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Plasma cutter

What is plasma cutter?Plasma cutting is a process that cuts through electrically conductive

material.

Typical materials cut by this process

Include steel, aluminum, brass and copper through other conductive metals

may be

Cut as well. Plasma cutting is often used in fabrication and welding shops,

automotive

Repair and restoration, industrial construction, salvage and scrapping

operations. Due

To the high speed, precision cuts, combined with low cost of operation.

Plasma cutting sees a widespread usage from large scale industrial

applications down to small hobbyist Shops.

History

Plasma cutting grew out of plasma welding in the !"#s, and emerged as a

very productive way to cut sheet metal and plate in the !$#s.

%iving accurate cuts, and producing a cleaner edge than o&y'fuel cutting.

(arly plasma cutters )ere large, somewhat slow and e&pensive and

technology was applied to plasma cutting machines in the late !$#s into

the !!#s, giving plasma cutting machines greater fle&ibility to cut diverse

shapes * on demand+ based on a set of instructions.