Why Plasma and Oxyfuel Complement Each Other

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Plasma and oxyfuel are known to be a productive combination. They have remained to be industry workhorses. Overtime, plasma and oxyfuel machines have become simpler and easier to use. They also require less operator intervention. Both oxyfuel and plasma have advanced in the past decade. Having both plasma and oxyfuel on the same machine allows the shop to take advantage of the strengths of each process. The shop achieves the required part accuracy at a far lower cost than if it used the high-accuracy plasma process to cut the entire part.

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Using both mechanized oxyfuel and plasma cutting can make plate fabrication far more efficient and flexible. As these technologies advance, fabricators can produce their parts smarter, faster, with the highest quality, and at lower cost. Regardless, the choice to use these technologies on separate machines or on one system is as individual as the application requirements.

Read the full article on this combination here.

Using SPOT to Ensure Safety on the Job

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The acronym SPOT stands for four factors that play a huge role in keeping metalworkers safe while on the job. Here at Sullivan Precision, safety is our first priority. We introduce those four factors here. Continue reading Using SPOT to Ensure Safety on the Job

The Fourth State of Matter

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One of the flame cutting services we offer at Sullivan Precision Plate is High Definition Plasma. Over the next few weeks, we’re going to dive into the complex process of plasma cutting (with the help of our friends from How Stuff Works).

This week, we’re going to take a quick chemistry lesson. Most of us know the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Many of us forget, however, the fourth state of matter: plasma. Plasma is what happens when you heat a gas to an extremely high temperature.

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The energy begins to break apart the gas molecules, and the atoms begin to split. Normal atoms are made up of protons and neutrons in the nucleus surrounded by a cloud of electrons. In plasma, the electrons separate from the nucleus and begin to move around quickly, leaving behind their positively charged nuclei. These positively charged nuclei are known as ions. When the fast-moving electrons collide with other electrons and ions, they release vast amounts of energy. This energy is what gives plasma its unique status and unbelievable cutting power.

Next week: Inside a plasma cutter.

Tips to Improve Plasma Torch Use

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Plasma-Cutting Steel Underwater Video Highlight

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Take a look at this incredible video that highlights plasma-cutting steel underwater as well as explains the entire process and purpose of underwater plasma-cutting when building a massive ship.

New Partnership with Global Suppliers of Plasma Cutting Systems

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Two global suppliers of plasma cutting systems, Machitech Auto. and EZ Cut CNC, announced to the public that they are joining forces in a business partnership that allows both entities to grow and develop in new markets.

The merger is quite synergistic in nature. Both companies are profiting from each other and are taking their businesses to new levels. Machitech Automation, a global supplier of CNC plasma cutting tables, will now be able to utilize EZ Cut CNC’s U.S. product line. EZ Cut CNC supplies CNC plasma cutting systems to custom metal fabricators and will now have access to a limitless line of CNC cutting products as a direct result of this new venture with Machitech.

Falling right into Machitech’s long term goals, this new venture will help Machitech Automation inch closer and attain its corporate mission of becoming a leading global manufacturer of automated cutting solutions.

For more details about the merger and to read the original article, click below.

Original Article from: roboticstomorrow.com

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