A patent infringement letter by CTI of Elmsford, New York, targeted competing plasma cutting systems and CAD systems in 1992. The resulting losses threw the entire industry into chaos, writes SNIPS Contributor and Industry Icon David Daw.

Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, is now accepting applications for its Spark Something Great educational grant program.

Hypertherm's all new Powermax SYNC features three different air plasma systems with single-piece cartridge consumables.

“For PPI, this was an introduction to a market place that they haven’t been into. This is getting them into the fabricating world,” says Venne, about the Ultra Cut’s power. “And they had the right product for it, they just needed a helping hand.”

A Missouri-based, family-owned manufacturer recently launched a new plasma cutter control that is housed in a heavy duty enclosure.

Keeping small fabricators and manufacturers in mind, Esab Cutting Systems has designed a compact, automated cutting machine for plasma and oxy-fuel cutting: SGX.