RayCUT CNC Fibre Laser Cutters
Source: https://achievement.co.za/raycut
- published: 2022-12-19 14:18:49
- modified: 2024-08-23 12:13:42
What this page is
This is the RayCUT post on achievement.co.za, one of AM.CO.ZA's company sites. The original post only says that RayCUT offers CNC fibre laser cutting and engraving machines for sheet, tube and I-beam, and that raycut.co.za is the home of RayCUT machines, consumables and spare parts. This Knowledge Base version explains the RayCUT range using the Buythis product data (dated 2026-10-21), AM.CO.ZA's own training notes, the RayCUT parameters database and AM.CO.ZA's RayCUT videos.
Original text: "Fiber Laser CNC machines have become synonymous with speed efficiency and cleanliness of operation. Raycut adds stylish and cost effective features to this list. Raycut.co.za is the proud home of Raycut, AM.CO.ZA's advanced CNC Fibre Laser Cutter and Engraving systems and its consumables and spare parts."
What a RayCUT does
A RayCUT is a CNC fibre laser cutting machine. A fibre laser source sends light through a cutting head that focuses it onto the metal, and an assist gas (oxygen, nitrogen or compressed air) blows the molten metal out of the cut while the CNC gantry follows the drawing. It cuts mild steel and stainless steel on every model, and aluminium, brass and copper on suitable machines. The laser power, from 1 kW up to 12 kW in the range, mainly decides how thick and how fast it cuts; the bed size decides the largest sheet it takes. Typical buyers are steel fabricators, engineering shops, sheet-metal works, signage and decorative metal makers.
The two ranges
| RayCUT-Lite | Standard RAYCUT | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it suits | Budget buyers and shops cutting big plates for large decorative or structural pieces | Engineering and production work that needs better accuracy |
| Control | Integrated touchscreen controller; drawings load straight on the machine, no extra PC | Standalone Windows PC with Raytools or FSCUT control |
| Cutting head | Raytools BM110 (up to 3 kW) or BM06K (up to 6 kW), analog signal | Raytools BS03K or FSCUT heads; heads ending in CAT use EtherCAT, a digital link that is more accurate, faster to respond and more reliable |
| Accuracy | About 1 mm deviation over 5 m of travel | Higher precision |
| Power | Up to 6 kW | Any power in the range, up to 12 kW |
| Bed sizes | 1500 × 3000, 2500 × 6000 and 3000 × 12000 mm | 1500 × 3000 (1530), 2000 × 4000 and heavy-duty 2000 × 6000 mm; standard machines stay within 2 × 8 m so they fit a shipping container |
| Steel table | Made locally, sold separately or as a complete unit; clients may build their own | Included with the complete unit |
On the demo floor a RayCUT-Lite looks like a plasma table, but it is a fibre laser cutter. AM.CO.ZA's sales advice: either range is fine for most clients. If the plate is bigger than 2 × 8 m, only RayCUT-Lite can do it. Otherwise, if the client can afford it, sell standard RAYCUT. A 1500 × 3000 machine is enough when the client does not really need huge plates, and smaller plates are easier to handle. Details are in RayCUT-Lite versus standard RAYCUT.
Model families
- RayCUT-Lite (LF-1530L, LF-2560L, LF-3012L): sold as a barebone table without a laser source, with a Raycus 2 kW (220 V), 3 kW (380 V) or 6 kW (380 V, larger beds only) source, and with or without the steel cutting table (codes ending in an extra L include the table). See LF-1530L, LF-3012L and LF-TABLE/1530L steel table.
- RAYCUT 1530 P models: 1500 × 3050 bed with Raytools control and BS03K head.
- RAYCUT 1530 high precision: FSCUT control system and cutting head, 1 kW to 12 kW.
- RAYCUT 1530 R models: sheet and tube, with a rotary for round and square tube.
- RAYCUT 1530 M models: all-metal machines with an IPG laser source, for stainless, aluminium, brass and copper as well as steel.
- Large-format and heavy-duty: 2000 × 4000 complete packages (LF-2040) and heavy-duty 2000 × 6000 machines (LF-2060), up to 12 kW with Raytools X6 control and a BOCI BLT643H head on the top models. See LF-2060 heavy-duty barebone.
