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MINI HORNET™ CNC Cutting Machine
 Request a MINI HORNET quote ....................................................................
 MINI HORNET color brochure (807 KB PDF) ...................................................
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5x10 slide presentation (1.7 MB PDF) ......................................
MINI HORNET
4x4 slide presentation (1.2 MB PDF) .......................................
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 The 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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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 RailsTriple 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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 CNC 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
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 - INCLUDEDEnlarged 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 compensationRestart 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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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
Request a Proposal for a
MINI HORNET .....................................................
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