When using any CNC machine the system has to understand where the part to be machined is physically located. This is most commonly done by jogging the tool to a position relative to the part and then ...

A hand-held plasma cutter is an excellent tool to have if you are working with sheet metal, but it’s not particularly well suited to making long or repetitive cuts. Which is why [workshop from scratch ...

Anyone working in a fabricating shop or machining operations comes face to face with a steady stream of science and technology every day. Speeds, feeds, calculations, and reactions — you have to be ...

Hypertherm Associates has launched Robotmaster V11.0, an offline programming software update for robotic plasma cutting, welding, and contouring. The release promises up to twice the performance on ...

Plasma is superheated, compressed air that ionizes to form a conductive gas. This gas conducts electricity from the torch of the plasma cutter to the work piece, through a electrode and copper nozzle ...

When I was interviewed about 10 months ago, I mentioned I was working on a CNC Plasma Cutter controller board design. After many different designs, I have finally closed on the form factor that I will ...

Modern manufacturing equipment is often designed against a number of operating targets – such as low energy consumption and high operating speed. Based on these requirements, hd plasma cutters has ...