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Manual plasma-arc cutting equipment
News Release from: TPS-Fronius | Subject: Transcut portable steam plasma-arc system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 January 2008
Steam plasma-arc cuts faster, precisely
Steam plasma-arc cutting system establishes a kerf more quickly, allows very precise profiling and will cut through sheets up to 10mm thick, including steel, chromed steel and aluminium.
Transportation company, Bombardier, said that the portable steam plasma-arc system from TPS-Fronius provides individually tailored cutting patterns, while less rework needed on the cutting surfaces and there no shavings to damage your work area The foregoing is just some of the advantages enjoyed by users of the TransCut steam plasma-arc process
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 14 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Peter Hampel, head of the Bombardier Refurbishment Centre in Henningsdorf, near Berlin, Germany, related some of the experiences from some of his colleagues: "The kerf is established more quickly, we can cut very precisely and cut through sheets up to 10mm thick, whether in steel, aluminium or chromed steel".
"And thanks to its user-friendliness, the operators have no problems with it." Significant improvements with regard to health and environmental safety, when compared to traditional plasma-arc cutters, add to the list of advantages of this Fronius-developed steam plasma-arc tool.
The concept behind the success of the TransCut technology is water, rather than compressed air or plasma gas.
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Fronius told manufacturingtalk.com that static and portable air compressors and heavy, bulky gas canisters are 'things of the past'.
In their place comes an integrated minitank with a volume of 1.5 litres and compact refill cartridges.
The result is a practical, lightweight, flexible and fully-mobile cutting system.
Whether used on construction sites, in areas where there is limited space or in areas of poor accessibility, efficient cutting is made possible.
This is demonstrated every day at the Berlin repair and maintenance plant where they have to break up written-off vehicles.
The TransCut cutting medium, a water-based liquid, and the vaporised plasma medium derived from it are extremely low in emissions when compared to compressed air or plasma gas.
The extraction devices needed for waste gasses and metallic powder are no longer necessary.
When cutting steel, breathable emissions are reduced to an eighteenth of their former levels and nitrous oxide emissions to an eighth; with stainless steel the figure varies between 1.8 and 3.
At just 14.6kg the TransCut 300 is light and easy to manoeuvre.
High quality cuts can be made in sheets of steel, aluminium or high-alloy (stainless) steel; cuts are possible in sheets up to 10mm thick.
All the device requires is a 230V connection and is generator-compatible.
When making welds after cutting, the risk of pore formation is reduced.
With its nitrogen-free cutting medium, the TransCut process stops cutting areas from sticking.
The repair specialists in Henningsdorf are very happy with their switch to the TransCut.
The same goes for the other users of this innovative cutting system.
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