1. Applicable Workpiece and Output of CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine:

1) Function: CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine fulfils cutting on sheet metal plate, the typical are carbon steel plate and stainless steel plate, with finished workpieces of:
a) Strip cutting: Square / rectangular / strip boards;
b) Shape cutting: Any designed external contour and internal holes;

c) Wuxi JACK CNC-CG4000 model CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine and its finished working parts: (Fig.1)

2) Triple Cutting: Equipped with triple torch, the CNC Plate Cutting Machine can be extended its function to make beveling on edges of carbon steel plate:

Wuxi JACK CNC-CG3000 model Triple CNC Flame Cutting Machine being equipped with 3 pieces of triple cutting torch: (Fig.2)

2. Application Form of CNC Plate Cutting Machine:

CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine is combination of:
1) CNC Flame Cutting Machine, for performing shape cutting on ferrous sheet metal plates (Carbon steel);
2) CNC Plasma Cutting Machine, for delivering shape cutting on non-ferrous sheet metal plates (Stainless steel/ Bronze/ Al);
3) Flame Strip CNC Plate Cutting Machine, for carrying out strip cutting on carbon steel plate;
In practical use, the above three functions can be integrated into single set of CNC Plate Cutting Machine, based on customer demand and preference:

1) Strip cutting in Wuxi JACK CNC Flame Cutting Machine: (Fig.3)

2) Shape cutting in Wuxi JACK CNC Flame Cutting Machine: (Fig.4)

3) Working site of Wuxi JACK CNC Plasma Cutting Machine: (Fig.5)

3. Vital Important Role of CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine:

1) 1^st Operation: CNC Plate Cutting Machine is the basic and indispensable 1^st operation equipment applied in nearly all the manufacturing industries, delivering sheet metal working parts with required contour and sizes, making workpieces ready for the subsequent step of process technology;
2) Boom Progress: CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine sees rapid growth over the last decades, and becoming the No.1 equipment in any manufacturing facility;
3) Development Background: Before advent of CNC Plate Cutting Machine, sheet metal plate cutting was accomplished by manual work, which was not only in low efficiency, but also with uncontrollable accuracy;
4) Huge Benefit: With introduction of CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine, both strip cutting and shape cutting on sheet metal plate becomes highly efficient, with the best degree of precision delivered in consistent and controllable manner:

Plate cutting automation come into reality with CNC Plate Cutting Machine: (Fig.6)

4. Major Classification and Comparison on Flame Versus Plasma CNC Plate Cutting Machine:

1) Take cutting media and core function as reference, CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine has three main branches of:

a) CNC Flame Cutting Machine: Sheet metal plate is cut with Oxygen fuel and cutting gas: Acetylene or Propane;
b) CNC Plasma Cutting Machine: Sheet metal plate is cut with ionized compressed air and Nitrogen;
c) CNC Plate Cutting Machine with Drilling Function (CNC Drilling and Cutting Machine): First drilling holes into sheet metal, then cut out plates into finished contour. The drilling is fulfilled with mechanical drilling tip, and cutting can be either flame or plasma cutting:

Wuxi JACK CNC Drilling and Cutting Machine working moment: (Fig.7)

2) Different Technical Specifications of Flame Versus Plasma CNC Plate Cutting Machine:

a) CNC Flame Cutting Machine is used for cutting medium to thick thickness carbon steel plate, with thickness up to 200mm. The thicker the plate, the slower the cutting speed;
b) CNC Plasma Cutting Machine cuts small to medium thickness sheet metal plate of various materials. The cutting speed is higher than flame cutting;
3) Sophisticated Configuration: In practical application, besides individual equipment of CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine, Wuxi JACK can also develop personalized custom-made solution “Complex of CNC Plate Cutting Machine”, to meet sophisticated demand of customers;
4) Summary Page: Quick and overall review on product family of CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine is available in web page “Overview on Wuxi JACK CNC Plate Cutting Machine”.

