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High-Speed Tube and Pipe Cutting
Mazak Optonics Corp., Elgin, IL, demonstrated for FABTECH attendees its new Tube Gear 2D laser-cutting machine with high-speed capabilities for thin- walled applications. Available with a 2.5- or 4-kW resonator, the machine can process round and rectangular tube and pipe to 6-in. dia. It has a standard 5-in. servo focus torch and can make cuts at a rapid traverse rate to 6300 in./min.
A triple-chuck fixturing system minimizes warp and material vibration, allowing for high-accuracy and high-speed processing of material to 21 in. long. Its ability to firmly grasp the workpiece material enables rotation speeds to 160 RPM during cutting. And, a bundle material-load/unload system allows for increased throughput for large lot sizes weighing as much as 4.2 tons. www.mazakoptonics.com
Hypertherm Expands Powermax Lineup
Hypertherm, Hanover, NH, used the FABTECH stage to launch the Power- max125, a new plasma-cutting and goug- ing system capable of cutting 1.5-in.- thick steel at speeds to 18 in./min., with capacity to 2.25 in. When gouging, the power supply enables material removal at 27 lb./hr.
“The Powermax125 provides welders and fabricators with unprecedented power for a portable air plasma system,” says product manager Erik Brine.”
Hypertherm estimates consumables for the Powermax125 will last up to four times longer than previous models in this amperage range. It offers specially designed consumables for drag cutting, gouging, thin-gauge cutting and auto- mated cutting.
The Powermax125 comes standard with Hypertherm’s Smart Sense technol- ogy, which automatically sets air pressure for optimum cutting and gouging per- formance, and turns off power to the torch when the electrode is used up.
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