Almost any industry that uses metal in their product or relies on heavy equipment uses a handheld plasma cutter. Work traditionally done with oxyfuel, punch presses, drills, or cutting shears, is proven to be completed faster and more efficiently when using a handheld plasma cutter instead. For example, hand plasma cutters, such as Hypertherm’s Powermax® line, can cut carbon steel up to 2″ in thickness, much faster than oxyfuel.
Typical uses of hand plasma cutters include:
- Fabricating parts as needed
- Gouging out welding defects and back gouging
- Repairing heavy equipment, such as dump trucks, tractors, rail cars, and cargo trucks
- Trimming metal components to size or fitting up joints
- Creating architectural decoration and metal art
- Removing lugs or cutting off tabs used for fit-up
Process technologies used:
- Air or oxygen plasma
- Oxyfuel
- Mechanical tools (presses, shears, etc.)
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