A machine list without a limits column is advertising. Every machine below says what it can do and what it cannot, because the second column is the one that decides your date.
Everything described here happens in our own factory in Foshan, working 304 and 316L stainless steel.
A machine list is only useful if it says what the machine cannot do. Both columns are below.
| Machine | What it does | Capacity | The limit it puts on your job |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser cutterLarge format | Outlines and apertures in sheet | 1500 × 4000 mm | No panel longer than 4,000 mm in one piece |
| Laser cutterSmall format | Patterns, small parts, dense apertures | 1 mm aperture tolerance | Very dense patterns take cutting time, not skill — quoted per job |
| Press brakesFive, in sequence | Returns, folds, channels | Max 4,000 mm formed length | A 6 m return has to be a made joint, not a fold |
| V-groove stationsFour | Sharp outside corners on thick panel | Up to 3.0 mm | Below 0.8 mm the groove is unreliable; we will not promise a sharp corner |
| TIG stationsTwenty | Architectural welding of stainless | 0.8–3.0 mm sheet | Not structural welding; no certification to structural codes |
| PVD line | Colour coating by vacuum deposition | 55 colours · ΔE ≤ 1.5 | One batch per colour — the line's schedule can set your date |
| Polishing bay | Mirror and satin finishing | Mirror, no orange peel | Mirror shows every defect; parts are quoted with extra dressing time |
| Shot blasting | Pre-finish surface preparation | Per part | Not for thin panels; distortion risk above 1.5 m² |
Cutting capacity is elastic — we can add a shift. Plating runs one batch per colour and cannot be halved to save a day.
If skippedA date is promised against cutting, then missed at plating, and the whole shipment moves by a week.
A complex job is limited by how many detailers can work on it, which is why step one is where we quote honestly.
If skippedA date is quoted as if the job were simple, and the delay happens in the office where nobody is watching.
Twenty stations can weld faster than the floor can lay out and prove a job.
If skippedThe last step becomes the longest, because there is nowhere to put the job down.
A factory visit answers more in two hours than this section can in ten pages. If you cannot travel, ask for the documents and we will send specimens.