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Plasma Cutting
Plasma Cutting - Alone or assisted with water, plasma has proven itself to be one of the most efficient cutting processes for sheet, plate, tube, pipe, and profiles. Search this technology area for information on equipment, cutting tips, and gases.
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- From The Welder
Aluminum Etc.: You can cut aluminum on a CNC plasma system
- By Gina Cutts
- Mar 5, 2024
- Blog Post
Some think that aluminum cannot be cut using a CNC plasma cutting table. Aluminum Inc. columnist Gina Cutts says otherwise.
- From The Fabricator
Safety tips for laser and plasma cutting
Operators must adhere to specific safety measures and use appropriate PPE to mitigate the inherent risks associated with laser and plasma cutting.
- From The Fabricator
Nitro Cutting achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification
- Feb 19, 2024
- News Release
Nitro Cutting has announced its certification to ISO 9001:2015 for quality management systems.
Machine cuts holes with few secondary finishing operations
- Feb 19, 2024
- Product Release
HGG’s SPC 1500-3000 PT/VC machine for cutting pipe and vessel heads is designed to completely automate layout, marking, cutting, beveling, and grinding of profiles from 3 to 118 in.
- From The Fabricator
Nature comes to life in hands of Canadian metal artist
- By Rob Colman
- Feb 14, 2024
- Article
Canadian sculptor Angellos Glaros demonstrates how metal can be shaped to look lifelike.
Improving fabrication versatility through automation
- By Mary Ellen Klukow
- Feb 8, 2024
- Article
When SL Chasse Steel needed a quicker route to completing miscellaneous steel jobs, it found a solution with a new automated plasma cutting machine.
- From The Fabricator
Hypertherm Associates names successor to CEO
- Jan 17, 2024
- News Release
Hypertherm Associates, Hanover, N.H., has announced that Aaron Brandt will succeed Evan Smith, CEO, upon Smith’s planned retirement at the end of 2024.
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- From The Fabricator
Smart fabricating of pressure tank vessel heads
New nozzle cutting plasma technology is another step toward Brighton Tru-Edge separating itself from other tank head fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
Automated cutting machine offers travel speeds to 1,400 IPM
- Oct 6, 2023
- Product Release
ESAB has introduced the Combirex Pro for automated plasma and oxyfuel cutting and beveling.
- From The Fabricator
Portable plasma cutting package severs metal up to 1-1/4 in.
- Sep 28, 2023
- Product Release
ESAB has unveiled its new Cutmaster 50+ portable plasma cutting package.
- From The Fabricator
Plasma systems can be connected to double cutting output
- Sep 26, 2023
- Product Release
Thermal Dynamics Automation’s new UC series high-precision automated plasma power supplies offer cutting power from 130 to 800 amps for piercing mild steel up to 2 in.
Square, rectangular plug assemblies aid plasma cutting of nonround tube
- Sep 22, 2023
- Product Release
Bend-Tech has introduced square and rectangular plug assemblies for plasma cutting aluminum and stainless nonround tube and pipe.
- From The Fabricator
Hypertherm Associates to host Shop Talk Live virtual event Oct. 10-11
- Sep 20, 2023
- News Release
Hypertherm Associates, a Hanover, N.H., manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, will host Shop Talk Live , a global industry virtual event, Oct. 10-11, 2023.
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