A Quick Glance at Plasma Cutting Services
by Alfie Davies Financial ManagerDifferent sectors of commerce are employing metal
fabrications for decorative purposes, profiling, personalisation and much more.
This is also known as profile cutting where desired shapes and sizes are
extracted from pieces of metal sheets, plates, etc.
In profile cutting
services, various processes are employed by different industries to
achieve desired results. These cutting processes include the following:
•
Oxy profile cutting
•
Laser profile cutting
•
Plasma profile cutting
Plasma cutting services were innovated and adapted
into the market long back in the 1950s and have been in use since. Before this
process, metals were cut using flame that had many drawbacks other than safety
challenges, known as flame cut. A highly focused and super-fast beam of plasma
from the plasma torch cuts through the metal by melting the applied area
without warping the surfaces for a smoother and precise finesse.
Let us break down the process into successive steps:
• Inert
gases are blown out through a nozzle
• The
gas is treated with an electric arc that is passed through it
• The
gas changes into plasma after passing through the plasma torch
There are multiple benefits that make plasma cutters
an obvious choice for profile cutting service providers. They are:
•
Ease
of Operation - There are new
technologies that do not require manual input for handling plasma cutters;
automated and computer controlled equipment are readily available nowadays that
also increase the design types that are not achievable through manual usage.
•
Cost-effective -
Solely functioning on hard compressed air and electricity, plasma cutting
reduces usage costs. There is no need to purchase bottled gas or install gas
lines externally for profile cutting. This can add to the profit of the
industry.
•
Speed
and time - Rate of production increases as both thick and
thin profiles can be cut with ease and speed. Most of the times, plasma cut
profiles do not require reworking. Increase in speed consumes less time for one
task, thus maximizing the outputs.
•
Quality -
The business and the clients benefit from the precise cuts and fabrications
achieved through plasma cutting. Superior quality products are achieved with
careful and experienced handling of this process.
•
Usability
- Plasma beams are highly focused and consume less
energy. Warping of edges in the application area is very less, that gives
smooth finesses. Another variation of using a plasma
cutter is underwater. This produces less noise and less heat, ensuring better
safety.
The
process is versatile in nature that allows cutting various kinds of thicker
materials or stacks of materials all at once without the worry of warping. This
means more production in less time.
• Safety - There are very few injuries while using this process as no flames, flammable gases, flickering or heat diffusion occurs. Underwater uses make it even safer with no challenge to productivity or designing.
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