For laser cutting specialist DMS Laser Profiles, fast and accurate quotation preparation, easy program generation for its Trumpf lasers and responsive aftersales support were the key reasons the company chose to replace its existing system with Lantek software in May 2024.

Based in Maidenhead, the company specialises in stainless steel fabrication primarily in the petrochemical, process engineering, pharmaceutical, food and water sectors. Initially, DMS Laser Profiles subcontracted laser cutting but moved this in-house in the early 2000s to improve supply line security and reliability.

Sales manager Josh Hall says: “We generate around 230 quotations every month and have checked the costs generated by Lantek against the actual costs and it’s really quite accurate. Additionally, during installation and commissioning, where the costs did not line up, Lantek engineers quickly fixed any discrepancies.”

As well as costs for laser cutting, Lantek’s Integra Quotes software generates prices for other operations such as folding and welding, as well as outsourced operations such as powder coating. It also generates invoices for completed work and integrates with the company’s accounting software.

Typically, CAD data for a new job is either fed into Lantek Expert for flattening, or where there is an assembly of parts, processed in SolidWorks to get the individual flattened components. Around 11 dedicated estimators and programmers use the Lantek software, pre-nesting parts into 2.5 x 1.25m or 3 x 1.5m sheets as part of the quotation process, prior to final nesting and programming when the job is released for production.

Hall says: “With Lantek, we can track parts back to the individual sheet, which is important for ISO traceability requirements.”

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