Plasma Cutting

Aerotherm Engineering is experienced in using plasma cutting technology for cutting stainless steel, and non-ferrous metals such as aluminium and copper, and thinner mild steel (<20mm).

Aerotherm have a range of machined and hand-held plasma torches which can cut metal ranging from <25mm to 60mm thick. Typically we cut material in the ranges of; 25mm carbon steel, 15mm stainless steel and 10mm aluminium.

Specification:

Metal work capacity: 0.05mm – 60mm

Stainless steel and non-ferrous metals

Maximum sheet sizes: 3000 x 1500.

Did you know?

Plasma cutting is a metal-cutting process that uses a plasma torch.

In this process, an inert gas (or sometimes compressed air) is blown at high speed out of a nozzle. This pressurised gas can be air, or a mixture of argon and hydrogen or nitrogen. It is useful to know that nitrogen offers the best edge in quality and plasma cutting speed which helps to ensure clean edges which are free from discolouration or oxidisation.

At the same time as the pressurised gas is forced out of a nozzle, an electrical arc is formed through the gas from the nozzle to the surface being cut, turning some of that gas to plasma.

The plasma is sufficiently hot to melt the metal being cut and moves sufficiently fast to blow molten metal away from the cut.