Plasma-arc unit offers high cutting

Kjellberg Finsterwalde will be demonstrating at EuroBLECH its HiFocus 440i plasma-arc cutting unit, which offers highest cutting precision across material thicknesses from 1mm up to 100mm.

Kjellberg Finsterwalde will be showing its latest developments in plasma-arc cutting technology and high efficiency arc welding at the EuroBLECH 2008 sheet metal working exhibition The company's HiFocus plasma-arc technology will be represented by a demonstration of the HiFocus 440i plasma-arc cutting unit Kjellberg claimed that the system offers the highest cutting precision across a full range of material thickness from 1mm up to 100mm.

The new PerCut 450M plasma-arc torch completes the unmatched process flexibility of the system, said Kjellberg to manufacturingtalk.

The torch has dimensions reduced by 15%, which with a reduction of weight and enhanced performance capacities, this plasma-arc torch is the latest swirl-gas design.
A new plasma-arc automatic head change unit, the BWE, is a turret system for profile cutting machines.

By integrating now the ignition boxes for the HiFocus 130 and HiFocus 160i into the plasmatorch connection unit PBA-160 the units will be more compact.

In addition to the increase of ignition reliability the investment costs will be reduced.

This logical step was taken after the successful experiences with the more powerful HiFocus units, which were furnished before with similar combined plasmatorch connection units.

As a novelty for the consumable system, YellowXLife the Cathode T012Y is now available.

Constructed for oxygen cutting Kjellberg Finsterwalde offers a cathode which is suitable up to 360A cutting current.

YellowXLife offers a significant extended life time for nozzles and cathodes.

* Arc welding - welding tractors of the KA-series are the basis for various customised automatic welding systems.

They will be shown first time with a cross-slide for positioning the welding head.

This ensures high stiffness for rugged industrial applications.

A special column and boom device for welding longitudinal and circumferential seams on, for example, wind towers, tanks and tubes, will be exhibited.

It features 3-axis drive and adapters for various welding heads, including power sources, to ensure highest flexibility and productivity.

* Strip cladding - the range of equipment for the high performance welding technologies will be enlarged by strip cladding.

Especially for the submerged-arc welding and the electro-slag welding, the highest melting down rates and enormous cost reductions can be obtained, said Kjellberg.

* Kjellberg Finsterwalde at EuroBLECH 2008, Hannover, Germany, October 21-25, Hall 13, Stand D40.