How to Choose the Right CNC Tube Plasma Cutting System

Meeting your customers’ ​specifications and ensuring their satisfaction depends on having the right equipment in your fabrication shop. The CNC tube plasma cutting system you choose can make or break your ability to rise to the call and deliver exceptional results on every project.

EMI has designed our CNC tube and pipe plasma cutting machines with the recognition that “one size fits all” is not a solution built for success. Instead, we have carefully engineered each of our machines to deliver the capabilities and features to meet fabricators and OEMs where they are on their path from manual operations to higher levels of automation. While each EMI machine is unique, they all enable increased productivity and profitability on every job.

Here’s an at-a-glance comparison of our three machines, followed by more information about each one to help you make an informed decision about which is the best fit for your busy shop.

EL-SQRD – A Great First Step Towards Automation

If you’re a fabricator just starting to incorporate automation into your operations, this machine enables a smooth and cost-effective transition. With the EL-SQRD, you gain the efficiency advantages of automated cutting and machining processes while maintaining manual control over loading materials. It delivers both productivity and peace of mind. 

The EL-SQRD is equipped with software that makes it easy to input data points from your drawings and set up automated processes for projects involving round, square, rectangle, channel, angle, and flat stock. You feed the metal into the EL-SQRD, and this easy-to-program, versatile machine does the rest in a single step, saving time and amping up your production.

TPC2464 – Perfect for High Volume Production

For machine shops ready to leverage automation to boost productivity exponentially, the TPC2464 is a real game-changer. The TPC2464 cuts, miters, copes, and burns holes and slots in round, channel, square, rectangle, angle, and flat stock faster and with reliable precision on every part.

This auto-load CNC plasma cutting system allows batches of like material to be fed into the machine without operator interaction, increasing efficiency while reducing injury risk. The TPC2464 enables keeping up with the most formidable production demands. 

AC-PC – Designed for Maximum Production Efficiency

The AC-PC gives machine shops that specialize in stair stringers and railings superhero powers for cutting, marking, drilling, and performing other processes simultaneously on angle iron, C-channel, and flat bar stock. This machine has the comprehensive capabilities you need to save time, optimize output, and deliver high-quality parts.

A complete CNC plasma cutting and processing system, the AC-PC enables you to maximize production efficiency by importing a variety of file types, detailing complex files, and creating nests to reduce material waste.  

Ready to Process Material Better and Faster?

EMI’s CNC tube plasma cutting systems provide the multi-process automation required to eliminate time wasted on repetitive material handling when parts go through multiple downstream processes. No matter where you are in your quest to gain efficiency with automation, we have a machine that’s ideal for you. Contact us today to discuss which machine is the best fit to help you reach your goals.