Surging Demand for Thick Plate Cutting: Fiber Laser Cutting Machine Becomes Industry Standard

As demand for medium and thick metal plate processing continues to grow in industries such as construction machinery, steel structures, shipbuilding, and rail transportation, the drawbacks of traditional cutting methods like flame cutting and plasma cutting are becoming increasingly apparent. With its advantages of high cutting efficiency, excellent precision, small cutting seam, and small heat-affected zone, high power fiber laser cutting machine is rapidly replacing the old process, becoming the new standard in the field of medium and thick plate processing.

Why is laser cutting favored for thick plate processing?

1. Stable Cutting Quality: Smooth and clean cutting edges, and no secondary processing is required.

2. Small Thermal Deformation: Narrow heat-affected zone, ideal for cutting high-precision structural components.

3. High Piercing Efficiency: High power metal laser cutter allows for faster piercing, significantly improving cutting speed.

4. Multi-material Adaptation: Easily handles carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel, aluminum plates, and other thick metal materials.

5. Remote Control & Smart Nesting Support: Improves material utilization and reduces operation costs.

Especially in the cutting of 16mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, and even up to 50mm thick plates, high-power metal laser cutting machines (12kw, 20kw, 30kw and above) demonstrate unmatched advantages over traditional cutting methods.

As manufacturing industries accelerate equipment upgrades, the medium and thick plate market has a particularly strong demand for the following types of laser cutting equipment:

1. Single-Table Laser Cutting Machine (12kw–60kw): Ideal for cutting thick carbon steel and stainless steel materials.

2. Full Enclosed Laser Cutting Machine: Safer and more environmentally friendly, suitable for high-frequency and large-volume processing tasks.

3. Large-Format Laser Cutting Machine: customizable large-size cutting areas, serving the bridge, ship and steel structure industries.

In line with the global trends of green manufacturing and energy efficiency, fiber laser cutting machines for thick plates are becoming core productivity tools in industries like steel structures, machinery, and shipyards. Medium and thick metal plate laser cutting is not just a technological upgrade—it’s a revolution in productivity and cost control.

To meet the processing needs of medium and thick plates, we offer a range of high-power laser cutting machine models tailored to companies of all sizes—covering everything from standard cutting to high-speed cutting of ultra-thick materials.

Contact us today to get more detailed information of laser cutting solutions!