PlateSaver technology from Hypertherm helps users maximize parts per plate

Hypertherm has introduced PlateSaver, a new SureCut technology that automatically maximizes the number of parts on a plate. It is available through the company’s ProNest and other authorized software for fabricators cutting mild steel on a CNC table using X-Definition plasma.

The technology combines the arc stability of X-Definition plasma with specialized software parameters to help increase material utilization. Those parameters cause the technology to use shorter leads when starting and finishing a cut for less wasted space between parts. In addition to shorter lead-ins and lead-outs, it takes molten metal into account by using moving pierces that cause molten splatter to fall within a predictable “splash zone.”