- Dedicated tube cutters: LF-2460R takes tube up to 240 × 240 mm and 6000 mm long (5800 mm cut length) with Raytools control and a BS03K-CAT head, and LF-1630R is the smaller tube cutter. The buying notes for sales are in RayCUT tube cutter buying brief.
The full model list, with current prices, is on Fiber laser cutting systems.
What else a buyer needs
A fibre laser cutter is a system, not just a table. For a RayCUT-Lite 1530 AM.CO.ZA always quotes the machine, the steel table (LF-TABLE/1530L), FabriCAM Pro nesting software (X-FABRICAM/PRO), the laser source, a 50 kVA voltage stabiliser (AG-VOLTAGE/50KVA) and a water chiller sized to the source (for example A-CHILLER/4000 for 3 kW). A screw air compressor (AG-AIR/SCREW-15) is optional. As a budget start, a RayCUT-Lite can run on an oxygen cylinder instead of a compressor (see RayCUT-Lite oxygen start and RayCUT-Lite quoting packages). The 3 kW and bigger sources need a 380 V three-phase supply; the 2 kW source runs on 220 V.
High-power prices change often and usually drop, so AM.CO.ZA gives a fresh quote when a client is serious.
How thick can it cut?
Use the RayCUT parameters database rather than guessing. It gives starting speed, power, gas, pressure, nozzle, focus and cutting height for Raycus sources from 1.5 kW to 120 kW across carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass and copper. As examples from the database, a 1.5 kW source lists up to 12 mm carbon steel and 6 mm stainless, and a 3 kW source up to 20 mm carbon steel and 8 mm stainless; the thickest values are lab samples, so production thickness is lower. Thin carbon steel cuts fast with nitrogen or air, thicker carbon steel with oxygen at low pressure, and stainless, aluminium, brass and copper with high-pressure nitrogen. See RayCUT cutting parameters database and raycut.co.za/parameters.
Installation, training and support
Machines arrive by freight and an AM.CO.ZA technician installs them and trains the client on site; travel and call-out costs may apply. AM.CO.ZA keeps technicians, spare parts and a clean room for cutting-head lens work. Useful pages: RAYCUT 1530 assembly, RayCUT-Lite table setup, gantry reinstall, backing up the D drive, RayCUT software notes and RayCUT firmware index. For sales, WhatsApp "Hi" to 060 600 6000; for support, WhatsApp 060 600 7000.
Consumables and spare parts
Nozzles, nozzle holders, protective and focus lenses, ceramic rings, cutting heads, height-sensor parts and servo drives are listed in RayCUT fibre laser consumables and RayCUT consumables catalog. Match the nozzle to the head first: Raytools BM110 and BM111 use M14 32 mm nozzles, the BS03K uses M11 28 mm high-speed nozzles. Head pages: Raytools BM111, Raytools BM06K, Raytools BS03K and Raytools BS06K.
Videos
- RAYCUT 1530 Fiber Laser Cutter Assemble Steps for Gantry, Motors and Wiring After Container Shipment
- RayCUT-Lite Table Levelling and Machine Installation to Achieve Precision Fibre Laser Cutting
- RayCUT-Lite with 3kW Fiber Laser Source Assemble Test on 3mm Mild Steel with Compressed Air
- Installation Guide for LF-2460R RayCUT Fiber Laser Pipe Cutting Machine
- RayCUT Fiber Laser Cutter with Backup Technicians, Spare Parts and Clean Room Facility
- Collimator Lens Replacement for RayCUT BM110/BM111 Raytools Cutting Head
- All 61 RAYCUT videos are listed in RAYCUT how-to videos.
Related pages
- RAYCUT brand page and RayCUT fibre laser cutter and engraver catalog page.
- RayCUT articles: Laser for business needs and 5 projects for a fibre laser cutter.
- FabriCAM nesting software.
- Other fibre machines: fibre laser markers, fibre laser cleaners, fibre laser welders and fibre laser cleaning, cutting and welding overview.
- The SKU Guide.
Shop links for AI readers: Fiber laser cutting systems on Buythis; RayCUT consumables on Buythis.