Yorkshire Laser combines today's CAD technology with experienced skilled engineers to deliver the designs you need.
We believe that the key to any successful end product is to perfect the initial design process. At the heart of Yorkshire Laser’s Computer aided manufacturing capability lies a suite of high-tech, revolutionary computer aided design (CAD) options.
We continually invest in the most up-to-date design software, as well as our experienced team of engineers to specialise in every area of the sheet metal fabrication process.
Combined, our professional and enthusiastic team of CAD engineers have decades of experience in CAD/CAM design development. As most started their careers working on the shop floor, they have an in-depth knowledge of the best techniques and processes required to manufacture your products in the most efficient way possible.
Thanks to the CAD tools and CAM technology we use, we’re ideally placed to deliver the designs you need, expertly, time after time.
Our experience and expertise in utilising 3D CAD software when creating sheet metal assemblies and fabrications enable us to actively design cost out of your components, maximising the capabilities and many features of our sheet metal processing equipment, which in turn leads to cheaper part prices and faster throughput in production.
Our CAD and CAM software takes the models created in the design process and converts them straight into sheet metal parts. The unrivalled accuracy of our top of the range equipment ensures that what we have drawn is exactly what you, the customer, will get, again and again with exceptional part repeatability. Our experience in creating jigs and fixtures with the software at our disposal means that this level of accuracy can follow the parts from the CNC equipment into the sheet metal fabrication and assembly areas.
With CAD, the design and fabrication processes become more efficient as the software enables quick modifications and rapid prototyping, allowing for swift iterations and adaptations.
Our suite of 3D CAD software allows us to design and detail the components exactly as you, the customer, requires them. Full drawings are provided for sign off prior to production to ensure that you know exactly what you are getting before a single piece of material is processed. This ensures a smooth transition from design to production, and exceptional product quality.
Computer based software for sheet metal manufacturing can be broken up into two camps – CAD and CAM. The first acronym stands for Computer Aided Design, whilst the second is short for Computer Aided Manufacture. But what does each one mean? Let’s take a look.
CAD refers to the method of using computer software to create highly detailed, virtual CAD models of your proposed products. This CAD output will include details such as dimensions, materials, fasteners, revision levels, and anything else of relevance in terms of the item’s manufacture. Of course, some form of CAD system and development-related software is required to create the necessary CAD files.
CAM software takes the 3D model of the final product and turns that model into a sheet metal part, first by unfolding the components and then creating a flat blank, which can then have the technology applied so the part can be processed through the CNC equipment. We utilise a comprehensive suite of Amada CAM software that controls your part from start to finish. This ensures that there is only ever one of your parts regardless of which machine it’s processed on, which not only saves time, but also greatly reduces errors and allows for a high degree of precision, accuracy and repeatability.
We use SOLIDWORKS as our CAD program of choice. This is universally recognised as the industry standard manufacturing design software. The benefits of using SOLIDWORKS are many and varied but a few of the key highlights include:
