Plasma-arc cutter is for manual operation At EuroBLECH, visitors can see a compact plasma-arc cutting tool which is portable yet powerful enough to efficiently cut through up to 10mm metals. Hypertherm has announced that it will unveil a new compact plasma cutting tool at the euroblech exhibition held October 23-29 in Hannover, Germany. The new tool is the latest addition to the Powermax family and combines compact size, low weight, minimal energy usage, with superior cutting power and quality.

The unit is small and light enough for an operator to carry while operating yet powerful enough to efficiently cut through a maximum 10mm (3/8in) metal up to ten times faster than oxy-fuel gas or other traditional methods.

It is ideal for a wide range of metal cutting applications in industries such as automotive, aviation, construction, farming, site maintenance, HVAC, and any other industry requiring flexible, 'on-the-spot' metal working.

Visitors to EuroBLECH can view live demonstrations of this new technology in Hall 13 Stand D54.

'EuroBLECH is an ideal show for us to stage the worldwide launch of this product,' said Bruce Altobelli, business team leader, Manual Systems, Hypertherm.

'This exhibition allows us to reach important industries that depend on efficient metal cutting technologies.

Our new system will certainly live up to the high expectations of EuroBLECH visitors who expect to see the latest leading edge technology.' Hypertherm's new compact cutting tool will feature many of the benefits of the company's other manual cutting systems.

These include low voltage, enhanced safety features, and minimal operating costs.

* About Hypertherm - for over 30 years, Hypertherm has been a pioneer in advanced high temperature metal cutting technologies.

Setting the standard for cut quality and weldability, the company produces a wide range of automated and manually operated laser and plasma-arc cutting systems.

Under the leadership of Hypertherm's founder, Richard W Couch, Jr, the company has grown from two associates working from a small garage to a worldwide organization with over 700 associates working in locations globally.