Laser Composite Grooving Machine: Cut And Groove Without The Moving Around
Why combine a laser with a groover?
Most sheet metal parts do not just need grooving. They need to be cut to shape, have straight edges sheared, and be grooved along the bend lines so they fold into clean right angles. On a conventional line those are three machines and three separate handlings of the sheet.
The laser composite grooving machine removes the moving around. Laser cutting, shearing and V-grooving all happen on one machine, with the sheet loaded once. The part goes in as a flat blank and comes out cut, sheared and grooved, ready for the press brake. That compression of the workflow is the entire reason the machine exists.
How the processes work together
- Laser cutting. A fiber laser cuts the sheet to the finished outline, handling shapes that a shear cannot.
- Shearing. Straight edges are sheared cleanly, covering the simple cuts quickly.
- V-grooving. V-grooves are cut along the bend lines, so the sheet bends into sharp, accurate right angles with less force and less springback.
All three are controlled from one program, and the same sheet can move between operations without being taken off the machine. Drawings can be imported and the machine programmed in one click, which removes most of the manual setup time.
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2026-10-16