What's hotter than the surface of the sun?
How Hot Is a Plasma Arc?
What is hotter than the surface of the sun? You might be tempted to answer, "A summer day in Houston," but the real answer is a plasma arc.
A plasma cutting arc can reach temperatures of up to 50,000°F, about five times hotter than the sun's visible surface.
What Is a Plasma Arc?
A plasma arc is created when electricity ionizes a compressed gas, transforming it into plasma, an extremely hot, electrically conductive state of matter. The plasma melts the metal while the high-speed gas removes the molten material, creating a precise cut.
Why Does That Matter?
With temperatures that extreme, plasma cutting can slice through steel quickly, cleanly, and with impressive precision.
It's one of the reasons plasma cutting has become a go-to process for producing everything from simple parts to highly specialized components.
What Can a Plasma Table Cut?
Our CNC plasma tables can produce virtually any shape from steel plate. We regularly cut custom parts for manufacturers, fabricators, contractors, and individuals with unique project requirements.
No matter the project, our goal is the same: deliver the parts you need, cut to your specifications.
Click here to see one of our plasma tables in action.
Need Something Custom?
If you can design it, there's a good chance we can cut it.
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