NC Engineering buys ESAB Suprarex cutting system

NC Engineering has purchased an ESAB Suprarex SXE-P1 high-precision cutting system, complete with a plasma unit, a fume extraction table and the Columbus CNC software.

The company, which manufactures a range of agricultural and construction machinery, including dump trucks and dump trailers, low loaders, slurry tankers and road sweepers, purchased the system as part of a recent investment in new facilities in Richhill, Co Armagh.

This is intended to provide benefits in terms of improved product quality, higher productivity and less rework.

NC Engineering purchased the Suprarex cutting system for its new metal preparation area.

The system has the advantage of modern plasma, which is claimed to offer a high quality of cut and surface finish, precision cutting and minimal dross.

Most plates processed by NC Engineering are 5m long and range in thickness from 2mm to 30mm.

The Suprarex machine was specified with a cutting capability of 32mm and a bed size of 12 x 3m, which enables a plate to be cut on one end of the machine at the same time as profiled components are being unloaded from the other end.

While most plates are mild steel, small quantities of galvanised plates are also processed.

NC Engineering has already had a dust extraction system installed.

To further minimise the risk of dust and to comply with all current legislation, the company also specified from ESAB a filter bed as an alternative to a more costly water table.

As part of the package, ESAB supplied a copy of its Columbus part processing software package.

This works in combination with NC Engineering's existing 2D/3D computer-aided-design software and the Columbus Data Manager readily imported the 5-6,000 standard part files and 5-600 standard nests that NC Engineering has developed over a number of years for its range of products.

When remnants are being used, the auto-nesting facility within Columbus is useful for maximising material utilisation and minimising waste.

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