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    MINI HORNET Overview

$43,395

Including:
  • MicroEDGE CNC Control
  • (3) Axis AC Servo Drive Package
  • 600 watt AC Servo Motors on Main Rail and Cross Axis
  • SENSOR Plasma Torch Height Control Software
  • RSVS-1 Plasma Torch Lifter with 250 watt AC Servo
  • RAD Plasma Collision Mount
  • 5x10 Single Zone Down Draft Air Table
  • Installation and training in the US
  • Refer to the list below for optional recommended plasma systems

    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.

    By the way, phone support is FREE for all Retro Systems machines.

  •     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.


      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.

    CONVENTIONAL PLASMA:
  • Powermax1000
  • Powermax1250
  • Powermax1650
  • MAX200
  • HSD130

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    MINI HORNET standard features

  • 5x10 (1.2mx3.04m) Effective cutting area
  • Hypertherm MicroEDGEŽ 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 150A 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:
  • Multi Zone Down Draft Air Table
  •   MicroEDGE®  CNC Control Hardware features
  • Hypertherm Phoenix CNC software
  • Industrial Keyboard
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP® - Embedded Version
  • Intel 2.4 Ghz or greater Processor, 512 Megabytes RAM
  • 60.0 Gigabyte Hard Drive or greater
  • (5) USB 2.0, (1) RJ-45 Network, (1) Serial-9 Pin
  • Machine side Opto-Isolation: grounding
  • 115VAC single phase input
  • 68 shapes including text
  • Integrated SENSOR THC interface

    Click here to open the MINI HORNET HD CNC Control data sheet
  •   PHOENIX CNC Control Software features
  • Shape library with 68 shapes, allowing more than 300 parts to be programmed
  • Shape Wizard allows to construct / edit parts on screen
  • Conversion of CAD files into machine code on Touch Screen - INCLUDED
  • 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

  •   SENSOR plasma torch height control
    SOLUTION RSVS-1 Lifter Features:
  • 600 IPM (15.2m/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-1 Torch Height Control data sheet
    Click here to open the Plasma Torch Collision Mount data sheet
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