Originally Posted by jimcolt  cnccajun,
Everytime we come out with a new product the speeds and thickness increase at a given Amperage.....so if we had some type of a database to calculate plasma speed.....it would have to be changed fairly often.
When I started at Hypertherm in '78 (I was 11)....it took 400 amps to cut 1/2" material. Today we can do it at 30 Amps. Back then we could cut 5/8" steel (with heavy dross) at 85 inches per minute at 550 amps....today we can do 5/8 at 115 inches per minute at 260 Amps...with no dross.
We'll have to stick with charts that go with each unit....at least until we reach the end of the technology!
Jim |
Is the relationship linear?
If so, everyone could build the own computer based chart . . . . with infinite selections . . .
Steve