What is plasma cutting?

What types of industry would want to buy a plasma cutting machine?

• Answer:

  Plasma cutting is a high temperature thermal cutting process. You can find more information elsewhere specifically on how plasma works. The primary benefit of plasma is that it can cut any electrically conductive material. It is best suited and used primarily to cut mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum from gage thickness up to several inches thick. It generally cuts faster than laser or oxy-fuel in the range of 1/8" to 1.5" thick. Industries or manufacturers that purchase plasma cutting systems include: shipbuilding, construction equipment, general fabricators, steel supply houses, rail cars, buses, structural steel, HVAC, building construction, arts and crafts, fire and rescue, auto repair, automobile, pipe cutting, energy industry including nuclear, oil and wind, maintenance and repair operations and any industry or business that does welding will almost always require the metal to be cut and plasma cutting is generally a very efficient, cost effective way to do that.