Singapore, April 6, 2015 - Hypertherm, a US based manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, has announced a new Centricut? brand quick change torch for use with ESAB? plasma cutting systems. The torch, which incorporates proprietary Hypertherm technology, is designed to replace ESAB PT-36, PT-600 and PT-19XLS torches.

It will perform as well as the original ESAB single piece torch design, while increasing productivity. The two-piece quick-change design allows operators to change out consumables up to three times faster or, through the use of multiple torch heads, load consumables for the next job while cutting the current job.

In addition, operators can experience a lower overall operating cost by using Centricut brand consumables with either the new quick change torch or their current ESAB single piece torch. In field-testing, cut quality and consumable life from the Centricut brand consumables were consistently equal to the OEM while costing 20 to 30 per cent less.

The performance is due in part to Hypertherm's patented SilverLine? electrode and CoolFlow