The lefthand scrolling photos: Main function units of Wuxi JACK CNC Plate Cutting Machine

Technical Feature: CNC Plate Cutting Machine incorporates numerical control technology, thermal cutting technique, and ingenious mechanical design into one equipment. Its primary units are:
 

1. Mechanical Main Frame of CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine:

1) Role and Job: It constitutes main body and trunk of CNC Plate Cutting Machine. During work, mechanical main frame moves along parallel cutting rails along longitudinal way, fulfilling X and Y axis two dimensional shape cutting on workpiece metal plate;
2) Structure: Most Majority of flame and plasma CNC Plate Cutting Machine have its main frame in the form of box structure gantry, which is driven with servo motors for moving along longitudinal parallel cutting rails;

3) Cutting Torches in Flame and Plasma CNC Plate Cutting Machine:

a) Cutting torch is installed onto motor drive carriage;
b) This motorized carriage is assembled onto horizontal beam of the moving mechanical gantry;
c) Under servo motor drive, this motorized carriage moves leftward and rightward along the horizontal beam, fulfilling X axis cutting motion in the CNC Plate Cutting Machine;

2. Longitudinal Cutting Rails and Cutting Platform in CNC Plate Cutting Machine:

1) During cutting, mechanical gantry main body moves along the 15m long longitudinal parallel cutting rails, in working speed of cutting;
2) 15m is standard length of longitudinal parallel cutting rails in CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine, and can be special made;
3) Precision Control: Linearity accuracy of the longitudinal parallel cutting rails along its entire length greatly affects cutting quality of the CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine;
4) Cutting Platform: Workpiece (Sheet metal plate) is flat laid on cutting platform during cutting. It is usually made by customer, with design print provided by Wuxi JACK;

3. CNC Controller and Electric Control System in CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine:

1) Role and Main Functions: CNC is “brain” in CNC Plate Cutting Machine: It generates cutting program, and converts the program into action command, and sends out commanding signal to execution cells of the CNC Plate Cutting Machine, monitoring and correcting the entire cutting process;
2) Optional Brands: There are several available brands of CNC controller, which are dedicated control system for CNC Plate Cutting Machine;

4. Flame and Plasma Cutting System in CNC Plate Cutting Machine:

1) CNC Flame Cutting Machine, includes Oxygen and Acetylene/ Propane cutting gas circuit, cutting gas regulating panel, cutting gas integral control group, capacitance style cutting torch height controller;
2) CNC Plasma Cutting Machine, includes plasma power supply, arc voltage cutting torch height controller.
 

Evolvement Development and Usage of CNC Flame Cutting Machine:

1. Origin: This is the first evolved specie of CNC Plate Cutting Machine;
2. Cutting Gas: CNC Flame Cutting Machine utilizes Oxygen as its primary thermal cutting gas, and assisted with Acetylene or Propane;

3. Applicable Workpiece Specifications of CNC Flame Cutting Machine:

1) Material: CNC Flame Cutting Machine is most suitable on ferrous sheet metal, especially carbon steel plate;
2) Sheet Metal Thickness: For cutting thick metal plate, especially thickness above 50mm, currently CNC Flame Cutting Machine is the only feasible solution;

4. Advantages of CNC Flame Cutting Machine:

1) Lowest Purchase Budget: This is the most salient feature with CNC Flame Cutting Machine. Compared with other branch of CNC Plate Cutting Machine, be it CNC Plasma Cutting Machine or laser cutting, CNC Flame Cutting Machine has the lowest quotation on equipment purchase;
2) Minimum Running Cost: Without any consumables of CNC Plasma Cutting Machine or laser cutting, running cost of CNC Flame Cutting Machine is very small: Only involved with low power electricity and cutting gas consumption;

5. Disadvantages of CNC Flame Cutting Machine:

1) Relative Slow Cutting Speed: CNC Flame Cutting Machine has lower productivity than other CNC Plate Cutting Machine: In the range of 100 ~ 1000 mm/min., recommended velocity is 500~ 600 mm/min.;
2) Cutting Slag Generated: Cutting kerf of CNC Flame Cutting Machine has certain slags, and sometimes need to be trimmed off after cutting;

6. Sub Division on CNC Flame Cutting Machine:

According to cutting form, CNC Flame Cutting Machine has 3 sub-groups of:
1) CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine: For implementing both shape cutting and strip cutting;
2) Strip Plate Cutting Machine: For acquiring flame strip cutting only;
3) Triple Plate Cutting Machine: For making edge beveling with flame triple cutting;
The above 3 CNC Flame Cutting Machine can be manufactured individually, or functions integrated into single set of CNC Plate Cutting Machine.
 

