PLASMA CUTTING SERVICES
For our Plasma Cutting Services we have our CNC plasma cutter shich was designed and fabricated on site at Safe Escapeways in our Pittsburgh facility
Here is an explanation of how a plasma cutter works. You begin by “answering what is plasma?” It is a fourth state of matter, which we commonly think of matter as having three states; a solid, a liquid, and a gas. Matter will change from one state to another through energy, such as heat. A solid such as ice will change to a liquid. Then if the heat levels are elevated the liquid will change to a gas (steam). If the steam is then elevated with more heat, then it will become ionized and electrically conductive, becoming plasma. A plasma cutter will use the conductive gas and transfer the energy from a power supply to any conductive material, resulting in a cutting process.
After many hours of research paired with a long time spent at the drawing board, we were able to add a much needed addition to our fabrication capabilities. With the given nickname of “PLASAMASTEIN for our Plasma Cutting Services” it has allowed us to increase our efficiency and accuracy that quickly enables us go from design to install just that much faster.
Build Specifications:
- Hypertherm 1650 air plasma power supply w/ PHC height control unit
- Windows 10 PC with Mach 4
- Ethernet Smoothstepper and Gecko G540 motion controller
Cutting Specifications:
- Maximum sheet size: 60″ x 240″ (max working size: 52″ x 235″ x 4″)
- Max cutting thickness: 3/4″
- Max load lift: 1,500lbs
- Most conductive metals
- Sheet steel, flat bar, angle, channel, beam. Ask our technical for more information.
While ” PLASAMASTEIN ” was built for our internal needs, it is available for other cutting jobs. We can cut most structural shapes that have a flat profile as well as standard sheet. Visit our sister company Russell Rolls.
Upload a CAD file to our Dropbox to get started.
If you don’t have a CAD file, upload what you do have and contact us about our drafting capabilities.