A pipe plasma cutter rotates the pipe under a plasma torch while the torch moves along it, so any profile that can be described on the pipe surface can be cut — a mitre for a bend, a saddle to meet another pipe, a hole for a branch, a slot or a profiled end. Plasma cuts quickly through wall thicknesses that would slow a saw, and the cut geometry comes from the program, not from a template and a hand torch, so every joint fits the first time.
What gets pipe-cut
- Branch and header connections for process, fire-fighting and utility piping.
- Saddle and mitre ends for pipe trusses, canopies and space frames.
- Handrail and balustrade posts in stainless and carbon steel pipe with profiled ends.
- Holes and slots along pipe for sprinkler mains, spreader bars and cable management.
Why plasma on the pipe
Fitting pipe by hand means marking, cutting roughly, grinding to fit and trying again. A programmed pipe cutter takes the joint geometry from the model, cuts the saddle or mitre in one pass, and the pipe fits its neighbour with the gap the welder wants. On a truss with dozens of members, or a piping spool with several branches, that saves fitting time and makes the welds more consistent. Plasma is fast in the wall thicknesses common to structural and process pipe, and it cuts stainless as well as carbon steel.
Cut pipe goes straight to our fabrication bays, so spools, frames and handrails are cut, fitted and welded by the same team.
From your model to fitted pipe
- Send the drawing or the model — a 3D file lets us take the joint geometry directly; a dimensioned drawing works for simple mitres and holes.
- We confirm pipe size, wall thickness, material and quantity, and check that each profile is within the machine's range.
- Pipes are cut, de-slagged and marked with their position; fit-up is checked on the first assembly.
- Cut pipe is bundled and delivered, or welded into spools, trusses and handrails in the same order.