The so-called portable CNC cutting machine is a new type cutting machine developed from the basis of the traditional heavy duty cutting machine. In current cutting machine market, Messer is the symbol of heavy-duty. While for the portable cutting machine, Steeltailor is the name in global market. It is particularly noteworthy that Steeltailor’s portable CNC cutting machines have included the portable cantilever cutting machine(honey bee), portable table cutting machine and portable gantry cutting machine. The effective cutting wide has reached 3.5m. Portable CNC cutting machine not only has numeral control function like heavy duty CNC cutting machine, but also light in weight and economical in cost. Therefore, it can completely replace trolley cutting machine, and manual cutting machine in a large quantity, and partially replace the traditional heavy duty CNC cutting machine also. The scope of application is very large, especially suitable for such processing companies in medium and small scale. It has a very bright future in the market.

2 The development history of portable cutting machine and its current market scale.

Since the first portable cutting machine was conceived in 2004, the sale volume of portable cutting machine have been speedy increasing every year, with small and portable as symbols of the portable CNC cutting machine. Until now, there are more than 100 enterprises which have been squeezed in the market. At present, it has formed a market segmentation with a number of 10,000 units and output value of 100 million usd.

3 The design concept of portable CNC cutting machine

The design concept of portable CNC cutting machine is the believing of no need to use heavy duty and expensive machine for non contact type thermal cutting. Traditional heavy duty cutting machine continues to use the design concept for ordinary machinery processing.  Especially decades ago, when CNC cutting machines were born, and when electronic and CNC technology were still underdeveloped, both the control system and the torch height-control device were heavy in weight.  Therefore, large size and heavy weight CNC cutting machines are very popular in the processing industry. Especially in some large scale enterprises and some metal sheet processing centers, such traditional heavy weight cutting machines have been the only choice. Most people also think the CNC cutting machine should be that large size and heavy weight. Actually, CNC cutting machine, whatever it’s flame cutting, plasma cutting or laser cutting, all belong to thermal cutting and non-contact cutting. During the operation, there is always a space between the cutting torch and the metal sheet. The cutting will be done by using the thermal energy from flame, plasma arc or laser beam to make metal oxidation reaction and to create the cut. Due to non-contact, there is no resistance force to the CNC cutting machine at all during the cutting. Therefore, the machine could be designed as the lightweight type and there is no need to require a high self-weight to make sure there is no movement of the machine itself during the cutting process, which is the case for the cold cutting process. In summary, the cutting machine does not need to be a very big and heavy one at all. It just needs a stable table to bear the weight of metal sheet’s self-weight. CNC cutting machine could be light weight type and small in size. With the development of electrical technology and miniaturization of control system, portable cutting machine just take its way. What iPhone today to cellular phone 20 years ago is what portable cutting machine today to heavy cutting machine many years ago, which all are changed a lot of the size, the weight and the functions.

4      contrast in various kinds of cutting machines

The above table shows that it will be a tendency the market of CNC cutting machines substitute for that of manual cutting machines, trolley cutting machines and template cutting machines. With the popularization of Plasma cutting, it makes the CNC cutting machine, especially the portable CNC cutting machine, takes a very good market share.

From 2004 to 2011, the cantilever portable cutting machine had been grown up inChinamarket. During that period, in the global market, the portable CNC cutting machines with Steeltailor as the symbol, is still in the starting stage. With more and more International large companies taking part in, in the following 3 years since 2012, we foresee the portable CNC cutting machine will fully enter into a mature period. And in the future, it will finally replace the manual cutting machines, trolley cutting machines and template cutting machines in a large quantity and partially replace some heavy weight CNC cutting machines also.

Steeltailor is the world leader in the portable CNC plasma cutting machine business. It has 
over 2000 units of portable CNC plasma and flame cutting machines working in every corner 
of the world. In its portable CNC cutting machine product family, Steeltailor products covers 
from singe arm portable CNC cutting machine, table type portable CNC cutting machine, to the 
lately launched portable gantry CNC cutting machines. With the portable gantry series machines, 
SteelTailor has made its machines’ cutting area increased to 15 meters long and 3.5 meters wide.

