Plasma Cutting Services
Plasma Cutting Services
At Di Candilo Steel City, we offer plasma cutting and plate processing services for a broad range of fabrication, engineering, mining and construction applications throughout Perth and Western Australia.
Our CNC plasma cutting capability can produce everything from smaller plate components through to large and oversized parts, with additional processing options available where required.
What is Plasma Cutting?
Plasma cutting uses a high-velocity jet of ionised gas and an electric arc to cut electrically conductive metals.
The plasma generates enough heat to melt the material along the cutting path, while the high-velocity gas removes the molten material from the cut. This allows holes, cut-outs and shape contours to be produced from plate across a range of thicknesses and component sizes.
Plasma cutting can produce clean cuts and edges; however, the required tolerances, edge finish, material and thickness should all be considered when selecting the most suitable cutting process.
Plasma Cutting & Processing
Our plasma machines can combine profile cutting with additional plate-processing operations, helping reduce the number of separate processes required before fabrication.
Depending on the component and material, processing options include:
- Drilling: Produces holes directly in the plate where drilling is more suitable than plasma cutting the hole profile.
- Tapping: Creates threaded holes for bolts and other threaded fasteners as part of the plate-processing operation.
- Bevelled Edges: Prepares angled plate edges commonly required for weld preparation and fabrication.
- Countersinking: Produces a tapered recess so countersunk fasteners can sit flush with or below the plate surface.
- Counterboring: Produces a flat-bottomed recess around a hole to accommodate bolt heads or other fasteners.
*Additional processing capabilities depend on material grade, thickness, component geometry and tooling availability.
Plasma cutting is also suitable for large and oversized components, including base plates, chute liners, wear plates, trailer components and semi-trailer rails.
Plasma Cutting Applications
Plasma cutting can be used for a wide range of plate components, including:
- Base plates, gussets and cleats
- Bucket liners, wear plates and strips
- Flanges and lugs
- Chassis and frames
- Semi-trailer rails and trailer components
- Large and oversized plate components
- Custom profiles, designs and signage
Frequently Asked Questions
- Grade 250 and Grade 350 carbon/mild steel, including checker plate
- Quenched & tempered (Q&T) / hardened steel
- Corten / weathering steel
- Aluminium, including checker plate
Material suitability depends on the grade, thickness, design and application.
Plasma cutting can be suitable for everything from base plates, gussets and cleats to wear plates, chute liners, flanges, lugs, chassis components and semi-trailer rails. It is also well suited to larger and oversized plate components.
Plasma cutting can produce small to large inner and outer contours, holes and other cut-outs as part of the component profile.
Depending on the purpose of the feature, material, thickness and tooling, holes can also be drilled or tapped, with countersinking, counterboring and bevelling incorporated where suitable.
No. Plasma cutting uses an electric arc and high-velocity ionised gas, while oxy cutting uses oxygen and fuel gas.
We offer both processes, with the most suitable method depending on the material, thickness and component requirements.
Custom Cutting Solutions
Our expert team in Perth is ready to deliver custom solutions that meet your exact specifications. Contact us now to discuss your needs and receive a personalised quote.