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The Importance of Maintaining Consistent CNC Plasma Cutting Gas Pressure

January 25, 2023
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When operating a CNC plasma cutting system, it’s imperative to use consistent gas pressure to ensure the highest quality cuts. Additionally, ensuring a steady plasma cutting gas pressure may help extend the life of your torch. But, how do you …

Oxy-fuel Cutting Advantages and Disadvantages: Is it Right for Your Business?

January 4, 2023
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How to Determine if Oxy-fuel Cutting is Right for Your Business In its simplest form, oxy-fuel cutting is a thermal cutting process that uses oxygen and fuel gas to cut through material. Oxy-fuel cutting systems have a wide range of …

Laser Cutting vs. Plasma Cutting — Choose What’s Right for Your Business

December 27, 2022
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Laser and Plasma Cutting Help Drive Manufacturing Laser and plasma cutting systems are both used in the manufacturing space, easily readying metal for use across a host of industries. While similar, laser and plasma cutting systems are not interchangeable. Each …

Best Practices for a Quality Cut

May 31, 2022
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When it comes to the advantages of plasma cutting systems, users can count on versatility, speed, safety and precision, among other benefits. Each AKS Cutting Systems machine is durable, accurate and reliable, especially if regular maintenance and other basic steps …

Metal N Motion Sees Five-Fold Increase in Production with AKS Plasma Cutting Machine

April 5, 2022
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Metal N Motion, Monroeville, IN, has significantly increased its capacity, as well as its manufacturing capabilities and the number of clients it serves. After purchasing an AKS Cutting Systems tru-kut plasma cutting machine three years ago, the Monroeville, Ind.-based metal …

7 Benefits of the AKS Self-Cleaning System for Plasma Cutting Machines

March 29, 2022
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7 Benefits of the AKS Self-Cleaning System for Plasma Cutting Machines — available as an option on the company’s accu-kut plasma cutting machine — boosts efficiency, saves time and increases workplace safety, contributing to an overall cost savings. The Self-Cleaning …

AKS Employee Spotlight: Stan Pollack

March 15, 2022
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Stan Pollack, Regional Sales Manager, is a 47-year industry veteran who began working at AKS Cutting Systems in 2001. Prior to joining AKS, he held positions with Rexnord Corp., Acme Cleveland, ACE Automation, Cyclone Industries, and then Kiffer Industries Inc., …

GMA Garnet Group: The Difference is in the Detail

February 21, 2022
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Water alone doesn’t cut into steel. The key ingredient is a granular abrasive – such as garnet – which increases a waterjet’s cutting power, slicing effortlessly into the hardest metals. The quality of the abrasive has a direct impact on …

AKS Employee Spotlight: Mike Semrau

February 15, 2022
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Mike Semrau, director of AKS Cutting Systems’ Consumables Loyalty Program, is a 32-year industry veteran who knows the value of hard work and quality machines. After graduating from high school, Semrau completed a four-year apprenticeship program with a local Cleveland …

A G Equipment Improves Versatility, Precision With AKS Plasma Cutting System

February 1, 2022
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Pictured: From left to right: Ed Raschen, President, AKS Dealer C4 Industrial – Jose Avila, Operator, AG Equipment. AG Equipment Co., a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma-based producer of natural gas compressor packages, purchased an AKS Cutting Systems plasma cutter in 2021 …

AKS Employee Spotlight: Dan Diamond

February 1, 2022
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Dan Diamond, a service technician at AKS Cutting Systems, believes working for the company has allowed him to reach both professional and personal goals. The Northeast Ohio native, who learned CNC manufacturing at Lorain County Community College where his father …

AKS Employee Spotlight: Walt DeBiasi

January 11, 2022
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Walt DeBiasi, AKS Cutting Systems regional sales manager for the southeast and north central regions, has been with the company for more than 23 years. A valued employee that is the epitome of dedication, DeBiasi saw a long-term future at …

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