say: “They always do the impossible and they never say no! I have the highest praise for LCSI, they always pull through, and we can depend on them every time! LCSI understands important things that others don’t seem to get, time lines & deadlines. Kudos to Greg at LCSI, he really keeps us happy. All of my project engineers use him and he comes through for us every time.” From a Project Manager in an OR Business. “We have a great company relationship with LCSI and we have been utilizing them for over 10 years now. Their product is great and keeps getting better. Their delivery is timely, and their prices can’t be beat, we have checked.We don’t get a lot of time from our customers and LCSI usually exceeds our expectations. Ron Duffy always invests into his company and he uses the best and latest in Mazak equipment & SigmaNEST software in order to take care of his customers.” A Manufacturing business owner in Oregon. “We have been doing business with LCSI for over 14 years and we receive excellence every time with every on time delivery. LCSI is customer service at it’s finest! LCSI always gets back to the basics by taking care of their customers, with the latest in technology at their fingertips, fast. I highly recommend LCSI to anyone that is looking for a perfect metal distributor.” Doug Metz Owner of Specialty Metal Fabricators LLC, in Oregon. About Mazak: Machine tools are known as “Mother Mac hines” since they are used to make other machines that produce virtually everything we use in our daily life. Accordingly, machine tools have a very important role to support the basis of manufacturing industries all over the world. As a machine tool manufacturer, Yamazaki Mazak’s mission is to enrich our daily life by developing machine tools that can produce high precision components with reduced in-process time. Yamazaki Mazak supports manufacturing industries all over the world with corporate philosophies of “Advanced products,” “Total Solutions,” and “Global Support” by providing machine tools that can meet a wide variety of production requirements.
Mazak has developed unique products that realize unsurpassed productivity and established 79 Technology and Technical Centers all over the world to provide total solutions and optimum service support close to customers. The Hyper Turbo-X-510 Mazak Laser provides exceptional ease of operation and unsurpassed accessibility to the machine table for the processing of a variety of work pieces in small size lots. Unsurpassed productivity can be realized thanks to linear motors on all axes and a variety of automatic functions. Also, considerable reduction of non-cutting can be realized thanks to a variety of automatic set-up functions such as the automatic torch and nozzle changer. More on SigmaNEST: SigmaNEST is the leading CAD/CAM nesting system for laser, plasma, punch, oxyfuel, waterjet, router, knife, tube/pipe and combination cutting machines. SigmaNEST ensures superior material utilization, machine motion optimization, and maximum part quality balanced with cutting speed, workflow integration, material handling, accurate estimates and information management. Key benefits include: • Cutting technology management functions like automatic pulsing, power ramping, feed rate control, focal height, assist gas and pressure adjustment • Pre-piercing, pierce “on-the-fly” and pierce reduction, as well as options for fine, fast and normal piercing • Material and time savings with bridge cutting, common-line cutting and chain cutting •Various levels of cut quality using Appropriate Quality Cutting (AQC) technology • Repositioning and automatic cut pick up for cutting on plates that extend beyond the cutting area • Selective vaporizing at low wattage to cut protective layer Corner ramping precision For more information on Mazak Laser Machine Tools contact Bob Herling with DW Machinery Sales at: RBHerling@DWMachinerySales. com, 425-827-6931, www.DWMachinerySales.com. For more information on SigmaNEST please contact: Robert Farrell Bob.farrell@sigmanest.com, 513-595-2022, www.sigmanest.com For more information on Laser Cutting Services, Inc. please contact Dion Hardy Dion@lasercuttingservices.com, (503) 612-8311, www. LaserCuttingServices.com. A2Z METALWORKER NW •
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