CNC plasma cutting provides a fast and effective way to produce profiles and components from sheet and plate. Using computer-controlled equipment allows us to create consistent, repeatable parts for anything from a one-off requirement to larger batches.
How CNC Plasma Cutting Works
A plasma torch uses a high-temperature electric arc to cut through electrically conductive metal. The torch follows a programmed path created from a digital drawing, allowing detailed profiles, holes and shapes to be cut efficiently.
Our in-house Swift-Cut CNC plasma system can process mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium across a wide range of fabrication projects.
When plasma cutting is the right choice
CNC plasma cutting is particularly useful for brackets, base plates, gussets, flanges, panels and bespoke profiles. It can also produce shapes that would take considerably longer using conventional cutting, sawing and drilling methods.
Components can be produced individually or nested together on a sheet to make efficient use of the material and reduce unnecessary waste.
More than cutting a profile
A plasma-cut component may be the finished item, but it is often the starting point for a larger fabrication. Parts can be formed, machined, welded and assembled in-house to produce a complete component or fabricated structure.
Where holes or features require particularly close tolerances, additional drilling or CNC machining may be recommended after plasma cutting.
From drawing to finished component
We can work from an existing CAD file, drawing, sketch or set of dimensions. Before cutting begins, we consider the material, thickness, required tolerances and how the component will be used.
Combining CNC plasma cutting with our wider fabrication capabilities allows us to manage the process from the initial profile through to the completed item.
