MACRO™ STORM CNC PLASMA

DESCRIPTION

The MACRO STORM is built tough! Its fully cast body makes it super sturdy and eliminates any body movement that may affect the cut quality. 

The dual gantry system, paired with servo motors (an upgraded component from the QUANTUM + X-TREME models) provides exceptional stability and smooth movement, significantly reducing any clean-up, giving you sharp and clean cuts.

The STORM is the first model in the range that has the option of a Scribe attachment, this allows you to mark the surface of the medium, most commonly used to name or number the cut pieces, it is also widely used to create marks for fabricators down the production line, to ensure that pieces meet in certain areas, or indicate where welds should go, or where additional componentry should be placed e.g. taps.

Best suited to businesses who are planning on doing large amounts of cutting and looking for a commercial-grade machine that provides smooth and consistent cuts every time, like structural engineering. 

We have customers from all industries cutting with the power and precision that the MACRO STORM has to offer... just to mention a few areas of application from our current customers, metal fabricators, TAFE's and Uni's, artists, craftspeople, shed manufacturers, machine engineering and production... and much more! 

Delivering premium cut quality, the MACRO STORM can pierce up to 25mm thick at a speed of up to 12,000mm per minute!  (depending on the plasma source selected). 

Capable of cutting a variety of materials - including, but not limited to; mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, brass, zinc + much more!

It can even cut corrugated metals and mesh! 

Not sure if this is the right solution for you? 
You can call, email or message our team to have a chat about your business and what type of solution would best suit your application, and also help you out with trade pricing. 

Features + Benefits (Cutting Bed + Controller):

• Lifetime Aussie Tech + Technical Support
• High quality + heavy duty structure
• FastCam Software - Australian owned operated & supported
• Fume controlled via waterbed
• Built-in controller
• Gas cutting ready
• Safe auto ignition
• User-friendly USB port for input & output of programs
• Plug + Play - Quick & easy installation
• Flexible Functionality - Can use either compressed air or gas
• Large program memory
• Auto-torch height control
• Economical - Low operation cost
• Multi-function - cut, pierce, bevel
• Shape Library - 50 Standard Shapes
• Cut up to 12,000mm per minute
• Oxy cutting for thicker materials

SOFTWARE

The MACRO QUANTUM comes with a suite of supporting FastCam software. The FastCam software suite, is a simple yet powerful package, to get your design from concept to cut. This suite is comprised of 3 major components and is detailed below.

FastCAM

• 2D Drawing Editor with CAD Tools
• Import DXF, DWG, StruCAD, DSTV/NC1, IGES files.
• Convert vector-based PDFs to CAM.
• Multi-torch & hi-def plasma support
• Secondary process support (drilling, marking etc)
• Integrated postprocessors with ESSI, EIA machine language support
• Interpret/clean/compress CAD files
• Edit and Output NC code
• CAD part extraction and cut list
• Output (Fast)CAM, DXF, IGES & NC code.
• Kerf compensation (offset)
• Reverse engineer NC files
• Convert holes to points (for drilling)
• Line & drill point marking
• Tabbing & ability to move pierce points
• Manual tool pathing
• Automatic tool pathing
• Multi torch cutting
• Multi torch variable cutting
• Bulk processing of files
• Marking
• FastCAM Text Marking -for part ID (with scribe)

FastNEST

• Automatic nesting from the cut list
  
• Automatic nest analysis & collision check
  
• Full Shape Nesting - DXF, DWG, NC, CAM, DSTV
  
• Triangular (odd shape) Nesting
  
• Manual Array Nesting
  
• Automatic Array Nest (matches similar size parts)
  
• Remnant Nesting (nest into the cut plate)
  
• Manual Nesting (add parts one at a time)
  
• Interactive Nesting (jostle, move, rotate parts)
  
• Automatic Nesting (nest multiple parts based on your settings)
  
• Common Cut Nesting
  
• [Simple] Bridging (manually connect parts)
  
• Bridge Nesting (various automatic options)
  
• Chain cutting & Stitch cutting
  
• Single plate nesting
  
• Nesting over multiple plates
  
• Cut Nest by Process OR Part
  
• Part Marking in Nesting (visual ID)
  
• Movement Thermal Analysis
  
• Gas Axe (skeleton breakup) Automatic
  
• Gas Axe (skeleton breakup) Manual

FastPLOT

• Verify NC Code
  
• Estimating data (cut time, distance, material etc)
  
• Simulate cut paths generated in FastCAM or FastNEST
  
• Cost analysis on designs
  
• Generate quotes on designs for clients
  

SPECIFICATIONS

Table and Controller specifications.
For plasma machine specifications please see the individual machine links in the 'Cut Data' tab.

CUT DATA

See below some quick specs, for more information please click on the Plasma Machine name to be taken to its dedicated product page:

MACRO IGNITE 75

Current Range: 25-70 Amps
MAX Pierce Depth: 15mm

MACRO IGNITE 105

Current Range: 20-100 Amps
MAX Pierce Depth: 20mm

MACRO IGNITE 125

Current Range: 25-120 Amps
MAX Pierce Depth: 25mm

Hypertherm Powermax 45

Current Range: 10-45 Amps
MAX Pierce Depth: 12mm

Hypertherm SYNC 65

Current Range: 20-65 Amps
MAX Pierce Depth: 16mm

Hypertherm SYNC 85

Current Range: 25-85 Amps
MAX Pierce Depth: 16mm

Hypertherm SYNC 105

Current Range: 30-105 Amps
MAX Pierce Depth: 22mm