An investment of £145,000 in the RUR 2500p UltraSharp Plasma Cutting Machine will enable us to cut materials quickly and efficiently and has a proven, high-speed cutting process. It achieves this by producing an accelerated jet of hot plasma, which can quickly cut through steel sheets. We will be using this to create parts and components that will be welded together to produce complete parts for our automated loading systems. We have also trained three members of staff to competently and safely operate the plasma cutter.
The investment will help to cut waiting times from third-party fabricators, reduce production costs and lift the site into a hub for industry-leading innovation. The plasma cutter will result in a 75% reduction in time spent on the cutting operation, while a part that would have taken two weeks to outsource can now be drawn using CAD (computer-aided design) software and cut to spec on the same day. In addition, the plasma cutter provides the opportunity to produce, assemble, and test new designs quickly and cost-effectively at the production facility.