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CNC Plasma Systems

Plasma arc cutting is the most cost effective method of cutting metal sheet stock into two dimensional shapes.

Plasma cutting is the process of cutting conductive metals using electrically conductive gas to transfer energy from an electrical power source through a plasma cutting torch to the material being cut. Typical uses of the AXYZ Plasma system are in cutting of steel or stainless steel letters for signs, architectural components from steel, aluminium or stainless steel, and other metal fabrication requirements.

The Plasma cutting system from AXYZ International is available as a stand alone system, or as a part of a multi-purpose cutting system, combined with a router or knife system. There are three major components that make up the AXYZ Plasma system:

Plasma Source AXYZ has selected the Hypertherm Powermax1250 as our preferred plasma source. Hypertherm is the world leader in plasma cutting technology and has proven to be a consistent, reliable product for all levels of production demands.

Torch height Control (THC) The AXYZ Torch height control system ensures that the cutting torch stays at the right height from the workpiece, regardless of surface flatness of the workpiece. The THC responds to changes in the Arc Voltage that affect the cut quality of the piece.

Fume extraction bed The AXYZ plasma bed is a fabricated sheet metal plasma bed and fume pickup shoe that has been designed to provide excellent focused smoke extraction capability. The shoe runs parallel to the cutting torch at all times and directs the vacuum source to pull the smoke from the active vacuum chamber at all times.

If it is a dedicated system, the bed is permanently fixed to the deck of the machine. In a combination style machine, the plasma torch can either be installed on the primary Z axis, or beside the router on a second Z axis. The vacuum bed can be permanently installed on an extra long machine, or built in sections that can be installed or removed as needed.

Machine Parameters

The AXYZ Plasma system can be built on any of the standard AXYZ Series machine platforms, including the 4000, 5000, 6000 and 8000 Series machines.
Standard Gantry Clearance / Z stroke
  150mm / 250mm
Optional Gantry Clearance
  200mm, 250mm, 300mm
Drive System
  X, Y Axis – Rack and Pinion, Z Axis – Ballscrew

Maximum Positioning Speed

 

25m/min

 

 

 

Control System

 

7 Segment motion profile

 

 

FPGA processor for high speed complex calculations

    Dedicated true NC control – G and M codes

 

 

Ethernet connection

   

2 Gb onboard memory

   

MODBus protocol Device communications system

   

 

Plasma System

 

Hypertherm Powermax 1250 3G  

   

25 – 80 Amp power system

   

7.5m lead from power source to cutting torch

 

 

 

Torch height Control

 

AXYZ THC system included for accurate torch height maintenance.

   

MODBus device interface for high speed communications.

   

 

Cutting capacity
 

Recommended 9mm piercing capacity for production cutting

   

Maximum 15mm piercing capacity

     
Recommended Cutting Speed (12mm Mild Steel)
  Best results - 1m/min
Maximum - 1.5m/min
     

Input Voltage

 

200 – 600 V, single or three phase (Auto Detected and Selected) @ 70 – 17 Amps, depending on input voltage and phase


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