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Title:
CUTTING DEVICE HAVING THERMAL CUTTER AND NON-THERMAL CUTTER, AND CUTTING METHOD THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002144296
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a cutting device capable of easily and efficiently cutting various kinds of work pieces in safety.

A table 16 has a permeable supporting surface, and a gantry 30 is mounted movably between longitudinal both ends of the supporting surface. A carriage 42 is mounted on the gantry movably between lateral both ends of the supporting surface. A water jet cutting head 14 and a plasma arc cutting head 12 are movably supported on the carriage. A controller 98 operates the water jet cutting head while moving the gantry and the carriage to cut a sheet- like insulating material 20 supported on a first zone of the supporting surface. The controller operates the plasma arc cutting head while moving the gantry and the carriage to cut a metallic sheet 18 supported on a second zone of the supporting surface.


Inventors:
BLACKMON JOSEPH B
SEGROVES JAMES L
Application Number:
JP2001179694A
Publication Date:
May 21, 2002
Filing Date:
June 14, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ESAB GROUP INC
International Classes:
B23K7/00; B23K7/10; B23K10/00; B23K26/08; B23K26/38; B23K37/04; B23P17/00; B26D9/00; B26F3/00; (IPC1-7): B26F3/00; B23K10/00; B23P17/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Okuyama Shoichi (2 outside)