Struggling with Plasma Cutter Safety and Decreased Efficiency?
Workplace injuries occur all too often in the manufacturing industry. It’s an unfortunate reality that can harm your workforce and cost up to $120,000 per accident. But what if there was a way to reduce the chance of injury in your operation? And increase your overall efficiency as a result? Now, there is. The self-cleaning machine from AKS increases plasma cutter safety, making your workplace safer and more productive.
How the Self-Cleaning System Works
This self-cleaning system for your plasma machine is unlike anything on the market. It runs while your plasma-cutting machine is in operation, moving all the debris into a refuse drawer located at the end of the equipment. This refuse drawer only has to be dumped after 10-15 hours of cutting, which is a major improvement over past processes.
Without the self-cleaning system, slag and debris can build up over weeks inside the machine. Once it’s full and the material has hardened, two to three employees clean the inside of the machine with air chisels and hammers. This takes several hours to complete, which reduces the time spent cutting and making products. Not to mention, it’s backbreaking work that employees don’t enjoy doing.
With the self-cleaning machine, you can avoid all that hassle. Now, cleaning the refuse drawer takes under 10 minutes. All you need is one person and a forklift. This is especially useful in today’s manufacturing environment, as you need to maximize manpower where possible.
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Creating a Better Environment for Your Employees
The biggest benefit this product provides is a better environment for your employees. This system requires less hands-on maintenance inside the machine, which decreases the likelihood of an accident. And, if the machine gets jammed, it will automatically disengage, further improving plasma cutter safety.
More importantly, this self-cleaning system keeps your machine clean and allows your dust collector to work at maximum capacity. This improves the air quality for your workers, which is crucial for their health. Having a fully functional dust collector is especially important when you’re cutting stainless steel, as it can create hexavalent chromium, which is a known carcinogen. Installing a self-cleaning system is both an investment in your employees’ health and your bottom line.
Maximizing Your Profit Margin
As mentioned above, operating without a self-cleaning system can negatively affect your profit margin. Without one, you have to dedicate dozens of man-hours to cleaning the plasma machine annually, which cuts into your production time. Adding a self-cleaning system into your operation increases uptime and allows you to focus more time on serving your clients.
How the AKS Machine Compares to the Competition
There are other companies that make similar machines, but they do come with some disadvantages. Competitive machines require an operator to stand there with the torch off, pushing a button for the self-cleaning system to operate. With the AKS machine, all you have to do is toggle the switch on and it runs continuously even while cutting.
Other machines also require costly floor prep. These systems require you to excavate three feet of the floor to install a trench. And once that trench is installed, you can’t move the machine to other areas of the shop. In comparison, the AKS machine doesn’t require any costly excavation and it can be moved around the shop in the future if needed.
Some customers worry that without the excavated trench, they might see a negative impact on the table’s structure and stability. At AKS, we build all of our machines as fully welded plate steel systems. The machines are structurally sound and adding the self-cleaning system doesn’t affect that quality.
Want to Learn More About What Our Machine Can Do for You?
AKS Cutting Systems is a leader in waterjet and plasma cutting operations. With over 100 years of experience, we’ve worked with businesses large and small to get the right system for their needs. Our self-cleaning system is available on all our accu-kut machines. Combining Hypertherm SureCut™ plasma technology with our century of machine-building expertise, the accu-kut is a leader in the plasma cutting space. If you’re looking to improve plasma cutter safety and your workplace’s efficiency, reach out to us today.