Plasma cutting
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Plasma cutting is a process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by means of an accelerated jet of hot plasma. Typical materials cut with a plasma torch include steel, stainless steel,
Plasma cutting performed by an industrial robot
Plasma cutting with a tilting head
A technician wearing safety glasses while using a plasma cutter aboard the USS George Washington
Plasma cutting
Plasma torch
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A plasma torch is a device for generating a directed flow of plasma.
Plasma cutting
…process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by means of an accelerated jet of hot plasma (electric arc). Typical materials cut with a plasma torch include steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass and copper, although other conductive metals may be cut as well. Plasma cutting is often used in…
A plasma torch cutter
Close up of a Hypertherm HyPerformance plasma torch cutting metal
Prototype STEP-NC system driving plasma torch with ESAB CNC to cut and bevel half-inch steel plate. Laser marking of the front and back of the plate was also done in earlier operations.
Sector field ICP-MS torch