We devote ourselves to the portable CNC cutting machine business. We foresee a great market 
potential in this portable CNC machine concept. We invest in innovation to make the machine more 
user friendly.

“Make CNC machines simple and affordable.
Make CNC machines as popular for industries as PC for home and offices;
Build world brand.” This is the mission of SteelTailor.

The first butch order is going to be shipped early March. It increase  one more SteelTailor partner 

in the world map, with already more than 140 partners covering all the continent. 

Firm and trustworthy partnership with global dealers has always been the policy and principle of SteelTailor. 

 Steeltailor is the world leader in the portable CNC plasma cutting machine business. It has over 2000 units of 

portable CNC plasma and flame cutting machines working in every corner of the world. In its portable CNC cutting 

machine product family, Steeltailor products covers from singe arm portable CNC cutting machine, table type 

portable CNC cutting machine, to the lately launched portable gantry CNC cutting machines. With the portable 

gantry series machines , SteelTailor has made its machines’ cutting area increased to 15 meters long 

and 3.5 meters wide.

 We devote ourselves to the portable CNC cutting machine business. We foresee a great market potential in this 

portable CNC machine concept. We invest in innovation to make the machine more user friendly.

“Make CNC machines simple and affordable.

Make CNC machines as popular for industries as PC for home and offices;

Build world brand.” This is the mission of SteelTailor. 

The original black and white screen will be provided only for special applications.

This change affects all the new orders and delivery.

Compared to the black/white screen controller, the color screen controller is advanced in the following features:

1. The manual mode is separated from auto mode. Operation is easier
2. More convenient for operators to read the input and output as well as the cutting program on the screen.
3. The installation of an upgrading key makes upgrading easy.
4. Manual speed is separated from auto speed. More user friendly.
5. Seven inches in size while the black/white screen is only 5.7 inch in size.

According to SteelTailor, The upgrading will not induce any change in the pricing. There is some minor difference in the user interface, which is defined in the updated user manual.

Together with the change of screen color, the machine color scheme of SteelTailor has changed into pure white with red logo, accordingly.

Feb, 15th, 2012, SteelTailor’s top management made a decision to reject new OEM relabeling orders from dealers. The on-going OEM relabeling business with dealers will be reviewed one by one and will be terminated step by step in the future.

The relevant proposal, aiming to enhance the strength of SteelTailor brand, has been raised by the brand officer and approved by the board with full content. In this critical moment when most companies are struggling for survival against the tough economical situation, it does show an confident, optimistic, firm and courageous strategy from the decision makers of SteelTailor. This decision indicates that SteelTailor has grown mature and ready for its future marketing penetration. It is also a clear sign that SteelTailor has generated sufficient competitiveness and confidence in its overall performance.

It is the mission of SteelTailor team to build a world top brand. Relabeling is not in line with the mission.

What will be a company’s tomorrow, depends on what it is doing today. SteelTailor team believes they are doing the right thing for tomorrow and the global dealers will all benefit together from this decision.

SteelTailor is the world leader in the portable CNC cutting system business. SteelTailor gained its fame in the world’s welding and cutting sector for its continuous innovation and quality in both products and service.

SteelTailor has over 2000 units of portable CNC plasma and flame cutting machines working everywhere in the world. SteelTailor’s portable CNC cutting machines cover the range from singe arm portable CNC cutting machine, table type portable CNC cutting machine, to the lately launched portable gantry CNC cutting machines. With the portable gantry machines , SteelTailor has made its machines’ cutting area increased to 15 meters long and 3.5 meters wide.

“Make CNC machines simple and affordable.
Make CNC machines as popular forindustries as PC for home and offices;
Build world brand.” It is the mission of SteelTailor.

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