What Coiltech confirmed about the future of high-accuracy automated laser production
- Tannlin
- Apr 21
- 5 min read
From Coiltech Germany to Coiltech USA: what manufacturers are prioritising in automated laser production
After Coiltech Germany in Augsburg on 25–26 March, one thing feels clear: the market conversation is moving beyond whether laser systems can achieve a good result in isolation. The real focus now is whether they can deliver high accuracy, high speed and repeatable automation together, in a way that is commercially meaningful on the production floor.
That is exactly where Tannlin’s systems story continues to resonate.
For manufacturers in electric motor production, and for adjacent applications such as fuel cells, the direction of travel is becoming more defined. Throughput still matters, of course. But increasingly, it is the combination of quality, dimensional accuracy, automation and scalability that is shaping investment decisions.
What Coiltech Germany reinforced
Trade shows are useful because they condense market priorities very quickly. Across discussions around laser processing, automation and production scale, the same challenge kept surfacing: how do you increase output without giving away control of the process?
For manufacturers producing motor cores and related components, that question usually sits underneath a broader set of commercial pressures:
tighter tolerances
more demanding throughput expectations
pressure to reduce manual intervention
a stronger need for repeatability across longer runs
a clearer focus on automation that delivers genuine return
That is why the most relevant system conversations are no longer just about cutting speed in isolation. They are about building a production process that can scale while still protecting part quality and dimensional accuracy.
The market is looking for high accuracy and high speed, not one or the other
One of the clearest takeaways from Coiltech Germany is that manufacturers do not want to trade precision for productivity.
That may sound obvious, but it remains a real pressure point in production. A fast process that creates variation, rework or downstream issues is not truly efficient. Equally, a highly accurate process that cannot scale quickly enough becomes difficult to justify commercially.
This is where Tannlin’s wider laser system offering is relevant. The company’s systems are built around high-accuracy thin-metal processing, with the broader goal of delivering greater accuracy, capability and throughput through purpose-built laser equipment. Tannlin positions this as one of the most demanding areas of laser processing, particularly where consistency at production scale is required.
The implication is important: quality and speed should not be competing objectives. The right production system has to support both.
Automation is no longer an add-on. It is the scaling lever.
If there was one capability that now feels central to the market conversation, it is full automation.
Automation matters because it changes the role of the laser system in the factory. Instead of relying on continuous manual loading, unloading and intervention, an automated platform creates a route to more stable, more scalable production. It helps reduce human variability, supports longer runs and creates a stronger foundation for predictable output.
That matters commercially because it shifts the system from being a machine that performs well under supervision to a production asset that can deliver more value over time.
For manufacturers evaluating future capacity, this is increasingly the question: not just “how accurately can this system cut?”, but “how far can this process go once it is automated?”
Why twin laser systems deserve more attention
There is sometimes a tendency to describe throughput improvements in abstract terms. In reality, the strongest commercial stories are usually the clearest ones. And this is one of them:
Twin laser systems can double output.
That point matters because it is not simply about making an incremental improvement to cycle time. It is about creating a straightforward, high-impact route to capacity growth without compromising quality.
For manufacturers with rising production demand, that changes the conversation. Rather than pushing one process path harder and introducing more quality risk, a twin laser configuration allows output to scale in parallel while maintaining the process controls that protect accuracy, consistency and dimensional stability.
In other words, it is not just “faster”. It is a cleaner, more production-ready way to scale.
And in an environment where even small time savings compound significantly across continuous production, the value of a system architecture that can effectively double throughput becomes hard to ignore.
Beyond cutting: double skewed automated stacking capability
Another standout capability to pull through from the client feedback is double skewed automated stacking capability.
This is important because it broadens the conversation from cutting performance alone to the wider production cell. Increasingly, manufacturers are not just assessing how well a laser cuts. They are assessing how effectively the full process handles, transfers and prepares parts for the next stage.
That is where stacking capability becomes commercially relevant.
When automated stacking is designed into the system, it can help reduce manual handling, support smoother production flow, and create a more complete automation story from cut part to organised output. For the customer, that means the value is not limited to the laser itself. It extends into throughput, labour efficiency and process continuity.
It is also a strong signal of system maturity. It shows that the thinking is not only about what happens in the cutting zone, but about how the whole production sequence performs.
Lower average power still matters — especially at speed
Another important point to keep building on is Tannlin’s efficiency story.
Tannlin positions its laser systems around high-accuracy, efficient thin-metal processing and market-leading throughput, which makes efficiency part of the production conversation rather than a secondary add-on.
In practical terms, lower average power while cutting at speed matters for two reasons.
The first is obvious: it supports a stronger energy-efficiency story.
The second is often more important: it can help support part quality and dimensional accuracy by reducing unnecessary thermal load during processing. For applications where cut stability and repeatability matter, that becomes a meaningful differentiator.
So while throughput remains a headline concern, the smarter conversation is about how that throughput is achieved — and whether the process supports quality as it scales.
What this means ahead of Coiltech USA
The opportunity now is to take those conversations further from Augsburg and carry them into Coiltech North America in Novi, Michigan on 10–11 June.
Our big takeouts were:
Coiltech Germany confirmed what manufacturers are prioritising
Tannlin’s system story aligns with those priorities
Coiltech USA becomes the next point to continue those conversations in market
Looking ahead…
The companies that will get the most value from these conversations are the ones asking a slightly different set of questions:
How do we scale output without increasing quality risk?
What role should automation play in our next production step?
Could a twin laser system materially improve our capacity?
How much value sits beyond the cut itself, in stacking and handling?
How do we improve throughput while still protecting dimensional accuracy?
Those are exactly the kinds of discussions Tannlin will be looking to continue as the focus shifts from Germany to the US.
Book a meeting ahead of Coiltech USA
If you’re planning to attend Coiltech North America in Novi on 10–11 June 2026, now is a good time to start the conversation.
Whether you are reviewing:
automated laser production
capacity expansion
twin laser systems
stacking capability
or the balance between throughput and quality
Tannlin would be happy to discuss your production goals and application requirements.
Useful links
Laser Systems: https://www.tannlin.com/laser-systems
Custom Laser Systems: https://www.tannlin.com/custom-laser-systems
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