Ranges
Each row is an indicative range under the conditions stated, not a fixed quote for a specific SKU. The inquiry link includes that row; NKAM will confirm the model, configuration and included charges before quoting.
| Power | Bed | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1500W | 1500×3000 | about 300 million |
| 3000W | 1500×3000 | about 365 million |
| 6000W | 1500×3000 | about 580 million |
| 3000W | 2000×6000 | about 625 million |
| 12000W | 2000×6000 (large bed) | about 1.24 billion |
| 40000W | ground-rail machine, very large | about 4.5 billion |
The ground-rail machine does not include the cutting table. Adding bevel cutting is roughly another 430 million.
Why a bigger bed costs more than more power
This is something almost no page in Vietnam says out loud.
Look at the two numbers above: on the same 1500×3000 bed, going from 3000W to 6000W raises the price by about 59%. Keeping 3000W and going from 1500×3000 to 2000×6000 raises it by about 71%.
Most people assume the bigger bed costs more because the machine itself is bigger. The machine is bigger, but that is not the main part.
The main part is shipping. A machine over 1.5 metres wide does not fit a standard container — it needs a flat rack. Sea freight on a flat rack multiplies.
So when you move from 1500×3000 to 2000×6000, a substantial share of what you pay extra is not in the machine at all. It is in the journey from China to Vietnam.
What this means for you: if your parts genuinely need a 6-metre bed, you pay it. But if you are weighing "buy bigger to be safe" against "buy a medium bed and split the work," most of that gap is freight, not machine capability. That is a different way to look at the same decision.
Power: past a point it stops helping
On thin sheet, more power does not bring a matching gain in output. The limit sits elsewhere — traverse speed, pierce time, loading and unloading.
High power earns its keep on thick plate, and on continuous all-day cutting. If your main work is 1–4mm sheet, the extra money spent on power usually does not come back.
One more thing few people know: at 12000W on stainless, compressed air and nitrogen give almost the same speed (6mm stainless: roughly 14–17 vs 13–15 m/min). Air is far cheaper. If you cut thick stainless at high power, that is a real monthly operating saving.
Before you compare prices, ask three more questions
A price without a stated service scope does not tell you anything. When you receive a quotation from anyone, ourselves included, ask:
- Does this include delivery to my shop?
- During the warranty, who pays the travel cost when it fails?
- How many months of warranty, and from what date?
Those three usually change the comparison more than the price itself does. Two quotations 15% apart are often two different service scopes rather than two different prices.
Our quotations state all three. If anything is unclear, ask directly — we answer in writing.
Where a laser cutter sits in your process
Laser cutting is usually the first operation and sets the upper limit for every process that follows. The cutting bed determines the bend length you will need: settle the cutting format first and the press-brake length second, or you may pay for capacity you cannot use.
Cutting is commonly followed by bending, and then perhaps welding. The bevel and burr condition of a cut part directly affects downstream weld quality. A clean cut makes welding easier.
*See also: press brake price ranges · laser welder price ranges*
What the quotation includes
Included: the machine, laser source and control system as configured, cutting head, basic fume extraction, operating instruction, 12-month warranty.
Not included: your shop's compressor and gas lines, external chiller if the configuration requires one, consumables (protective lenses, nozzles), foundation and power, and freight if you take the machine price.
Consumables are what people forget when they do the maths. Protective lenses and nozzles are a monthly cost, not a one-off.
To get an accurate quotation, prepare
- Your thickest material and grade, and what share of your work it is
- Your largest sheet size
- How many shifts a day you run
- Whether the cut parts stay visible, or get painted or welded closed
Question 4 decides whether you actually need nitrogen — and that is a large operating-cost difference, not a machine-price difference.
*Updated September 2026. Prices move with exchange rates, configuration, freight and timing. The final number is on the quotation.*