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Pairing a power source with your table

The table moves the torch. The power source decides how thick you can pierce and how clean the edge is.

Pairing a power source with your table

Thickness comes from the power unit

Besides the table itself, you need a plasma power source to provide the cutting power. MetalWise power units come with a mechanised torch for CNC use and send an arc voltage signal to the controller, which is how the torch height control holds the gap.

UnitOutputPiercingQuality cutSeverance
P-METALWISE/3545A---
P-METALWISE/4560A12mm10mm-
P-METALWISE/P6565A---
P-METALWISE/85100A16mm16mm30mm
P-METALWISE/125130A20mm20mm30mm
P-METALWISE/165200A25mm25mm40mm
P-METALWISE/200300A30mm30mm50mm
P-METALWISE/260400A40mm40mm60mm

Mild steel figures from AM.CO.ZA product data. A dash marks a figure AM.CO.ZA does not publish for that unit.

Picking the amperage

Choose by the plate you pierce most often, then check the quality cut figure. Severance thickness is the most the unit can part, and the edge at that thickness will need cleaning. The full range, with spares and air treatment, is on plasma-cutter.co.za.

Consumables follow the torch

Each MetalWise power unit uses a Mach-series torch, and each torch has its own nozzles, electrodes and shields. Keep a stock of the right ones before the first production run. The parts are listed by torch on plasmaconsumable.co.za.