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News Release from: ESAB Cutting Systems | Subject: Eagle 2000 precision plasma cutting machine
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 December 2003
Precision plasma profiler raises
production rates
Investment in a precision plasma cutting machine has brought higher productivity rates, reduced cycle times and a higher quality product to a shopfitting equipment manufacturer.
Metalcraft Architectural Engineering's services include the production of shopfittings for many of the UK's leading retailers Investment in an ESAB Automation Eagle 2000 precision plasma cutting machine has brought many benefits to their operation in terms of higher productivity rates through to reduced cycle times and a high quality product
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Easy programming provided by the Columbus off-line programming system, has also given a greater degree of flexibility in production, through the ability to switch seamlessly from the production of one type of component to another.
Metalcraft's shopfittings are made from mild steel 1.5m x 3.0m plate.
Components are small and can be intricate in design.
Until investment in the Eagle 2000, the company had relied for many years on methods which were both comparatively slow and not always capable of producing the desired quality of finished product.
The Eagle, which is linked to a fume extraction table, combines high speed operation and quality of cut through precision mechanical engineering with novel height sensing technology.
The cutting settings are adjusted automatically from an on-board database of component shapes stored in the NCE Vision PC controller.
This integrates station and process control into a menu driven, simple-to-use operator's panel.
It provides complete control over the plasma cutting process in terms of cutting cycle and speed, kerf width, arc voltage, cutting current and nozzle to workpiece distance.
A Columbus off-line programming system has also been supplied as part of the solution.
This provides Metalcraft with complete off-line programming flexibility through its ability to create CNC cutting programs.
Its features include automatic nesting to provide optimum material utilisation and minimal scrap.
It also includes databases for different parts and materials which allows Metalcraft to change production quickly from one component to another, thereby reducing cycle times and keeping downtime to a minimum.
The easy learn feature of Columbus has made programming simple and quick for the company's staff. Request a free brochure from ESAB Cutting Systems ...
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