Schneider Grills is a family-owned grill manufacturer that uses the KNUTH LJ 2512 Laser Cutting System on a daily basis.
Schneider Grills is a family-owned grill manufacturer that uses the KNUTH LJ 2512 Laser Cutting System on a daily basis.
There is a wide variety of sizes and types of grills. The laser cutting system provides the necessary flexibility for quick prototype development, testing, and optimizing. Prototyping is the specialty of Mr. Naeher, an experienced employee of the German grill manufacturer Schneider Grills.
The business is known for robust products with carefully thought out details. Bernd Schneider learned about the tools of the trade in his father’s metalworking operation, and he started building grills in his free time. In 1997, he turned his hobby into a business that now has 20 employees.
Schneider processes about 100 tons stainless steel sheets, tubes and round bars per year to produce the locally popular swivel grills and also classic wood-fired grills plus various grill accessories. “Grills for gastronomy customers and end users are our major business. But we also manufacture rack and frame technology products for the furniture industry, mostly in small batch or single part productions,” says Bernd Schneider.
Since 2017, he has been using a KNUTH Laser-Jet 2512 with a Fiber-Laser 2000 for their production. He saw the machine at the Euroblech Trade Show in Hannover, Germany, and after consultation with the KNUTH team, the excellent price-performance ratio convinced him. The fully functional entry-level model takes up less space while still providing travel distances up to 2500 mm. Focus tracking and capacitive height scanning ensure high cutting quality, and automatic cutting process guidance ensures optimum plunge-cuts as well as corner and radius cuts.
The system includes user-oriented operating software and an integrated technology database, which ensures that operators quickly can start production after a brief on-site training. Another plus: Since workpiece sheets are also vacuumed on top, cutting emissions are kept a minimum.
Schneider states that “still after seven years, we are very satisfied with this Laser-Jet. The machine is in use every day, and we can cut metal sheets exactly per drawing in a very short time.” The previously used punching process was much more time-consuming and costly, and also rougher. With the old system, any modification required the production of a new tool. With this cutting system, the necessary modifications are merely entered at the computer and then implemented directly.
“With the Laser-Jet we can process more orders in less time, and we also can provide fine detail work with narrow landings. And this led to new customers,” said Schneider. Schneider uses this system mainly to cut stainless steel sheets in thicknesses from 0.5 to 3 mm.
For this operation, accuracy is just as important as reliability. To ensure both, Schneider has the system serviced on a regular basis by KNUTH. “Every machine will need service at some point. With KNUTH, we have the assurance that we will be up and running again in no time,” says Schneider when asked about his satisfaction with KNUTH’s service.
20 years KNUTH Laser Cutting Machines
KNUTH supplies manufacturers with laser cutting systems since 2004. The machines of the latest ACE Laser series set new standards in our portfolio.
While the ACE Laser Compact with a 1300x1300 mm work area and 2000 W laser power is perfect for single parts and small batch productions with thin sheet metals, the ACE Laser R series covers all requirements of advanced production machines.
An automatic changer table system minimizes down-times by allowing simultaneous loading and unloading of the table during the cutting process. Laser beam powers up to 20,000 W are available upon request.
Additionally, KNUTH offers the complete cutting package with filtered vacuum exhaust, including full service from assembly, start-up to regular maintenance.
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