With the increasing technological innovation, more and more industries are demanding CNC plasma cutting machines as a great addition to their business. This computer-controlled device can create intricate as well as complex patterns on the surface of the material. The ability to cut and carve so precisely, CNC plasma cutting machine create a prototype of the objects.

A gantry cutting machine will also have some sort of guiding system in the Y-axis too, which is mounted to the bridge structure itself. The Y-axis guiding system will usually be smaller than the X-axis rails, because they only have to carry the weight of a small carriage and cutting tool, not the entire gantry. 

When we are talking about the cnc plasma cutting machines, there are usually two different types, the table-type, and the gantry-type. So when we are going to purchase one, how shall we choose between both? This is a good question. 

This plasma table Table  is featured by high automation, reliable performance, high precision, low cost and ease of maintenance, can be applied in automatic cutting of medium and thin non-ferrous metal sheets and plates.

Table Type CNC Plasma Cutting Machine Features：

The plasma cutting machine with different working gases can cut all kinds of metals that are difficult to cut with oxygen, especially for nonferrous metals (stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum, copper, titanium, nickel). The cutting effect is better; its main advantage is that the cutting thickness is not For large metals, the plasma cutting speed is fast, especially when cutting ordinary carbon steel sheets, the speed can reach 5-6 times that of oxygen cutting, the cutting surface is smooth, the thermal deformation is small, and there is almost no heataffected zone. Plasma cutting machine, the available working gas (working gas is the conductive medium of the plasma arc, it is the heat-carrying body, and at the same time the molten metal in the incision must be removed) has obvious effects on the cutting characteristics, cutting quality and speed of the plasma arc. influences. Commonly used plasma arc working gases are argon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, air, water vapor, and some mixed gases. 

Gantry CNC Plasma Machine Features

Plasma table gantry can cut various metal materials efficiently, especially the low thickness conductive metal.Gantry CNC plasma flame cutting machine combines the high speed and high efficiency of CNC cutting machine, with higher working precision than conventional handheld cutting machines. It adopts gantry structure with span options of 3m, 4m, 5m, 6m and 8m. The double sides drive provides stable operation and high work efficiency, allowing the cutting machine suited to cut carbon steel, manganese steel, stainless steel and other metal plates from small to large format. Furthermore, this CNC cutting machine can be offered with multiple cutting torches to meet user's individual production demands. Straight-line cutting and curved-line cutting are configurable as dual cutting mode in one machine to satisfy profile cutting needs. 

• The cutting size for table type is fixed; the gantry type has more flexibility; you can increase or decrease its cutting area in the future.

• The table type is prior to gantry-type for small and medium-size plate cutting. This type of machine is more environmentally friendly. You can get downdraft or water table options on the working bed. Both of these options help to exhaust the fumes generated during the cutting process. We'll talk about the downdraft table vs. water table in the next post.