Content tagged with "thermal-cutting"
Results: 3
Article
June 29, 2009
Venting on the subject of clean shop air
For a ventilation system connected to a thermal cutting machine to function properly, it is best that the equipment is placed away from open shop doors and standing fans. A moderate breeze can overpower the ventilation effort very quickly. However, another reality is that today's fabricating... Read more...
Article
October 28, 2008
On the level: An introduction to part leveling
Figure 1 A hydraulic roller leveler works material to level parts. When metal is formed or cut, stresses occur. All thermal cutting processes, from oxyfuel and plasma cutting to advanced laser systems, put stress into metal. The processes generate an enormous temperature difference within... Read more...
Article
August 8, 2007
Taking waste off the plate
George Conner, a C&S machine operator, nests plates and performs numerous other shape-cutting functions right at the cutting machine on the shop floor. Many fabricating operations now use offline programming centers for parts design and plate nesting. In fact, many of those same companies... Read more...
Didn't find what you were looking for? Try our search page to refine your results
