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Although we would prefer the machine to remain indoors, many Voortman beam coper installation are outside. However, the machine must be protected from the elements. To see photos from our many outside installations, please feel free to contact me.

The basic unit comprises a semiautomatic, oxyfuel-fuel coping system. The operator positions the piece, fine tunes it, cuts the material, and adjusts the torch height. A laser can be used to automatically set the torch height and probe the material. The basic unit also comes with powered conveyors. These allow the operator the ability to manually measure the length of the feedstock and mark it before cutting. There is an optional automated measuring device that uses laser to measure the feed stock. The operator can input the material to be cut through the interface. Operator scrolls through a number of options via pictorial representations displayed on the computer touch screen. The computer is programmed to display all the dimensions of AISC structural Steel. A fully dimensioned, dimensional cope drawing is available to facilitate programming and save time. Operators have the option to override or customize input and they can save it as a new programming program, if required. DSTV exported diagrams can also be used to program the machine. The wireless remote control allows the operator to turn on, off and operate the equipment. The operator can freely view the equipment at any angle that is necessary to verify operation and maintain accuracy. The operator marks the material, then moves it to a suitable position. Finally, he clamps the material hydraulically so that it can be cut. The operator aligns his laser to the mark and starts the cycle. The torch turns on, preheating and heating the material. The operator initiates the process of cutting and finishes it as long the torch height is maintained.

In just a matter of days, your operator can learn how to use PCR42 plasma cutters. The interface of the PCR42 plasma cutter is very easy to use. Mac-Tech will be there to assist you if needed.

All types of steel fabrication machinery can also be serviced by our team. For service dates, contact us now

With Voortman, a profile of the cope can be uploaded to the CNC software from the built-in shape library or CAD. The user-friendly interface will then allow you to manually calibrate cutting tolerances, nest parts for coping, and track robotic cutting paths before the work begins so that any mistakes can be avoided. Then, the material simply needs to be loaded and the start button pressed for Voortman to begin coping with perfection.

We always recommend that your Voortman CNC Beam Coping Machine operator is someone who really knows how to cut with oxy-fuel. We can train almost any operator very quickly on the software side of the machine, but the skill and experience of cutting with gas is something that is built up over years of cutting by hand.

Voortman can cut your steel beams' copes faster than your layoutman can layout them. Similar to how the Voortman CNC Drill Line and Gulf States Saw & Machine Co. CNC Angle Line provided affordable automation of beams, angles and beams for small-to medium fabricators, so the Voortman also brings automated beam coping to shops that they otherwise wouldn't have considered.

This plasma drilling machine has been designed to incorporate as many fabrication functions as possible into one machine. The PCR41 is able to produce completely finished parts at the lowest possible manufacturing costs. This machine automates all cutting operations typically performed and structural steel.