Plasma cutting processes parts with a thickness of 25 mm and above and the equipment is cheaper than a metal cutter. But despite this, compared to laser, plasma cutting loses out.
First, because it is more costly thermally.
Secondly, the speed of processing the part on the laser is higher at least one and a half times compared to plasma. A laser machine will process more parts in the same amount of time.
With laser cutting, we can process more parts on a single sheet. This means that the distance between parts in laser processing is much smaller than the distance in the same plasma cutting. In particular, for laser cutting with a thickness of 25 mm, the distance between parts can be between 7 and 10 mm.
With plasma cutting this distance is significantly increased and accordingly the yield of finished metal products, it is reduced. In other words, we process more parts in the same amount of time. We save metal, and from here we win in the economy.
A few words about cutting quality. Modern laser machines ensure the highest quality of edge processing. There is no hail, no edge blockage, no scale, no other phenomena that can occur during plasma cutting.
