Methods and systems for a plasma machine for the processing of all long steel product including universal beams using a gantry style plate cutting machine
OwnerMatthew Faganinventor
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Abstract
A method of processing long product on a numerical control machine including a gantry, a cutting bed, and a gantry holding a cutting torch, includes the steps of moving the gantry over a stationary long product on the cutting bed while cutting the long product with the cutting torch to process the long product. The cutting torch is capable of moving in at least the X-, Y-, and Z-directions relative to an arbitrary coordinate system defining the dimensions of the long product.
Claims31
A method of processing long product on a numerical control machine including a cutting bed and a gantry holding a cutting torch, the method comprising the steps of:
- moving the gantry over a stationary long product on the cutting bed while performing a step of cutting the long product with the cutting torch to process the long product,
- wherein the cutting torch is capable of moving in at least the X-, Y-, and Z-directions relative to an arbitrary coordinate system defining the dimensions of the long product.
A system of processing a long product, comprising:
- a machine bed;
- a gantry holding a cutting torch, the cutting torch for cutting a stationary long product on the machine bed;
- a numerical control machine including an NC controller for controlling movement of the gantry and cutting torch relative to the machine bed;
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- means for holding the long product stationary on the machine bed, in a lengthwise direction of the long product and machine bed, while a cutting operation is performed on the long product by the cutting torch,
- wherein the gantry is moveable along a substantial length of the long product and machine bed in the lengthwise direction.
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