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Glossary
The following words are most commonly used in reference to the plasma system and associated activities.
Axis
- A direction in a coordinate system.
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Plasma units have 3 axes: X, Y, and Z.
Axis Motor
- A motor that causes motion in a particular axis.
Bad Slag
- The molten metal that quickly cools and requires a grinder for removal.
Bar Code Scanner
- A device that allows operators to retrieve information encoded in a bar code label so that
specific notes and directions are kept in line with the correct job file.
Bearing Car
- The bearing on which an axis moves along a rail, also known as a bearing truck. There are 2
bearing cars for each rail.
Bearing Rail
- The rail on which the bearing cars ride. There are 2 rails for each axis.
Bevel
- The angularity between the material surface and the cut edge.
Bite Size
- The depth of each pass, used in multipass.
Climb Cut
- A direction the plasma unit moves along a cut to produce a climbing motion. For a closed contour,
the climb cut is clockwise on the outside of the cut and counter-clockwise on the inside of the cut.
Consumables
- The components that are used up in the cutting process.
Conventional Cut
- The opposite cut of a climb cut, or closed counter-clockwise on the outside of the cut and
clockwise on the inside of the cut.
Cross-over Cable
- The type of Ethernet connection that is directly connected to the computer
Cut Height
- The Cut Height function is used to indicate the distance the cutting tip is above the surface of the
material on a cutting move.
Cut Speed
- A Hot Key function that sets the speed of the cut.
DNC
- (Distributed Numerical Control) allows the controller to access sub-directories on the hard drive of a host
PC and is used to transfer files from the PC to the controller.
DNC Log
- A listing of all activity completed by the DNC and kept by the DNC.]
Dross
- A byproduct of plasma caused by heating a material to its melting point and blowing that material away;
also referred to as slag.
Dry Run
- A controller function that will execute a file with no Z-axis movement. Dry Run is used to show the
perator where the tool will go during the cutting sequence.
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