HOW TO SELECT YOUR PLASMA CUTTER AIR COMPRESSOR

Amearicantorchtip02122 Dec, 2022Business

Plasma is a superheated ionized gas. In a plasma cutter air compressor system, you can think of this as a lightning bolt inside a tornado. The electrical current (lightning bolt) contains a massive amount of heat energy. The gas (tornado) ionizes, controls the arc, and blows away the molten material. In order for a plasma cutting system to perform optimally, the gas supply must be clean, dry, and properly regulated. When using bottled gas, these factors are relatively simple to control. Since most modern plasma cutting systems rely on shop air for the majority of cutting processes, it introduces more variables into the equation. Oftentimes, this causes performance and consumable life to suffer when the air supply is less than ideal.