Fiber Laser Cutting Machines & Handheld Laser Welders

Every machine is built to CE safety requirements and ships with a 24-month warranty, English interface and manuals, plus remote troubleshooting and commissioning guidance — the same package we have delivered to metal fabrication customers in more than 70 countries.

Shops sourcing a fiber laser cutter or a portable laser welding machine can compare the BM-series cutting formats and the BM handheld welder on this page.

A fiber laser cutting machine is specified from the job mix, not from the largest kW on the nameplate. Use this page in that order: material × thickness → laser power; then sheet size (bed format); then whether the line needs an exchange table; then whether the cell must be fully enclosed. It’s a shortlist against published ranges, not a substitute for a sample cut on the grade you actually buy.

This category lists two BM-series cutters and one handheld laser welder. The welder joins parts after the nest; it is not a cutter. The 1–12 kW thickness screen is in how to choose 1–12 kW. For thick conductive plate, pair it with laser versus plasma on thickness and edge.

The enclosed family is the only cutter here with a published 1–12 kW screen. The welder’s 1000–2000 W options are weld sources, not cutting sources. Treat thickness figures as screening limits. Ask for a labelled sample: maximum separation versus all-day production thickness.

A 3015 blank is 3050 × 1525 mm, so it fits both cutter families. On the 1–12 kW screen, 3 mm stainless sits inside 1 kW (0.4–5 mm) and 1.5 kW (0.4–6 mm). The power guide shortlists 1–2 kW for thin-sheet work; on small, intricate parts, dynamics may matter more than extra kW.

Use the BM 3015 single-plate for a standard-sheet cell without dual-pallet loading. Use the full-covered exchange-table for high-output enclosed production. If stainless later gets thicker, step the same screen (2 kW to 8 mm, 3–4 kW to 12 mm, 6 kW to 20 mm) and re-cut samples—do not invent a multiplier.

12 mm carbon steel sits on the 1 kW carbon-steel ceiling (0.4–12 mm). That is a screening maximum, not a production rating: a shop that cuts 12 mm every shift has a different economic optimum from a shop that only sees it occasionally.

If 12 mm carbon steel is an every-shift job, do you really want the source sitting on that 1 kW ceiling? Shortlist 1.5 kW (to 16 mm), 2 kW (to 18 mm) or 3 kW (to 20 mm); 3–4 kW is the mixed-fabrication band. Harder grade, or an oxide-free edge cut with nitrogen: more power and a sample, not a guessed factor.

20 mm carbon steel is the 3 kW ceiling (0.4–20 mm). 4 / 6 / 8 kW hold carbon steel to 25 mm; 12 kW holds 45 mm. 20 mm stainless needs the 6 kW stainless row (0.4–20 mm).

6 m stock needs X travel at or beyond 6000 mm: enclosed family to 6050 × 2020 mm (RAS-6020T), single-plate family to 12050 mm X; a 3015 bed at 3050 mm X does not take 6 m. Consider 6–8 kW when thicker recurring work or speed can pay for the source, head, gas and extraction, and 12 kW for heavier material inside a tested window. Above about 12–16 mm, run the plasma comparison if metres-per-hour beats fine kerf.

The BM single-plate 3015–12025 fits standard sheet and simpler plate handling, at 120 m/min and 0.02–0.03 mm/m positioning. Do not specify it when you need the published full cover plus exchange table, or the tighter ±0.01 mm/m positioning on the enclosed line. Power and cutting thickness for this series are not on the product spec.

The BM full-covered exchange-table (RAS-3015T–RAS-6020T) fits high-output enclosed production: 1–12 kW, carbon steel 0.4–45 mm, stainless 0.4–40 mm, aluminum 0.4–22 mm, ±0.01 mm/m. Do not specify it when X must exceed 6050 mm or Y must exceed 2020 mm. Do not specify it when you are buying the 120 m/min axis speed, or when the job is welding.

The BM handheld laser welder (1000 / 1500 / 2000 W) fits carbon steel and stainless welds 0.5–6 mm and aluminum 0.5–4 mm, at up to 120 mm/s, with a 10 m fiber, water cooling, and 380 V / 50 Hz (220 V customizable). Do not buy it as a fiber laser cutter. It will not cut a nest and is out of range above those weld thicknesses.

You’ll get a usable number only if the RFQ is a job file, not a kW guess. Send:

1. Material family, exact grade, surface or coating, and a min / normal / max thickness list.
2. Sheet format and monthly hours, sheets or tonnage—the histogram, not the one thick outlier.
3. Accuracy and edge: burr, dross, taper, oxidation, heat effect, weld-ready or coated.
4. Handling: exchange table yes/no, full enclosure yes/no, loading and remnant flow.
5. Assist gas: oxygen, nitrogen or air, plus available pressure, flow and purity.
6. Workshop power: voltage. The welder lists 380 V / 50 Hz, 220 V customizable; cutter kVA is not published.

Use the 1–12 kW selection method. For thick conductive plate, attach the same nest to laser versus plasma. Ask BEIGEMA to label each sample as maximum separation or recommended production thickness, with gas, speed and edge photos.

Both cutter families accept 3050 × 1525 mm. 3 mm stainless is inside 1 kW (to 5 mm) and 1.5 kW (to 6 mm). Pick single-plate for a simpler standard-sheet cell; pick the enclosed exchange-table when dual-pallet, covered production is required.

Do not stop at 1 kW; that carbon-steel row is a ceiling. Move into 1.5–3 kW, and treat 3–4 kW as the mixed-fabrication band. Run laser against plasma if edge finish is not the driver, and sample at production speed.

No. It welds carbon steel and stainless 0.5–6 mm and aluminum 0.5–4 mm at 1000 / 1500 / 2000 W. Put it after the laser cutting machine, not in place of one.

No. Focus, gas, nozzle, motion and grade still decide the cut. Extra kW pays when the tested speed or thickness is used often enough to drop cost per accepted part.

Laser is commonly first below about 12–16 mm when accuracy and a narrow kerf lead. Plasma is often stronger above that on conductive plate when cost per metre leads. Mixed stainless and aluminum with an oxide-free edge still points at fiber with nitrogen.

Power is set by the job mix, not the largest kW on the nameplate. BEIGEMA's fiber laser range covers 1.5, 2, 3, 6, 12 and 20 kW sources across cutting formats from 3000×1500 mm to 12000×2500 mm. At 12 kW, the machines cut carbon steel up to 45 mm, stainless steel up to 40 mm and aluminum up to 22 mm. Match material and thickness to power first, then confirm the bed size fits your sheet.

Edge quality on a fiber laser cutting machine usually tracks assist-gas pressure, nozzle condition and focus position rather than the source power itself. If a 12 kW machine that cleanly cuts 45 mm carbon steel or 40 mm stainless starts showing dross, check nozzle wear and gas purity before assuming the power source is under-specified; re-run the cut parameters for that exact thickness rather than scaling from a different material.

Yes. Alongside the open-bed BM single-plate cutter, BEIGEMA offers a fully enclosed BM fiber laser cutting machine with an exchange table, built for 1-12 kW sources and formats from 3000×1500 mm up to 12000×2500 mm, plus a handheld fiber laser welding machine available at 1000W, 1500W and 2000W for joining parts after cutting.