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MINI HORNET CNC Cutting Machine

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    MINI HORNET CNC cutting machineThe MINI HORNET is absolutely the most full featured medium duty CNC profile cutting machine available. With an industrial PC controller, powerful AC servo drives and motors, low backlash precision planetary gear heads and a world class plasma torch height control, the MINI HORNET is the perfect choice for medium duty industrial and demanding hobbyist applications.

Whether you're a job shop, maintenance shop, ornamental iron shop or even a technical school looking for your first CNC cutting machine or a machine to increase your cutting production, the MINI HORNET is the right choice.

The MINI HORNET is available in a 5x10 size only. Click here to check out our other cutting systems if your production requires a larger cutting area.

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Special MINI HORNET

Some shops are cramped for space. So, Retro Systems created a special MINI HORNET with a 48" x 47" cutting area. The small MINI HORNET has all the features of a standard machine - just a smaller foot print.

Click the image to the right to see a drawing of the special MINI HORNET.


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    Click here to see some pictures of the WCTC shop and the MINI HORNET in action

Vocational College buys MINI HORNET

Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, WI operates a Retro Systems MINI HORNET as part of their Metal Fabrication/Welding Program.

Click here to see some pictures of the WCTC shop and the MINI HORNET in action.

Link to the college web site
www.wctc.edu

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MINI HORNET standard Features

  • 5x10 (1.5m x 3.0 m) Effective cutting area
  • Hypertherm MicroEDGE® CNC Control with Hypertherm Phoenix CNC software
  • Hypertherm SENSOR torch height control integrated into the On-screen interface
  • Retro Systems SOLUTION RSVS-1 plasma lifter
  • All Steel Frame Construction
  • Dual Hardened Cross Axis Vee Rails
  • Triple Machined Tee Rail on both sides of long axis
  • 1,400 IPM (35.5m/min) traverse speed
  • 1,000 IPM (25.4m/min) contouring speed
  • (3) Axis Servo Drive System
  • 600 watt AC Servo Amplifiers & Servo Motors
  • Flexible Cable Carriers for All Cables and Hoses
  • Integrated Down-Draft Air Table with Center Flow air tube

    ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:
  • (1) Plasma system with 40A to 200A output
  • (1) Motorized Oxy-fuel torch station with Gas Manifold
  • (4) Zone Down Draft Air Table with Air Cylinder Actuated Dampers
  • Water Table with Adjustable Water Level

    VIDEO:
  • OPTIONAL - Multi Zone Down Draft Air Table

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    Hypertherm CNC controlCNC Control Hardware Features

  • Panel mounted Dell 15” LCD TOUCH SCREEN monitor
  • Intel 2.4 Ghz or greater, 512 Megabytes RAM
  • 60.0 Gigabyte Hard Drive or greater
  • 1.44 Megabyte Floppy Drive, CD-ROM/DVD
  • Machine side Opto-Isolation
  • 24 Lines of user definable interface signal ( 12 In / 12 Out )
  • PS2 Keyboard & Mouse, (5) 2.0 USB Ports, (1) Parallel Port
  • (1) RJ-45 Network Port
  • (3 Axis servo control with SENSOR torch height control

    Click here to open the MINI HORNET CNC Control data sheet

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    CNC Control Software Features

    Hypertherm plasma process cut charts
  • Microsoft Windows XP® - Embedded Version
  • Hypertherm Phoenix CNC software - NEW Version 8.0
  • Plasma Process CUT CHARTS
  • NEW REMOTE HELP via the internet
  • NEW CUT PRO WIZARD
  • NEW Customizable Process Tables
  • CAD file to CNC file converter & Row and Column nesting - INCLUDED
  • Enlarged screen elements with Pop-Up Keyboards and Number pads
  • Shape library with 68 shapes, allowing more than 300 parts to be programmed
  • Shape Wizard allows to construct / edit parts on screen
  • Dynamic kerf compensation
  • Restart cutting ahead or behind current position or move to exact pierce number
  • Move forward or backward on path
  • Watch Windows for speed, position, consumable life, process data, and status messages
  • On-line HELP function
  • Software updates available via the Internet

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  •   Plasma system cutting parameter screen

    HYPERTHERM Plasma THC Technology

    SENSOR THC electronics and Retro Systems Lifter:

  • 600 IPM (15/min) vertical positioning speed
  • Pierce Height Sensing using Ohmic or Position Error Stall Detection
  • Maintains torch to plate height during cut via voltage regulation
  • 6" (150mm) stroke travel for torch positioning
  • 50-300 VDC Arc Voltage Range in .1 volt increments
  • Pneumatic plasma torch collision mount with E-STOP to CNC

    THC Control Parameters:

  • Transfer height
  • Pierce height
  • Pierce time
  • Cutting height
  • Cutting voltage
  • Retract height after cut

    Click here to open the RSVS-151 Torch Height Control data sheet
    Click here to open the Plasma Torch Collision Mount data sheet

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    Recommended plasma systems

    Retro Systems suggests the Hypertherm mechanized plasma cutting products listed below for use with our MINI HORNET model. Other products may be offered depending upon your application.

    AIR PLASMA:
  • Powermax1000
  • Powermax1250
  • Powermax1650

    LONG LIFE OXYGEN:
  • HSD130

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