Aluminum Parts Produced
Ten Times Faster on 3400 XP
 Aluminum parts were produced up to ten times faster than competing processes on a Whitney 3400 XP during the Whitney Open House in April. The 3400 XP, the most popular of the plasma-punch combination machines, processes material, including aluminum, up to 1/2" thick.
The 3400 XP hydraulically punched holes in the parts then outlined using Whitney’s RAMPAGE! HT2000 plasma system. Production time when compared to laser and waterjet was nearly ten times faster. The optional, new HPR260 available for the 3400 XP further increases cutting speeds.
Edge quality with today’s improved plasma systems – both the RAMPAGE! And the HPR260 – rivals that produced by a laser.
Customer applications for the 3400 XP aluminum process include parts used for the upgrade of Humvee armament for the military. Other manufacturers quick to adopt the plasma-punch combination for increased aluminum part productivity come from the dump truck and rail car industries.
All three models of the Whitney plasma-punch combinations produce parts from aluminum, mild and stainless steel at faster speeds than other processes with much lower operating costs.
The 3400 XP processes material up to 1/2" thick; the 3700 SST processes materials up to 3/4" thick and the 4400 MAX processes material up to 1" thick.
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