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Plasma Cutting - Page 7
- From The Fabricator
When a lifelong truck passion becomes a fabrication career
- By Amanda Carlson
- Dec 12, 2020
- Article
Lifelong truck enthusiast Scott Bisi has made a career out of designing and fabricating custom modifications for trucks at his Washington-based Cougar House Garage shop – all while battling muscular dystrophy.
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1300PL plasma table from Tormach handles 4- by 4-ft. sheets
- Dec 11, 2020
- Product Release
Tormach’s 1300PL plasma table can accommodate 4- by 4-ft. metal sheets, with travels of 50 in. (X), 51.5 in. (Y), and 3.9 in. (Z). Features include PathPilot control software, a floating head with digital torch height control, standard breakaway torch with collision detection, closed-loop...
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ESAB’s Hydrocut HDX combines waterjet cutting, plasma
- Dec 4, 2020
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced the Hydrocut HDX large-gantry waterjet cutting system for cutting over a work area measuring up to 18 ft. wide by 56 ft. long. The system can be equipped with up to four waterjet cutting heads, two oxyfuel stations, and two plasma stations, including...
- From The Fabricator
Material utilization in metal fabrication
- By Derek Weston and Tom Stillwell
- Nov 27, 2020
- Article
As a plate fabricator evolves, so does its material utilization strategy. Throughout it all, though, that strategy should help increase profits, reduce costs, and make life a little easier.
- From The Fabricator
Kinetic Cutting Systems’ machines offer multiple plate processing functions in one system
- Nov 5, 2020
- Product Release
Kinetic Cutting Systems’ machines provide plasma and oxyfuel cutting, milling, drilling, and tapping for plate processing with one system. They combine speed and accuracy with time-saving features for efficiency, the manufacturer says. Companies from small job shops to international manufacturers...
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CNC cutting machines, software from Messer Cutting Systems designed for digitization
- Nov 4, 2020
- Product Release
Messer Cutting Systems offers CNC cutting machines and software systems to help users drive and transform their digital strategies. One key component of digitization is paperless production. Machine operators, nesting engineers, and other staff running production tickets through the factory is...
- From The Fabricator
AT&F installs 5-axis cutting system
- Nov 2, 2020
- News Release
Cleveland-based AT&F has added a heavy-duty gantry shape cutting machine that includes 5-axis and dual plate capabilities, as well as next-generation software. The system can oxyfuel-cut steel up to 6 in. thick and has laser marking capabilities. A three-torch system can create a double bevel in...
HGG Profiling Equipment continues growth in North America
- Oct 7, 2020
- News Release
Since opening its new 6,500-sq.-ft. facility in Houston in spring 2020, HGG Profiling Equipment has announced the addition of six staff members. The company has expanded its North American sales coverage by hiring Todd Wellens as area manager for eastern and midwestern U.S. and Canada; increased...
- From The Fabricator
Koike’s IK-12 Next cutter/welder offers patented functions for improved results
- Sep 11, 2020
- Product Release
Koike Aronson Ransome has released the portable IK-12 Next system, which offers plasma and oxyfuel cutting as well as general welding and pendulum weave welding. The machine’s patented heat emission mechanism is designed to displace up to 45% of all heat. Its patented creep control button slows...
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Pegasus Steel (USA) adds robotic structural steel fabrication system
- Aug 10, 2020
- News Release
Goose Creek, S.C.-based Pegasus Steel (USA), a manufacturer of large, complex steel fabrications, has expanded its capabilities with the addition of a PythonX Structural robotic structural steel fabrication system. The system performs drilling, coping, and sawing to length and features a patented...
- From The Fabricator
Hypertherm named a Business of the Decade
- Jul 21, 2020
- News Release
Hypertherm, a Hanover, N.H.-based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, has been selected as a Business of the Decade winner by Business New Hampshire Magazine and the New Hampshire Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Hypertherm earned the top spot for the...
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Thermal Dynamics Automation’s Ultra-Cut 130 XT plasma cutting system cuts 3/4-in. steel at 52 IPM
- Jul 3, 2020
- Product Release
Thermal Dynamics Automation has introduced the Ultra-Cut 130 XT high-precision plasma power source and new 130-amp XT torch and consumables. With a cutting output of 130 amps at 100% duty cycle, the system is designed for piercing and cutting 3/4-in. steel, stainless, and aluminum. Compared to the...
- From The Fabricator
Thermal Dynamics announces upgrades to 400-amp cutting system
- Jun 15, 2020
- Product Release
Thermal Dynamics Automation has upgraded its 400-amp plasma cutting system—featuring Ultra-Cut 400 XT high-precision power source, XT torch with QuickPierce consumables, and iCNC Performance Controller—to reduce piercing time by up to 40% on mild steel thicknesses from 1.25 to 2.0 in....
- From The Fabricator
AKS Cutting Systems service manager retires
- Jun 1, 2020
- News Release
Cleveland-based AKS Cutting Systems, a subsidiary of Kiffer Industries and a provider of plasma, oxyfuel, waterjet, and fiber laser cutting equipment, has announced the retirement of Greg Mayfield, service manager, after 27 years with the company. Mayfield originally joined the company as an...
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Koike Aronson Ransome’s ShopProXHD offers curved table slats for reduced dross on parts
- May 22, 2020
- Product Release
The ShopProXHD CNC plasma cutting machine from Koike Aronson Ransome comes in three table sizes from 4 by 8 ft. to 6 by 12 ft. It also is equipped with helical rack and pinion on both axes. Dual side drive servomotors and precision linear bearings contribute to smooth, accurate motion for...
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