Customer case · Contract cutting and toolmaking
Capability beyond W-EDM.
LBY Tech added Finecut to extend its manufacturing offer beyond conductive metals—opening a cold, precise route for carbon fibre, mixed materials, non-conductors and thin components.
The capability gap
LBY Tech is a family-owned manufacturing company with capabilities in toolmaking, contract manufacturing, turning, milling and waterjet cutting. Wire EDM was already an established process for high-tolerance work, but its dependence on electrical conductivity left important applications outside the available process window.
Carbon fibre, mixed materials and other non-conductive materials required a different method—without giving up the precision and flexibility expected by LBY Tech's customers.
A complement, not a replacement
Finecut expanded the process portfolio alongside the company's existing machines. The cold, tool-free process made it possible to produce prototypes quickly, cut thin precision components and approach material combinations that W-EDM could not process.
“It offers opportunities to produce prototypes fast and thinner details with high precision.”
Mattias · CEO, LBY Tech AB
A wider offer, backed by support
By adding Finecut, LBY Tech could offer a broader manufacturing scope and address a wider market. The value extended beyond the machine itself: service capacity, spare parts, training and ongoing support were important parts of the supplier relationship.
The case demonstrates how micro abrasive waterjet can strengthen a contract manufacturer's existing process portfolio while preserving the role of W-EDM where it remains the best fit.
Extend the process window.
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the material gap.
Finepart evaluates the material, geometry, tolerance and production target to establish where Finecut can complement existing machining processes.
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