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One of the most common and high-priced pitfalls buyers encounter is when manufacturers or integrators mismatch machines and power sources. This is often the result of manufacturers not taking the time to understand the buyer’s requirements, having a miniature or single-product line of machines, miniature Oem access to power sources, and/or a lack of industry/application knowledge. These manufacturers will then often sell with a focus on lowest price instead of lowest cost of ownership, highlighting the strong point of the plasma system or the motor without regard to the limitations of the other. The best precision plasma power source ready will not supply users with the desired cut potential and accuracy if it is not mated to an proper base machine.
There are many types of plasma shape cutting machines ready in the store today. The most common machines are bridge or gantry style machines made from whether fabricated steel or extruded aluminum. Building of the motor is highly foremost relative to your application. Machines constructed of extruded aluminum are typically considered to be hobbyist or artisan machines and most proper when doing a miniature estimate of cutting or when cutting light gauge materials. The plasma and oxy-fuel cutting processes generate large amounts of heat which is retained in the materials being cut and can cause deflection or warping of aluminum motor components traveling over the hot cutting surfaces, greatly effecting accuracy and cut quality. Fabricated steel machines are highly recommended for any type of continuous cutting process, cutting of plate steel, and where auxiliary oxy-fuel torches may be used. Auxiliary heat shields may also be ready to supplementary protect the motor and components from ultimate heat conditions.
