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CNC Plasma Tables for Every Industry That Cuts Steel

A CNC plasma table isn’t a niche machine — it’s how a business that touches steel takes back control of its parts, its lead times, and its margin. Fab shops cut brackets and weldment blanks instead of buying them. Structural fabricators cut base plates the day the detailer releases them. Farms fix equipment during harvest instead of after it. Schools teach the trade on the same machine industry runs.

Arclight Dynamics builds professional CNC plasma tables from $13,495 to $137,500 — every price published — and backs each one with lifetime US-based support, same-day parts shipping, a 3-year motion warranty, and a 30-day guarantee. Below: how thirteen industries put an Arclight to work, and which table fits your business.

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Thirteen industries, one machine

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Every card links to a page built around how your industry actually uses a table — the parts you cut, the model that fits, and honest answers to the questions you would ask anyway.

Arclight CNC plasma table set up as an educational shop package

Teach on the same machine industry runs, with free EDU software seats, curriculum support, and quotes built for PO and grant timelines.

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Arclight Arc Max X 5x10 HD CNC plasma table with Hypertherm XPR170 power source

Procurement-ready quotes and documentation for public shops, bases, and municipal fleets — backed by US-based lifetime support.

Explore Government & Public Agencies →

CNC plasma table mid-cut on steel plate at MT Fabrication's shop

Stop outsourcing cut parts — quote a job in the morning, cut it by lunch.

Explore Custom Fabrication →

Off-road brackets and mounts plasma cut by Offroad Anonymous on an Arclight table

Brackets, patch panels, and cage gussets the same day you design them.

Explore Automotive & Motorsports →

Plasma-cut metal sign made by Smoke and Fire MetalWorks on an Arclight table

Turn drawings into sellable steel art and signage, one-offs or short runs.

Explore Metal Art & Signs →

Arclight CNC plasma table making a bevel cut on steel plate

Base plates, gussets, and stringers straight from your Tekla or SDS2 files.

Explore Construction & Structural →

Arclight Arc Max Unlimited CNC plasma table cutting plate with a Hypertherm MAXPRO200

Feed production with nested, repeatable parts and predictable cycle times.

Explore Manufacturing →

Arclight Arc Max Unlimited cutting heavy steel plate with a Hypertherm MAXPRO200

Heavy plate, wear parts, and repair work without the service-center wait.

Explore Industrial & Heavy Equipment →

Custom plasma-cut wildlife ranch entry gate made on an Arclight CNC plasma table

Fix implements and build what the dealer doesn’t sell, right on the farm.

Explore Agriculture →

Nested parts being cut from steel plate on an Arclight Arc Max Unlimited

Wear plates and repair parts cut on-site, where downtime costs the most.

Explore Mining →

Arclight Arc Pro Ultra V3 cutting a nested plate layout

Fittings, plenums, and custom duct parts from gauge material, fast.

Explore HVAC & Sheet Metal →

Arclight Arc Pro Ultra V3 plasma cut throwing sparks across steel

An in-house cutting department for repairs, guards, and one-off parts.

Explore Facilities & Maintenance →

Hypertherm MAXPRO200 torch mid-cut on an Arclight Arc Max Unlimited plasma table

Prototype in steel as fast as you can draw it.

Explore Research & Development →

What Industries Use CNC Plasma Tables?

Any industry whose work starts as flat steel. Structural and construction fabricators run tables for plate. Manufacturers run them for production parts, automotive and motorsports shops for chassis and body work, farms and mines for repairs right where the machine lives, HVAC contractors for sheet metal, artists and sign makers for the work they sell, and schools for the workforce that comes next. The common thread isn’t the industry — it’s the decision to stop waiting on someone else’s cutting schedule.

What Can You Make With a CNC Plasma Table?

If it starts as sheet or plate — mild steel, stainless, or aluminum — it comes off the table: brackets, gussets, base plates, fittings, panels, frames, wear parts, signs, and art. Add a rotary attachment and the same machine cuts and copes tube and pipe. One machine covers most of a working shop’s cut list.

CNC plasma table mid-cut on steel plate at MT Fabrication's shop
Plasma-cut off-road brackets, gussets and mounting plates by Offroad Anonymous
Arclight Arc Pro Ultra V3 CNC plasma table cutting a finished part
Arclight Arc Pro Ultra V3 cutting thin sheet steel
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Which Table Fits Your Business?

The line runs from a serious entry point to full industrial. Every table ships with digital torch height control standard and carries the 3-year motion warranty.

Not sure where to start? See our guide to choosing a CNC plasma table.

From $13,495. The entry point to professional cutting, running ARCCNC control — right for shops and farms bringing their first table in-house.

From $23,395. Integrated FlashCut CAD/CAM handles design, nesting, and cutting in one program — the value pick for growing shops.

From $20,295. The step into the heavy-duty Arc Max platform at a mid-range price.

From $29,295. Arclight’s top seller, built in Bend, Oregon — the production workhorse for shops that cut every day.

From $38,995. Hypertherm MAXPRO200 plasma plus CNC oxy-fuel on one gantry for heavy plate.

From $127,000. Top-tier industrial cutting with a Hypertherm XPR170, or XPR300 from $137,500.

Straight answers

Straight Answers Before You Buy

Match the table to your daily material, not your biggest-ever job. Gauge-to-medium plate and a first table: Arc Pro Ultra V3. Daily production cutting: Arc Max Elite. Heavy plate: Arc Max Unlimited or Arc Max X HD. Tell us what you cut and we’ll spec it straight.

Arclight’s professional line runs from $13,495 for the Arc Pro Ultra V3 to $137,500 for the Arc Max X HD with a Hypertherm XPR300. Most working shops land between $20,000 and $40,000 with a power source. Every price is published on the site — no mystery quotes.

Custom fabrication, construction and structural steel, manufacturing, automotive and motorsports, agriculture, mining, HVAC and sheet metal, heavy equipment, facilities maintenance, R&D, metal art and signage, education, and government shops all run CNC plasma tables. If your business cuts flat steel, there’s a table earning its keep in your industry already.

Yes on both. Financing options are available on every table — ask when you request a quote. After the sale, every Arclight carries lifetime US-based support that follows the table, same-day parts shipping, a 3-year motion warranty, and a 30-day guarantee. Support is the product as much as the steel.

The Arc Max series — Ultra, Elite, Unlimited, and X HD — is built in Bend, Oregon. The Arc Pro V3 line is imported and backed by the same US-based lifetime support, warranty, and parts. We’d rather tell you exactly what’s built where than blur that line.

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Tell us what you build, what you cut, and how often. We’ll point you to the right industry page, spec the right table, and give you real published pricing — no runaround.

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