A new, fully-automated Bystronic laser cutting system was installed in the Walker factory mid-year 2021, significantly increasing the production capacity for cutting parts from metal sheets.
The cutting system includes two 10kW power output, fiber optic lasers integrated with automated material storage, material handling, and a robotic picking system. Cutting capacity is twice as much as the old 2004 three-laser-system it replaced, and material storage has three times more capacity (stores 140,000 pounds of steel sheets).