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CNC Plasma Cutting Tables
Industrial CNC Plasma Tables for Manufacturing & Production Shops
On a production floor, the cutting station sets the pace for everything behind it. When blanks come from an outside vendor, your press brakes, weld cells, and machining centers run on someone else’s schedule — and a two-week lead time on flat parts becomes a two-week lead time on everything you ship.
An Arclight industrial plasma cutter puts cutting back at the front of your line and keeps it there: industrial CNC plasma tables that run nest after nest, shift after shift, with every price published — from $20,295 for a production-ready Arc Max Ultra to $137,500 for full high-definition cutting.
Trusted By
Built to Hold a Production Schedule
- Lifetime US-based tech support that follows the table — even if it changes hands
- Same-day parts shipping when a component needs replacing
- 3-year motion warranty and a 30-day guarantee
- Digital torch height control (DTHC) standard on every table
What Production Shops Cut on an Arclight
If your line consumes flat steel parts, an Arclight feeds it. These are the jobs manufacturers run on an industrial plasma cutting machine every day:
- Brackets, gussets, and base plates — nested by the hundred, cut to repeat tolerance, kitted for the weld cell.
- Press-brake blanks — flat patterns cut clean and square so forming starts on time.
- Machine guards, enclosure panels, and equipment frames — gauge material to plate off the same table.
- Flanges, rings, and bolt-circle plates — accurate hole placement without a drill-press detour.
- OEM chassis and weldment components — every part of an assembly nested on one sheet.
- Conveyor and material-handling parts — side plates, mounts, and wear strips cut on demand.
Nesting drops straight into your existing workflow — Arclight tables run Hypertherm ProNest and FlashCut CAD/CAM — and the rotary tube cutter add-on brings tube and pipe frames onto the same machine.
The Right Industrial Plasma Table for Your Line
Size the machine to the duty, not the demo. Every model below ships with DTHC standard and a 3-year motion warranty.
Cutting mostly 1-inch-plus plate for rebuilds and wear parts? That work has its own page — see Industrial & Heavy Equipment for the thick-plate side of the Arc Max line.
From $29,295. Arclight’s top seller, built in Bend, Oregon. The production workhorse: heavy, rigid construction and the accuracy to hold tolerance from the first shift to the ten-thousandth part.
From $38,995. The highest standard output Arclight sells. Hypertherm MAXPRO200 power rated for 100% duty cycle — the table for shops that cut plate all day, every day.
From $127,000 (XPR170) or $137,500 (XPR300). The Arc Max X HD CNC Plasma Table, for true high-definition cutting. Hypertherm XPR X-Definition power holds ISO 9013 Range 2 edge quality, so parts go from table to weld cell with no grinding station in between.
Compare the Three Side by Side
On a production floor the rows that decide it are max plate thickness, what each price actually includes, and whether the motion system can hold tolerance shift after shift.
Identical across all three columns: FlashCut CNC industrial control, the Arc Max heavy-duty platform, and 5×10 and 6×12 cutting sizes on every model. Prices shown are starting prices. Get a quote and we’ll spec the right one against your actual work.
Why Manufacturers Choose Arclight
Throughput is math, and high-definition plasma wins it on thick section: a Hypertherm XPR300 cuts 1-inch A36 at roughly 75 inches per minute, where a 6 kW fiber laser manages 20 to 30. That is production speed at a fraction of laser capital — and with ISO 9013 Range 2 edges, parts skip secondary grinding and go straight to welding or coating.
No light-industrial table company can put an XPR-class machine on your floor; that story belongs to Arclight. And because uptime is really a support question, every table is backed by lifetime US-based support, same-day parts shipping, and one of the largest support-tech teams in its class.
Repeatability closes the loop. Cut the same nest in March that you cut in January and the parts fixture the same way, weld the same way, and ship the same way — no tribal knowledge, no re-proving the program. That consistency is what turns a cutting table from a tool into a production asset your schedule can lean on.
98% assembled at delivery — first cuts in days, not weeks — and a $500 deposit locks your build slot.
Running on Production Floors Right Now
Arclight tables run on production floors across the country — Dunn Manufacturing and Treasure Valley Manufacturing among them — clearing the cutting bottleneck shift after shift. Those machines earn their floor space the same way yours will: parts nested, cut, and moved to the weld cell on schedule. They keep earning it because every Arclight comes with lifetime US-based support, same-day parts, and a real person on the phone who knows your machine.
Support That Keeps the Line Moving
A production machine is only as good as the operation behind it. Arclight’s support is lifetime, US-based, and tied to the machine — it follows the table even if you bought it used. When something wears, parts ship same-day. When something stumps you, you talk to a technician who knows the machine, not a ticket queue.
That is the anti-downtime package: 3-year motion warranty, 30-day guarantee, same-day parts, and people who answer.
Manufacturing Plasma Table Questions, Answered
How thick can an industrial CNC plasma table cut?
Cut capacity depends on the power supply. Air-plasma systems handle everyday plate up to about an inch, while the Hypertherm MAXPRO200 on the Arc Max Unlimited and the XPR-class systems on the Arc Max X HD pierce and production-cut thick plate cleanly. Match the power unit to the thickest material you cut weekly.
How fast does plasma cut 1-inch steel compared to fiber laser?
High-definition plasma is dramatically faster on thick material. A Hypertherm XPR300 cuts 1-inch A36 mild steel at roughly 75 inches per minute, while a 6 kW fiber laser manages about 20 to 30 ipm on the same plate. For production thick-plate work, plasma wins the cost-per-part math.
Do plasma-cut parts need grinding before welding or coating?
On a high-definition system, mostly no. Hypertherm’s XPR X-Definition class holds ISO 9013 Range 2 edge quality on mild steel — square, low-dross edges that go straight to the weld table or coating line. Standard plasma leaves light dross on some materials, and a quick pass cleans it up.
Can a plasma table hold up to production duty cycles?
Yes — that’s what separates industrial systems from hobby tables. The Hypertherm MAXPRO200 and XPR-class power supplies on Arc Max tables are rated for 100% duty cycle at full output, so the machine cuts as long as your nests keep loading. The limiting factor becomes material handling, not the table.
What nesting software works with a CNC plasma table?
Arclight tables run the industry standards. Hypertherm ProNest handles high-volume nesting for production floors, and FlashCut CAD/CAM — integrated on the Arc Pro Elite V3 — combines design, nesting, and machine control in one program. If your engineers already nest in ProNest, the workflow transfers straight over.
How much does an industrial CNC plasma table cost?
Arclight publishes every price. Production-ready industrial tables start at $20,295 for the Arc Max Ultra, with the top-selling Arc Max Elite from $29,295, the Arc Max Unlimited from $38,995, and the high-definition Arc Max X HD from $127,000. Every model is quoted flat — no games, no mystery pricing.
How repeatable is a CNC plasma table for production runs?
Repeatable enough to hold part-to-part tolerance across a full production run. Rigid table construction, a motion system backed by a 3-year warranty, and digital torch height control standard on every model keep the five-hundredth part matching the first — which is exactly what press brakes and weld fixtures downstream depend on.
Put Cutting Back at the Front of Your Line
Tell us what you cut, how thick, and how many shifts. We will spec the right industrial CNC plasma table for your throughput and send a flat, published price — no mystery quotes.
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