HACO COMBICUT ROBOTIC CNC PLASMA CUTTING MACHINES

A unique combination of plasma cutting machine and robot

THE HACO COMBICUT IS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF CNC PLASMA CUTTING WITH ROBOT INTEGRATION.

The COMBICUT comes with a standard Plasma and/or Oxy-fuel gantry cutting table. On the gantry, an axis can be equipped with a robot and/or a drilling unit. Any combination Plasma, oxy-fuel, drilling unit and Robot cutting is possible.

SOME FEATURES OF CUTTING WITH A ROBOT ARE:
Bevel cutting
Fixed bevel in different directions
Fixed bevel along curve
Variable bevel
Cutting in round, conical or rectangular tube
Cutting holes into planes without repositioning
Cutoff/shorten with a specific bevel & adaptations
Cut between several profiles
Marking & text on multiple planes
Round and rectangular tubes
Cutting holes in random shape (straight or beveled)
Cutoff other tube
Marking & text on multiple planes
Shorten according to special shape
Fitting for round/square tubes

Hypertherm’s HyPerformance Plasma delivers HyDefinition® cut quality for mild steel and stainless steel with greater consistency, faster cut speeds, longer consumable life and half the operating cost of competing technologies. By incorporating Hypertherm's proven HyDefinition, LongLife, SilverPlus and patented PowerPierce and True Hole technologies, HyPerformance Plasma boosts overall performance, productivity and profitability.

The COMBICUT table sizes start from 2000mm x 3000mm up to 6000mm x 30000mm. The cutting table of theCOMBICUT is separated from the gantry and IPE Profiles. It consists of approx. 500 mm wide scrap bins with integrated fume extraction doors. These doors are opened automatically by pneumatic valves which are controlled by the position of the gantry. The selective opening of the doors guarantee very efficient fume extraction, an absolute requirement for plasma cutting applications.

A grid is put on top of the scrap bins, and on top of this grid is put the frame of the cutting table. The cutting surface itself is made of upright, slightly curved metal strips over the entire width of the machine. These metal strips can be cut on the machine itself for later replacement.

RoboStudio is an offline software package allowing the user to easily and extremely fast programming of the robot movements via graphical simulation. Based on 3D CAD detail, the virtual representations of the robot are generated with RoboStudio. This guarantees a highly detailed simulation of the robot cutting process. RoboStudio can import a large variety on files, such as DXF, IGES, ISO, Val3, etc. After generating the cutting robot movements and cutting lines, the program can be post processed to the machine.

The APC59-T machine Operator Control is a graphical CNC Control System, with a 15” TFT touch screen mounted on a separate stand in front of the machine for optimum operator convenience. The touch panel effectively reduces the number of keyboard and button actions to an absolute minimum, allowing the user a straightforward, intuitive control of the entire production cycle. The highly advanced software raises the bar for other plasma software on the market.

The simple layout of the user-interface allows direct access to the desired functions, thus creating optimum operator convenience. Depending on the specific production requirements, the appropriate cut chart, or technology table, can be chosen within seconds.

The software automatically displays the correct consumables for an efficient plasma head setup. The software also keeps track of the life cycle of the consumables letting the operator know when a certain consumable is nearing the end of its use. This way new consumables can be ordered in time.

Rotation of the cutting program is also possible, in case the sheet is too heavy to put parallel to the machine table.