Practical tips on plasma cutting from Mick Andrews, Welding Process superintendent at ESAB, are relayed by Andrew Pearce. After our introduction to plasma cutting and the way it works, here’s a look ...

The fourth state of matter HF Contact or Pilot Arc Plasma gouging, too Anyone working in a fabricating shop or machining operations comes face to face with a steady stream of science and technology ...

Plasma cutting – occasionally referred to as ‘plasma arc cutting’ – is a melting process that sees a high-temperature ionized gas jet used to melt the material and expel it from a cut. This ionized ...

Nearly all fumes from plasma cutting contain toxic substances, but the composition varies depending on the metal being cut ...

Plasma is superheated, compressed air that ionizes to form a conductive gas. This gas conducts electricity from the torch of the plasma cutter to the work piece, through a electrode and copper nozzle ...