{"title":"Plasma cutting","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"colmaindes\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorck offers reliable, fast, and affordable plasma cutting. Our team of experts and cutting-edge machinery will provide you with quality products with the quickest turnarounds at a competitive price. Whether you have mass production projects or unitary customized components, our team can manage them. We will turn your ideas into tangible objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is plasma cutting?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term plasma designates a state of matter (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma). It consists of electrically charged gas, created when a gas is heated or when you pass electricity through it, such as fire, lightning, and neon light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlasma cutting is a process that jets gas at high temperatures to cut through electrically conductive materials. Plasma can cut steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and copper. It is widely used, from art and custom-made tools to aeronautic and automotive industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Norck, we use plasma cutting to cut tubes and bent sheet metal components to clean edges and add holes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlasma cutting is always perpendicular to the sheet surface, so it can’t add drafts or threads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the advantages of plasma cutting?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlasma cutting offers more advantages over traditional cutting processes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore precision: Accuracy is around ±0.004in (±0.1mm), while in conventional techniques, it is about 0.04in (±1mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean cuts with no burrs or double edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaster manufacturing: Since the cutting head trajectory is controlled via a computer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow is it fabricated?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first step is to generate a vector file using graphic design software such as Illustrator or 3D modeling software such as Solidworks. Norck offers engineering services that will help you create this type of file. Next, we will generate a code for the plasma-cutting machine using the vector file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cutting head creates plasma by heating the gas that melts and vaporizes the material. The melted material is blown off using shield gas from the nozzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cutting head melts material locally and is guided along the shape to be cut using the code generated from the vector file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection_images-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"coll_images oneimgsc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"img-col\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/files\/water-jet-4_9c6a84ab-077d-4ffd-a8a4-90faed333453.png?v=1665213250\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheet metal parts should follow specific design rules to be cut properly. And the vector file can have multiple shapes. In that case, forms should be arranged to minimize scrap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis method is called Nesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is Nesting?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNesting is placing the shapes inside a rectangle that stands for the sheet metal from which the nested shapes will be cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShapes should be placed in a way that minimizes scrap and cutting time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection_images-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"coll_images oneimgsc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"img-col\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/files\/water-jet-3_0a416fd3-6228-4726-aacc-65dd082514a7.png?v=1665210887\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4679\/3277\/collections\/Norck_logo_for_collection_7782d9b8-7182-4d14-9530-c80635adaa25.png?v=1718495796","url":"https:\/\/portugues.norck.com\/en\/collections\/plasma-cutting.oembed","provider":"NORCK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}