Laser Cutting
Clean, narrow-kerf profiling of sheet and plate with minimal heat-affected zone — the right choice for gaskets, plates, brackets and intricate profiles.
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Pipes Cutting & Grinding Service
Laser, plasma and saw cutting, cut-to-length, end bevelling, weld preparation, deburring and surface grinding — the preparation that decides how the weld behaves later.
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What This Service Is
The Weld Is Only as Good as the Preparation
A root gap that varies around the joint, a bevel angle that drifts, a land that is too thick on one side — none of it is visible once the cap is on, but all of it shows up on the radiograph. Getting the preparation right is cheaper than cutting a bad weld out.
We cut, bevel and grind pipe, plate, section and bar in our own works, on our own machines. Because the cutting and the fabrication sit in the same building, a mis-cut is caught at the bench rather than three weeks later at site.
- Cutting: Laser, plasma, band saw, abrasive and pipe cold cutting.
- Bevelling: V, U, J, compound and counter-bore preparations.
- Finishing: Deburring, surface grinding, polishing and edge dressing.
Cutting & Grinding Operations
Six operations, offered individually or as one prepared package delivered ready to weld.
Plasma & Gas Cutting
Fast cutting of thicker carbon steel plate and pipe, including profiled branch and saddle cuts that would otherwise be marked out by hand.
Cut to Length
Band saw and abrasive cutting of pipe, bar and section to your cutting list, with square ends and every piece marked before it leaves the saw.
End Bevelling
Machine bevelling to ASME B16.25 or your WPS — 30° or 37.5° V, compound, U and J preparations with a controlled root face.
Deburring & Counter-Boring
Internal and external deburring, and counter-boring where a bore mismatch would otherwise leave a step inside the completed joint.
Grinding & Polishing
Surface grinding, weld dressing and polishing to the required finish, including satin and mirror finishes on stainless steel.
What We Can Cut
Working ranges of the machines in our own works.
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| Process | Material | Thickness / Size | Typical Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Cutting | CS, SS, aluminium sheet & plate | Up to 20 mm | ±0.2 mm |
| Plasma Cutting | CS, SS plate and pipe | Up to 60 mm | ±1.0 mm |
| Gas Cutting | Carbon steel plate | Up to 150 mm | ±2.0 mm |
| Band Saw | Pipe, bar, section | Up to 400 mm dia | ±1.0 mm |
| Pipe Cold Cutting | Pipe, all grades | 15 mm to 1200 mm NB | ±0.5 mm |
| Machine Bevelling | Pipe, all grades | 15 mm to 1200 mm NB | Angle ±1°, land ±0.4 mm |
| Surface Grinding | Machined components | Up to 1000 mm bed | Ra 0.8 µm and better |
Tighter tolerances are achievable on machined preparations — tell us the requirement and we will confirm it against the drawing.
Bevel Types We Machine
Chosen by wall thickness, welding process and access to the joint.
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| Preparation | Angle | Root Face | Suited To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single V | 30° / 37.5° | 1.6 mm ± 0.8 | Wall up to 22 mm, general butt welds |
| Compound Bevel | 10° then 37.5° | 1.6 mm | Wall above 22 mm, reduces weld volume |
| U Preparation | 10°–20° with radius | 1.5 mm–3 mm | Heavy wall, minimises filler and distortion |
| J Preparation | 10°–20° single side | 1.5 mm–3 mm | Nozzle and set-on branch welds |
| Counter-Bore | — | — | Matching bores of different wall thickness |
| Square Cut | 90° | Full wall | Socket weld, thin wall, slip-on flange ends |
Preparations are machined to ASME B16.25 unless your welding procedure specification calls for something different.
Who Uses This Service
Piping Contractors
Fabrication Shops
Oil & Gas Projects
Boiler Erection Teams
Power Plant Maintenance
Machine Builders
Shipyards
Infrastructure Contractors
Common Questions
Yes — job work on customer material is a routine part of this service. Material is logged in with its heat number and mark, and the identity is transferred to every cut piece before it is separated.
A spreadsheet with size, grade, length and quantity is enough for straight cutting. For profiles and plate work, send a DXF or DWG and we will nest it; for bevels, send the WPS or state the angle, land and bore requirement.
Yes. Stainless is cut, ground and handled with dedicated tooling and consumables. Grinding a stainless spool with a wheel that has been used on carbon steel embeds free iron in the surface, which will rust in service no matter how good the base material is.
That is the usual route. Cutting and bevelling feed straight into our fabrication service, so you can order a finished spool or structure rather than managing the prepared pieces yourself.
Products & Services That Go With This
Industrial Fabrication
Cut and bevelled pieces welded up into finished spools, skids and structures.
Cleaning & Packing
De-scaling, coating and export packing once the cutting work is complete.
Raw Materials & Structural
Certified plate, bar and section supplied already cut to your list.
Send the cutting list or the DXF
We will confirm the process, the tolerance we can hold and the delivery — including material supply if you need it.