Fibre laser cut time and job cost estimator — UK workshop planning for Vector fibre laser cutting

Free planning tool

Fibre Laser Cut Time & Job Cost Estimator

Plan fibre laser jobs with cut time from Mantech Vector parameter data, then add your gas rates, electricity tariff, material cost, labour and margin for a UK workshop quote.

Use the estimator Cut parameters

0121 541 1444 · UK sales line

Vector fibre lasers

Estimate cut time, gas, electricity and job margin

Plan fibre laser jobs with cut time from Mantech Vector parameter data, then add your gas rates, electricity tariff, material cost, labour and margin for a UK workshop quote.

Enter cut length, pierces and your gas and electricity rates.

Platform & material

Platform

Power

Cut material (parameters)

Thickness (mm)

Cut geometry

Cut time uses speed from the material above — assist gas affects cost only, not m/min.

Project name (optional)

Total cut length per part (mm)

Pierce count

Part quantity

Setup time (min)

Pierce time (sec, optional)

Cut efficiency (%)

Gas costs (while cutting)

Select which gas rate to bill — default follows cut parameters. Override if your shop runs a different assist gas.

Assist gas for costing

O₂ £/hr

N₂ £/hr

N₂/Air £/hr

Electricity / machine time

Machine kW

Auxiliary kW

Tariff £/kWh

Material & margin

Stock description (quote)

Unit

Cost per unit (£)

Quantity

Waste %

Setup fee (£)

Labour (hrs)

Labour £/hr

Overhead %

Profit %

VAT %

Include VAT on sell price

Disclaimer: Planning guidance only. Verify speeds and costs on your machine before production or binding customer quotes.

Planning workflow

FAQs

Does this replace CAM time?

No. Supply total cut length and pierce count from your nest or CAM report. The tool applies Mantech parameter speeds to estimate time.

How should I enter gas costs?

Enter what you pay per hour while the laser is cutting for O₂, N₂ and N₂/shop air. The assist gas selector picks which rate to apply — default follows Mantech cut parameters for your material. Gas choice affects cost only; cut speed comes from the material and thickness lookup.

Is Titan fibre laser supported?

Vector 1.5–12 kW data is live. Titan 12–20 kW production speeds are coming soon — the estimator shows a notice until that dataset is published.

Does this include machine purchase price?

No. This estimates job economics only. Use the fibre laser ROI calculator for payback against subcontract spend.

Plan fibre laser jobs with cut time from Mantech Vector parameter data, then add your gas rates, electricity tariff, material cost, labour and margin for a UK workshop quote.

Vector 1.5–12 kW speeds are live. Titan production-tier data (12–20 kW) is being added — use the power guide and quote form for Titan planning today.

Vector fibre lasers

Request a fibre laser quotation

Cut time and job cost estimates are a planning step — our UK engineers can advise on power, bed size and extraction for your materials.

Complete the form below for a no-obligation quotation.

01 Contact details

Full name

Company

Phone (optional)

02 Machine interest

Which fibre laser model are you interested in?

Bed size / format if known

Materials you plan to machine

03 Tell us what you need

Tell us briefly what you are looking to machine

Materials, sheet sizes, production volumes, or anything you already know.

04 Preferences

I would like to book a demonstration I agree that Mantech may contact me about this enquiry. Privacy Policy and Terms of Sale

Complete the security check above, then submit.

Plan fibre laser jobs with cut time from Mantech Vector parameter data, then add your gas rates, electricity tariff, material cost, labour and margin for a UK workshop quote.

Enter total cut length and pierce count from your nest or CAD summary — this is an estimator, not a CAM replacement.

Gas costs use your own £/hr rates for oxygen, nitrogen and nitrogen/air assist — saved and applied automatically from the parameter lookup.

Electricity can be calculated from kW and £/kWh or a flat machine hourly rate if that is how you quote.

Vector 1.5–12 kW speeds are live. Titan production-tier data (12–20 kW) is being added — use the power guide and quote form for Titan planning today.

Disclaimer: Planning guidance only. Verify speeds and costs on your machine before production or binding customer quotes.

Select Vector platform and power, material and thickness.

Enter cut length (mm), pierce count and part quantity.

Set O₂ and N₂ gas £/hr while cutting (and N₂/Air if applicable).

Choose electricity by tariff or machine £/hr.

Add material, setup, labour, overhead and profit.

Review cut time, gas, electricity and sell price breakdown.

Example: 3 kW · 3 mm mild steel · 2.4 m cut · 6 pierces · 12 parts

≈ 3 min 20 sec per part · batch ≈ 55 min incl. setup · gas + electricity + sheet cost → planning sell price

Does this include assist gas consumption in m³? You can use £/hr while cutting (recommended) or add volume pricing later when Titan data ships.

Why is cut speed conservative? We use the lower bound of the parameter range so quotes do not under-estimate time.

When will Titan data be available? Production Titan flatbed speeds are being ingested — the tool shows a clear notice until that tier is live.

Fibre Laser Cut Time & Job Cost Estimator

Estimate cut time, gas, electricity and job margin

What this tool does

Before you start

Step-by-step

Worked example

FAQs