Cut, Formed, Cleaned & at Your Austin Dock in Hours. Not Weeks.
When Austin fab shops quote a 3-to-8 week queue or ghost small 1–20 piece prototype orders, Hot Shot Laser turns your CAD into finished parts from our Salado shop and runs dedicated I-35 dock deliveries directly to Georgetown, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Taylor, and Austin.
60-Minute Quote Guarantee: Real engineering response, zero ghosting
10'–12' Continuous Passthrough: Fiber steel plate & CO2 acrylic sheets
7 Bays Under One Roof: Cut, press-brake form, laser rust-clean & MOPA mark
Transparent shop hourly rates • Zero cycle-time guesswork
Live Ballpark
25 pcs
1 pc250500 pcs
4. Optional Secondary Ops & Material
5. Turnaround & I-35 Delivery Tier
Estimated Fabrication Total
$285
($11.40 per piece estimated)
7 Production Cells in Salado, TX
Inspect Every Machine Bay & Tolerance Spec
Select a production bay below to review actual bed envelopes, assist gases, tolerances, and turnaround speeds before uploading your DXF or STEP files.
Bay 01: 2kW Fiber Laser (Passthrough) — 3' x 5' + 10'–12' Passthrough (±0.005" (0.127mm))
Bay 01: 2kW Fiber Laser (Passthrough)BAY 01
Power / Optic:2000W Raycus Fiber
Envelope / Bed:3' x 5' + 10'–12' Passthrough
Assist / Process:High-Pressure Nitrogen (18 Bar)
Tolerance:±0.005" (0.127mm)
Throughput:Up to 180 in/min
PROCESS SUMMARY
Clean, dross-free profiling in mild steel (up to 1/2"), 304 stainless (up to 1/4"), and 5052/6061 aluminum. Open rear passthrough handles 10' and 12' structural plate and linear tubing.
National online brokers ship fragile bent parts in parcel boxes and can't touch laser rust cleaning or multi-step forming. Downtown Austin shops quote 3–8 week backlogs and ignore small runs.
Decision Criteria
Hot Shot Laser (Salado → Austin I-35)
National Online Brokers
Legacy Austin Job Shops
Quote Response SLA
60 minutes during shop hours
Auto on flat cuts; slow on assemblies
24–72 hrs (often ghosts 1–5 pc jobs)
Turnaround & Delivery
3–5 days standard • Next-day & same-day I-35 van
5–10 business days via UPS/FedEx
2–8 week shop queue
10'–12' Passthrough Capacity
Yes — open front/rear fiber & CO2 beds
No — strict bed size cutoffs
Rarely; high setup minimums
Laser Rust & Coating Removal
Yes — pulsed ablation (zero grit/warping)
Not offered
Sandblasting only (dust & surface erosion)
Pricing Transparency
Published $90–$195/hr bay rates + online estimator
Online per-part quote
Zero published pricing; phone-tag gated
Austin & I-35 Service Pages
Explore Capabilities & Local Texas Coverage
Located off I-35 in Salado, we run dedicated dock deliveries across Williamson and Travis Counties—giving Austin hardware teams lower shop rates without downtown lead times.
Full hourly rates, $150/$350/$600 minimums, and file prep rules to cut quote friction.
GEORGETOWN / ROUND ROCK
25–35 MIN
Direct South on I-35
AUSTIN METRO
45–60 MIN
Scheduled Daily Courier
TEMPLE / KILLEEN / WACO
15–45 MIN
Bell & McLennan Corridor
SAN ANTONIO / DFW
90M / 3.5H
Hot-Shot Dedicated Van
Austin Shop Overflow
15% Trade Partner Discount for Welding, Sign & Coating Shops
Don't turn away fiber cutting, laser rust ablation, or press-brake forming when your floor is backed up. We act as your white-label cutting bay with 15% off posted hourly rates and Net 15 terms for verified Texas accounts.
Do you serve Austin even though your facility is in Salado, TX?
Yes. Most of our commercial work ships directly to Austin, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Georgetown, and Cedar Park along the I-35 corridor. Operating just north of Georgetown lets us offer $90–$195/hr shop rates without Austin industrial overhead, paired with scheduled van runs and same-day hot-shot delivery.
Will you quote small prototype orders or 1–5 parts?
Yes. Every standard job is subject to a transparent $150 shop bay minimum ($350 for next-day rush, $600 for same-day hot shot), and we quote small prototype batches in 60 minutes during shop hours without ignoring inquiries.
What CAD file formats work fastest for a 60-minute quote?
1:1 scale DXF or DWG files in inches or millimeters yield the fastest nesting quote. We also accept STEP/STP (for press brake bending), AI, SVG, and vector PDFs.
Can you cut steel, bend it on a press brake, and strip rust in one order?
Yes. Parts cut on our 2kW fiber laser move straight to our CNC press brakes, MOPA UID markers, or pulsed laser cleaning bay before loading onto our I-35 delivery van.
60-Minute Engineering Quote
Send CAD & Specs to Our Salado Shop Floor
Every submission routes straight to shop dispatch. We never ghost small prototype runs or rush Austin jobs—expect a firm quote and turnaround commitment within 60 minutes during shop hours.
Active Queue: 2kW Fiber Laser (Steel, Stainless, Aluminum) • Standard or I-35 Rush Delivery
