A tube cutter machines round, square and rectangular tube and profile: holes, slots, shaped ends and weld joints — in one setup and without marking out. The numbers in the ORION model names are length and diameter: the LUNA ORION T2 6035 takes tube up to 6 m and Ø350 mm, the LUNA ORION T4 12055 up to 12 m and Ø550 mm. All of them have a 1.5–20 kW Raycus, Maxphotonics or IPG source.

The letters show the configuration. T ECO is the economy version for standard cutting. T2 is the two-chuck layout, T2S the two-chuck version with a side layout, T2L the one with automatic loading. T3 and T3L are three-chuck machines, where the third chuck supports a long workpiece more precisely. T4 machines have four chucks, for heavy and demanding work.

The Italian BLM GROUP machines are a class of their own: the BLM GROUP LT5.10 and LTX cut in 2D, the LT6, LT7 and LT8.20 in 3D — that is, at an angle to the tube axis — while the LT12, LT14 and LT24 take heavy tube up to Ø610 mm. The BLM entries are compiled from the maker’s public data; loading length, power and automation are confirmed for each project.

If there is little tube work and sheet is the main job, look at the combined machines or the sheet lasers. Five-axis 3D cutting of profiles is in the special systems section. How to compare power and configuration is covered on the laser machines.

Laser tube cutters in the catalog

Model	Tube diameter	Tube length	Laser power	Laser source
LUNA ORION T ECO 6012	up to 120 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2 6012	up to 120 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2 6024	up to 240 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2 6035	up to 350 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2 12024	up to 240 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2S 6012	up to 120 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2S 6024	up to 240 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2S 6035	up to 350 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2S 12024	up to 240 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2L 6012	up to 120 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2L 6024	up to 240 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2L 6035	up to 350 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T2L 12024	up to 240 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3 6024	up to 240 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3 6035	up to 350 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3 12024	up to 240 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3 12035	up to 350 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3 12055	up to 550 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3L 6024	up to 240 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3L 6035	up to 350 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3L 12024	up to 240 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3L 12035	up to 350 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T3L 12055	up to 550 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T4 6024	up to 240 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T4 6035	up to 350 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T4 6055	up to 550 mm	6 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T4 12024	up to 240 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T4 12035	up to 350 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
LUNA ORION T4 12055	up to 550 mm	12 000 mm	1.5–20 kW	Raycus / Maxphotonics / IPG
BLM GROUP LT5.10	up to 120 mm	—	—	Fiber laser
BLM GROUP LTX	up to 152.4 mm	—	—	Fiber laser
BLM GROUP LT6	12–152.4 mm	6500 / 8500 mm	3 kW	Fiber laser
BLM GROUP LT7	12–152.4 mm	—	—	Fiber laser
BLM GROUP LT8.20	12–240 mm	—	—	Fiber laser
BLM GROUP LT12	25–305 mm	—	—	Fiber laser
BLM GROUP LT14	up to 355 mm	—	—	Fiber laser
BLM GROUP LT24	up to 610 mm	—	—	CO₂ laser

Questions and answers

How many chucks do I need?

Two chucks are the standard for tube up to 6 m. Three chucks add support in the middle, so a long or thin-walled workpiece sags less. Four are taken for heavy large-diameter tube and demanding parts. The exact configuration is selected for your range of sections and tube weight.

What does automatic loading give?

The T2L and T3L versions feed tube from a magazine themselves, so the operator does not reposition every workpiece by hand. That pays off in batch work and with heavy tube; for one-off parts there is almost no gain.

How does 3D cutting differ from 2D?

In 2D the beam stays perpendicular to the tube surface. In 3D the head tilts and cuts at an angle, which is how weld preparations and complex joints for trusses and frames are made. Among the BLM machines the LT6, LT7, LT8.20, LT12, LT14 and LT24 work in 3D.

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