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Plasma Torch A plasma torch is used in a process called plasma cutting to cut steel and other metals (or sometimes other materials), which uses a powerful electric arc to create plasma out of a blast of ordinary dried air to vaporize or literally "plasmatize" the material which is being cut. The plasma torch uses a two cycle approach to producing plasma. First, a high-voltage, low current circuit is used to initialize a very small high intensity spark within the torch body, thereby generating a small pocket of plasma gas. When cutting begins, the second circuit trips in and changes the current to a low-voltage, high current circuit, thereby initiating a high-speed powerful jet of plasma, which travels at over 15,000 km/h. If you have been shopping for a plasma torch, please take a moment to browse the selection offered on our site.
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