There are a number of factors to consider when purchasing a plasma cutting tool. They include cut capacity, cut quality, reliability, duty cycle, ease of use, and operating cost. The first step is to figure out what type of plasma cutting you plan to do. A...

The current economic reality means there isn’t a lot of room for error in business today. Metal fabricators and steel service centers need to make smart choices to ensure the continued success of their business. Those choices include selecting the right cu...

They’ve been mining in Grant County, New Mexico since before the Civil War, and huge copper mines like Chino and Tyrone still drive the local economy. It’s an economy that has been in high gear the past couple years, thanks to rising copper prices which ha...

While both plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems have their place in the industrial environment, it is plasma that, in many ways, is proving to be “a cut above.” Discovered in the 1950s, plasma cutting has become the process of choice in a wide variety of com...

Plasma systems have been used to cut metal for over 50 years and provide numerous advantages over other cutting methods. So why isn’t everyone cutting with plasma? Some people believe that plasma systems are too expensive or too hard to learn. This article...