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Plasma cutting milestone
Hypertherm Associates , the U . S . -based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software , has announced the assembly of the 10,000th Hypertherm MAXPRO200 ® plasmacutting system . It credits the milestone to “ thousands of manufacturers and fabricators worldwide who depend on it ,” it told ISMR .
“ We built a plasma cutter that delivers high productivity with low operating costs ,” said Tyler Kipp , marketing programme manager for Hypertherm Associates “ Job shops , steel centres , heavy equipment manufacturers — anyone needing solid cutting power and capacity without requiring high-definition cutting — have proved this .”
Ecoclean and UCM , the Group ’ s division specialising in precision and ultra-fine cleaning , cover the entire spectrum of wet-chemical processes using water-based media , solvents and modified alcohols . This means that cleaning processes and systems , including suitable processes and drying technologies for batch and individual part cleaning , can be tailored to product- and company-specific requirements . It offers a broad range of standardised chamber systems for cleaning with water-based media , solvents and modified alcohols , as well as a wide variety of process technologies such as spray and high-pressure cleaning ; ultrasonics ; injection flood washing ( IFW ); vapour degreasing ; Ultrasonic Plus ; Pulsated Pressure Cleaning ( PPC ) and plasma cleaning .
Serving thousands of customers across diverse industries and applications , Hypertherm Associates focuses on how the economic landscape and market trends affect manufacturing and production floors of all sizes . Customer pain points are front and centre , it explained , as engineering considers “ the right tool for the job ” when designing a new machine or technology .
“ Customer business goals inspire our design innovations ,” added Kipp .
Hypertherm Associates is a manufacturer of industrial cutting products and software . Its products include Hypertherm plasma and OMAX waterjet systems as well as CNCs and software . Founded in 1968 , Hypertherm Associates is a 100 per cent Associate-owned company , employing approximately 2,000 Associates , with operations and partner representation worldwide . n
Component / part cleaning
Applications that required individually designed special equipment ( e . g . due to component dimensions , throughput requirements , cleanliness specifications or other company-specific factors ) have increased significantly in recent years . To reduce the design effort required for this and shorten delivery times , the plant manufacturer has developed its EcoCvela modular systems for water-based cleaning and EcoCstretch for cleaning with solvents or modified alcohol . For the solvent systems , the modular concept includes four working chamber sizes with diameters from 750 to 1,200mm and equipment with several flood tanks .
“ For individual cleaning processes , the systems can be equipped with all process technologies available for solvent cleaning . With the EcoCvela , the diameters of modular working chambers vary from 650 to 1,500mm . In addition , they can be equipped with several working chambers and flood tanks ,” said Ecolean .
Modular solutions are also available for multi-bath ultrasonic cleaning . n
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