Notable Facilities Available from Profile Cutting of Metal Plates

There are many activities that go into the smooth working aspect of different manufacturing industries. For instance, many manufacturing industries need to cut large metal plates into smaller pieces of required sizes. Different types of cutting systems are now applied in various factories.

Oxy-fuel cutting and plasma cutting are the most popular and convenient procedures of cutting steel or aluminum plates of varying thicknesses. Plasma cutting is also technically termed as profile cutting in manufacturing units.

Profile cutting, or plasma cutting, is done by using large amounts of heat, where open flame cannot be used. Earlier, this process was used mainly for cutting high alloy metals. However, low alloy metals are also being cut now with the help of this cutting procedure. 

Primary Reasons for Using Profile Cutting Procedure in Industries:

• Low maintenance – Much lesser amount of electrical energy is needed for operating a plasma torch cutter. Moreover, no metal piece is ever wasted while metal sheets are cut off into smaller pieces of varying shapes with this cutting process. Thus, the industries applying this cutting method can expect to save a lot of money for industry owners.
• Accurate cutting – Normally, it is assumed that only an experienced person can steadily cut the metal sheets on an industrial basis. However, the plasma torch now enables people to cut metal plates of all thicknesses perfectly into pieces of desired dimensions. This accuracy of cutting has made the manufacture of complicated metal parts much easier and even difficult angles can be cut out more precisely with this cutting method. Generally, the commercial users undergo a short training to learn the correct operating procedure of profile cutting.
• Versatile uses – Different kinds of metals can be cut smoothly with a plasma torch that receives power from an electric connection. All conductive metals, like stainless steel, aluminum, copper, iron, and brass can be cut into required shapes and sizes, with the application of profile cutting. Since all these materials are highly durable, several plates of these metals can be cut at a time with a plasma cutter. The use of the inert gas nitrogen enables the application of this cutter for all metals, as this gas does not react chemically with any of these metals.
• Simple operation – The plasma cutter torch is easily portable due to its lightweight and convenient handling system. The cutters of some brands are so light that only a single person can carry these machines. There is an electrical circuit within this device that helps in transferring the electrical energy automatically from the power source to the conductive gas held inside the torch. This gas instantly ionizes to provide a large amount of heat energy that emerges through the nozzle of this torch and helps in cutting metals. Moreover, profile cutting keeps the metal surfaces cool, as its immense heat is directed only to the specific lines through which the metals should be cut off.
• Safer for users – Since nitrogen gas is not inflammable, there is no risk of sudden fire while using this torch cutter. Thus, there is no chance of users getting hurt while handling this plasma cutting procedure. It also causes no harm to the paint on the metal surface and prevents warping, as metal surface is not heated up like other cutting methods.
• Saves cutting time – A plasma cutter works much faster than all other varieties of cutting tools used in manufacturing units. In this respect, profile cutting is comparatively easier and can be done faster than other cutting technologies. Since it uses the electricity for instant ionization of stored gas, this cutter does not take extra time for being heated up before cutting and saves the time of the user. Usually, a good quality plasma torch cutter can cut up to 500 inches of metal sheets in a minute. 

For these productive reasons, many manufacturing industries now prefer to use profile cutting for shaping up the required metals, to complete their end products.