Technical Specifications of CNC Flame Cutting Machine:

1. Effective Cutting Width Scope: Models of CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine is based on plate width, from CNC-CG3000 to CNC-CG10000 CNC Plate Cutting Machine;
2. Model Implication: Taking CNC-CG3000 as example, it refers to parallel cutting rail span of the CNC Plate Cutting Machine is 3000mm. Correspondingly, the largest width of sheet metal plate is 2200mm (3000mm minus 800mm);
3. Conventional Models: In practical application, the most common seen models of CNC Plate Cutting Machine are: CNC-CG4000, and CNC-CG5000, and CNC-CG6000.

Technical Parameters of CNC Flame Cutting Machine:

Development Background and Application of CNC Plasma Cutting Machine:

1. Origin and Advantages of CNC Plasma Cutting Machine:

Developed on the basis of CNC Flame Cutting Machine, for purposes of:
1) Expand materials of workpieces sheet metal plate of CNC Plate Cutting Machine from ferrous metal to non-ferrous: Stainless steel/ Brass/ Al, etc.;
2) Getting smoother cutting kerf on edge of workpieces than flame cutting;
3) Getting quicker cutting speed than CNC Flame Cutting Machine;
4) More versatile mechanical structure available: Besides conventional gantry frame, also high precision table structure/ Underwater CNC Plate Cutting Machine;

2. Technical Outline on CNC Plasma Cutting Machine:

1) Mechanical frame: Majority is motorized moving gantry;
2) Plasma cutting system: Different models of plasma power supply/ cutting torch/ consumables are outsourced parts. This accounts for large share of CNC Plate Cutting Machine manufacturing and buying cost;

3. Limitation of CNC Plasma Cutting Machine:

1) For thin to medium thickness only: Optimal range is 1mm ~ 35mm. In theory 35mm ~ 50mm is available;
2) Higher running cost than flame cutting: CNC Plasma Cutting Machine is higher, due to consumables: Nozzle/ cap/ electrode...;
3) Negative affection on work surrounding: Fumes and light are generated in CNC Plasma Cutting Machine, bringing along negative impact on operators;
4) Obviously higher purchase budget of CNC Plasma Cutting Machine than CNC Flame Cutting Machine;

4. Further Classification on CNC Plasma Cutting Machine:

1) Major Structure: Majority of CNC Plasma Cutting Machine has motor drive moving gantry;
2) “High End” Product: For example, Underwater type for getting user friendly operation; CG1500 Table type CNC Plasma Cutting Machine for acquiring top degree cutting precision.

5. Technical Specifications of CNC Plasma Cutting Machine:

1. Models Range: From CNC-CG3000 to CNC-CG10000;
2. Conventional Models: CNC-CG4000 and CNC-CG5000.

Technical Parameters of CNC Plasma Cutting Machine:

Powerful Functions of CNC Plate Drilling and Cutting Machine:

1. Formation: CNC Plate Cutting and Drilling Machine is CNC Plate Cutting Machine integrated with drilling function;

2. Double Functions: So, one set of the equipment can fulfil both shape cutting and positioning drilling on sheet metal plates;

3. Working Units in Plate Cutting and Drilling Machine:

1) Shape cutting can be both flame and plasma cutting. Plasma cutting sees more choice;
2) Drilling is implemented with mechanical drilling tip;
3) Dust collecting unit is equipped with the CNC Plate Cutting Machine;
4) Water cooling system is equipped with CNC Plate Cutting and Drilling Machine.
 

Technical Specifications of CNC Plate Cutting and Drilling Machine:

Technical parameters integrate CNC Plate Cutting Machine and CNC Plate Drilling Machine:

1. Extensive Use: CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine is applied across manufacturing industries and working sites: Where there exist consumption on metal plate as raw material, especially carbon steel plate, there exist CNC Plate Cutting Machine in use;

2. Working Station of CNC Plate Cutting Machine:

This vital important 1st operation equipment is deployed at beginning of line:
1) H Beam Welding Production Line;
2) T Beam Welding Production Line;
3) BOX Beam Welding Production Line;

3. Related Equipment with CNC Plate Cutting Machine:

Being played as upstream equipment, and providing WIP (Work in process) workpieces for:
1) H Beam Welding Fabrication Machine;
2) Edge Milling Machine;
3) Edge Rounding Machine;

4. Reverse Equipment with CNC Strip Plate Cutting Machine:

The equipment has reverse process technology and function with Plate Butt Joint Welding Machine:
1) CNC Plate Cutting Machine: Cut off sheet metal plate into smaller parts;
2) Plate Butt Joint Welding Machine: Joint smaller or shorter sheet metal plates into larger or longer part.