Thermal cutting is divided into the following processes:

Oxy-fuel cutting and plasma cutting.
Which process is chosen for your blanks depends on the material, the material thickness and the required cut quality.
Oxyfuel cutting is mostly used for stainless steels from 50-150mm and steels up to 200mm material thickness, plasma cutting is used for medium material thicknesses up to 50mm.

Plasma cutting

Plasma cutting, along with flame and laser cutting, is one of the most important thermal cutting processes. Due to the high temperatures and the kinetic energy of the constricted plasma jet, the material is melted and blown out of the kerf.

All electrically conductive materials can be plasma cut.

The process is characterized by high cutting speeds. The cut edges have low surface roughness and provide an almost perpendicular cut, with little angular deviation.

Flame cutting

Oxyfuel flame cutting is a thermal cutting process for components made of steel, up to 200mm material thickness. Especially components for heavy industry or without special requirements for the cut edges, are most economically produced with oxyfuel flame cutting. During the cutting process, the cutting point is heated to ignition temperature and the material is separated by a gas jet, which can result in edge zone hardening on the workpiece.

Thanks to multi-head cutting systems and a high degree of automation, oxyfuel cutting technology is a cost-effective alternative to waterjet cutting.