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Check the surface" target="_self">Laser cutting thick plate? Check the surface</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <ul>  <li><i class="far fa-user"></i> By <a href="https://www.thefabricator.com/author/tim-heston">Tim Heston</a></li>    <li><i class="far fa-calendar"></i> Sep 9, 2024</li>     <li><i class="fas fa-cube"></i> <a href="/lasercutting" title="More content from the laser cutting category" target="_self">Laser Cutting</a></li>    <li><i class="far fa-file"></i> <a href="/thefabricator?filter=article" title="Laser Cutting Articles" target="_self">Article</a></li>  </ul> </div> </header> <div class="entry-excerpt"> <p>As the laser cutting power arms race continues, so has the quest for good, laser-quality plate. 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<p>The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and CO—, its digital platform for small businesses, have named Toledo Metal Spinning Co. to the CO—100: America’s Top 100 Small Businesses list.</p> </div>  </div> </div> </article> </div>    <div class="ad-stream"> <div class="ad ad-728">   <ins data-revive-zoneid="3" data-revive-block="1" data-revive-id="b6badbd540e6f80810b853d74715004b"></ins> </div> </div>  <div class="content-wrapper"> <article class="excerpt has-social-sharing">  <ul class="kicker publication thefabricator"> <li class="kicker-icon">  <img class="icon" src="https://cdn.thefabricator.com/logos/shorthand/logo-shorthand-the-fabricator-has-bg-2023.svg" alt="An icon for The Fabricator" height="150" width="150" />  </li> <li>From <a href="/thefabricator" title="Content shared from The Fabricator" target="_self">The Fabricator</a></li> </ul>   <div class="two-column">   <div class="entry-thumbnail"> <a class="post-link" 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