Herochu Laser Cutting with Auto Loading & Unloading and Sheet Storage
Turn Your Laser into a Lights-Out Sheet-Metal Factory—Starting at Only US$8,900
Today’s fibre lasers cut faster than ever, but the real bottleneck is not beam power—it’s the flow of raw sheet in and finished parts out. Herochu’s Laser Cutting with Auto Loading & Unloading and Sheet Storage tower closes that gap, giving every workshop the chance to run at 85 % laser utilization without adding night shifts, forklift drivers, or floor space.
Custom-Built for YOUR Workshop
Every tower is laid out around your existing laser (3015, 4015, 4020, 6015, 6020, 6025 mm or any special size) and your ERP data. Prices begin at US$8,900 for an 8-level starter system and scale up as your business grows. All units are CE, UE and ISO 9001 certified, ready for immediate audit compliance anywhere in the world.
Why Material-Flow Automation Beats Faster Lasers
• High-power sources have pushed cutting speeds far beyond manual handling capacity.
• Thin and medium sheets often require dozens of change-overs per shift.
• Down-stream operations (bending, welding, painting) starve when cut parts are stacked randomly.
• Up-stream raw-sheet logistics (forklift travel, double handling, off-cut storage) waste 20-40 % of available laser time.
A single Herochu tower addresses all four pain points in one modular footprint.
Collect the Data—Then Size the Solution
Before we quote, our application engineers help you capture five key metrics:
- Number of material references (grade/thickness/size) that cover 80 % of production.
- Current steps and average time to extract one sheet and load the laser.
- Frequency of thin-sheet sticking or damage during manual handling.
- Average laser idle time per shift traced to material supply.
- Anticipated growth in SKU variety or monthly tonnage.
These numbers feed directly into the tower configuration—number of levels, load per shelf (3 T or 5 T), and the two-tow-two loading strategy that lets one shuttle cycle serve two lasers simultaneously.
Smart Raw-Material Management
• 8–13 configurable shelves accept 100–5 000 kg per layer.
• Chain-driven linear guide rails position sheets at ±0.5 mm repeatability and 12 m/min transfer speed.
• Vacuum suction cups separate even 0.5 mm stainless without scratching.
• ERP integration automatically queues the next nest by priority and off-cut utilization.
Lights-Out Cut-Part Storage
Once the laser finishes a program the tower can:
Option A – Pick up the entire cut sheet, barcode it, and store it for later sorting.
Option B – Accept a robot-sorted pallet of finished parts, then index it to the correct shelf.
Either way, every pallet receives a unique ID that links back to your MES for instant traceability.
Tower Specifications at a Glance
Vertical lifting travel: 1 850 mm
Horizontal shuttle travel: 2 100 mm
Chassis dimensions (L×W×H): 26 314 × 5 465 × 5 001 mm
Overall system weight: 23 t (fully loaded)
Power requirement: 600 W servo package—less than a desktop PC.
Surface finish: powder-coated RAL color of your choice, logo branding included.
Warranty: 12 months global coverage, extendable to 36 months.
Installation & Service
Herochu ships every tower in a plastic-film-protected plywood crate. Our multilingual technicians can commission a system in three working days, including safety training and PLC hand-off. Remote diagnostics via Ethernet or 4G keep average MTTR under two hours worldwide.
ROI You Can Measure
A typical 4 kW fibre laser cutting 3 mm mild steel produces 30–40 sheets per shift. Eliminating two 10-minute manual change-overs per hour saves 3.3 hours daily. At a blended labor/forklift rate of US$60/hour, that is US$200 per day or US$50 000 per year—payback in under two months on a single-shift operation, weeks on two-shift.
Ready to Start?
MOQ: 1 set. Lead time: 4–6 weeks from drawing approval. Optional extras include automatic remnant return, sheet-cleaning station, and AGV interface for fully unmanned logistics.
Stop letting material handling dictate your laser’s real capacity. Contact Herochu today for a free 3-D layout and ROI calculator, and discover how Laser Cutting with Auto Loading & Unloading and Sheet Storage can turn your workshop into a 24/7 profit engine.
