POWERCUT XPR Plasma Cutter

Heavy-Duty Steel Downdraft Table

The POWERCUT 3 x 1.5 is built upon a 1000kg steel carcass with a mechanically actuated downdraft table. There are now complex air-driven actuation systems. the movement of the CNC table simply opens and closes the downdraft zones as it moves through the table. Simple, effective, reliable.

XY CNC Drive System

Coming from a CNC router background with over 10 years in automotive applications in CNC routing prior to its adoption into the CR PLASMA range - the XY CR plasma drive system is a tried and tested system now for well over 20 years in plasma use. All drive systems are precision aligned with dial gauges to known datums

Twin-Pinion Anti-Backlash Bearboxes

The machines run a twin pinion, specially designed, anti-backlash gearbox resulting in years of backlash-free operation. The gearboxes are also very straightforward to remover service and refit. The racks and pinions are Gambini ground racks and pinions sourced from the EU. We do not cut cost corners on OEM parts.

Torch Post Z-Axis System

The machines run a Z-axis lifter system designed to eliminate dust/smoke/debris from entering the Z-axis ballscrew and rail system. The covers have a contraflow design resulting in a very clean and reliable Z-axis ballscrew and rail system.

CNC controller

All our CNC controller systems are supplied in collaboration with StoneyCNC resulting in over 10 years of experience in CNC control of CNC routers and CNC plasma systems. With over 500 CNC systems in the EU between StoneyCNC and CRPLASMA, the POWERCUT has a vast degree of experience built into its design.

Height Controller

The CNC controllers run a dedicated height control card solely controlling the Z-axis. Our machines maintain height control to within 0.5 volts and perform as well as any of the other OEM supplied height controllers on the market.

Auto Squaring

The controllers have auto squaring as standard. The controller has left and right-hand side homing sensors. when the machine is asked to reference itself on power-up. the left and the right-hand gearboxes look for their own sensors and home square. Therefore if the machine gets a knock or gets pushed out of the square when powered off, a simple re-reference will square up the bridge to the long axis.

Cut Recovery

All controllers have a cut recovery feature as standard where if the plasma loses its arc, the controller is notified, and the operator can initiate a cut recovery which will restart the job exactly where the arc was lost. CR cur recovery allows for very efficient processing of nested production runs allowing the operator to recover from an issue.

Go-To Position

Go-to position was a game-changer when introduced, it allows the operator to jog to a specific location in an already partially cut nest, and to snap the controller exactly to where a cut recovery is needed. GO TO POSITION along with Cut Recover means there are almost no instances where an operator cannot recover a part that has had an issue during cutting in a nest.

Laser Alignment

All machines have a laser pointer to allow the operator to align the X Y Zero location on any location on the table to set the X Y origin. The laser pointer also allows for an easier visual setup of plate alignment when aligning the next to a sheet of steel loaded at an angle.

Plate Alignment

All machines come with plate alignment that allows the operator to use the laser pointer to align the controller to the sheet if the sheet is loaded at an angle. simply point the laser at 2 locations on the left-hand edge of the loaded sheet and the controller will align the nest to the sheets exact angle.

Rip Cut

All our machines allow for rip cutting - where the operator can easily cut off a section of scrap steel after a part or parts have been cut. Put torch on the start point. set the distance and direction. and the plasma will cut off the offcut as instructed.

Interface Controller

All of our machines run with a high spec Windows 10+ PC. Passively cooled, industrially specified, and with an Intel i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD hard disc. the PC spec is high and therefore larger nests can be processed with ease and speed when compared to other smaller power dedicated controllers use in other machines.

Remote Support

After-sale support has been a core pillar for us. All machines are supplied with a high spec PC as the controller. All PC’s have a spare LAN connection for wired network connection (internet or server) and all machines have a WIFI card to allow for internet connection. The result is a CR PLASMA technician can get into your machine as long as you have an internet connection.