This tube cutter, built for a known producer of boilers, has been developed using a small PLC equipped with an input for square wave encoders, 8 digital inputs and 4 digital outputs. A small 2x16 character display and a 4-button keyboard are the only addition for what we consider the minimal configuration for the tube cutter, a configuration that, being easy and cheap, is always quite appreciated by the customer. The program also managed a tube stockpile and the user could create, save and load multiple cutting sequences in order to minimize the amount of scrap produced.