{"id":105,"date":"2017-09-04T13:01:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T13:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/?p=105"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:18:12","slug":"benefits-of-flush-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/benefits-of-flush-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Plasma Flush Cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Patented FlushCut\u2122 consumables have been specifically designed to allow Powermax users to cut attachments, lugs, pad eyes and other positive features as close to the base as possible without piercing or damaging the workpiece. An angled nozzle bore design and flat guiding shield enables flush cutting that leaves less than 5 mm (3\/16\u201d) residual material on the base or work piece, reducing grinding and secondary repair operations.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Typical flush cutting applications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Removing lugs, pad eyes and temporary weld supports<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Material washing<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 End cap removal<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Rat hole cuts in I and H beams<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bolt and rivet washing<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Casting sprue removal<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Post tension cable tail cuts<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wearable part removal\/replacement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Flush cutting with plasma vs. oxyfuel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Plasma requires less overall pre-processing time than oxyfuel \u2013 no gas setting, purging or preheating \u2013 increasing the efficiency of the operation. And, unlike oxyfuel, plasma can be used to remove stainless steel attachments.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, cutting with a Powermax\u00ae system significantly reduces the heat affected zone (HAZ)\u2014about 10X less than when using oxyfuel. This is especially useful in flush cutting applications, and provides a number of important advantages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The ability to safely cut closer to the base material minimizes the need for secondary\u00a0 grinding<\/li>\n<li>Cutting closer to the base takes less material from the attachment, increasing the potential use, and reuse, of the attachments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hypertherm.com\/globalassets\/products\/powermax\/flushcut\/cht_flushcut_time_560x560_en.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison of total process time\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>* Based on lab results<\/p>\n<h2><strong>See it in Action here:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"Powermax flush cutting highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SG0S2WxO4ak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Flush cutting with plasma vs. carbon arc gouging<\/h3>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hypertherm.com\/globalassets\/learn-about-cutting\/applications\/flush-cutting\/bs_carbonarcgouging.jpg\" alt=\"Plasma arc gouging product\" width=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With carbon arc gouging, the weld on both sides needs to be removed, requiring multiple passes and additional time on the job. The Powermax flush cutting process allows operators to remove lugs and attachments in a single cutting pass.<\/p>\n<p>Flush cutting with plasma is also a quieter and less smoky process, which can improve the overall industrial hygiene of any shop or yard.<\/p>\n<h2>Flush cutting with plasma vs. traditional plasma cutting<\/h2>\n<p>The patented geometry of\u00a0<a title=\"FlushCut consumables\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hypertherm.com\/learn\/spark-the-blog\/hypertherms-new-flush-cutting-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FlushCut\u2122 consumables<\/a>\u00a0places the plasma arc in the ideal location for flush removals when compared to the arc delivery of a standard plasma cutting process. The optimized arc delivery with FlushCut consumables results in less post secondary grinding and material repairs.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hypertherm.com\/globalassets\/products\/powermax\/flushcut\/ill_flushcut-vs-std.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of FlushCut consumables vs. standard consumables\" width=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FlushCut consumables can be used in both mechanized and handheld applications on the following Powermax torches and systems:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"table\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>System<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Recommended amperage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Torch series<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Powermax125\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/products\/cutting-machines\/plasma-cutting\/hypertherm-powermax-125.html\">Powermax125\u00ae<\/a><\/td>\n<td>125 A<\/td>\n<td>Duramax\u00ae Hyamp\u2122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Powermax105\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/products\/cutting-machines\/plasma-cutting\/hypertherm-powermax105-sync-plasma-cutter.html\">Powermax105\u00ae<\/a><\/td>\n<td>105 A<\/td>\n<td>Duramax\u00ae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Powermax85\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/products\/cutting-machines\/plasma-cutting\/hypertherm-powermax85-sync-plasma-cutter.html\">Powermax85\u00ae<\/a><\/td>\n<td>45 A<\/td>\n<td>Duramax\u00ae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Powermax65\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/products\/cutting-machines\/plasma-cutting\/hypertherm-powermax65-sync-plasma-cutter.html\">Powermax65\u00ae<\/a><\/td>\n<td>45 A<\/td>\n<td>Duramax\u00ae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Powermax45 XP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/products\/cutting-machines\/plasma-cutting\/hypertherm-powermax45-xp.html\">Powermax45\u00ae XP<\/a><\/td>\n<td>45 A<\/td>\n<td>Duramax\u00ae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">For more information on the benefits of these systems speak with one of our team 01603 605293<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/duramax-flushcut-starter-kit-65-105-a-1-complete-flushcut-stack-up.html\">https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/duramax-flushcut-starter-kit-65-105-a-1-complete-flushcut-stack-up.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-112 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Flush-Cutting-4-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"Flush Cutting 4\" width=\"210\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Flush-Cutting-4-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Flush-Cutting-4.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patented FlushCut\u2122 consumables have been specifically designed to allow Powermax users to cut attachments, lugs, pad eyes and other positive features as close to the base as possible without piercing or damaging the workpiece. An angled nozzle bore design and flat guiding shield enables flush cutting that leaves less than 5 mm (3\/16\u201d) residual material [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340,"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions\/340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miganglia.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}