The problem A metal fabrication shop, Hokes Blu Welding & Fab in Hokes Blu, Alabama, had been using an oxyacetylene hand torch to cut up skeletons after mechanized cutting—a process that was both inecient and time-consuming. Even worse, the operator was beginning to suer back problems from long hours of bending over the table. The solution The shop switched from oxyfuel to a Powermax105® plasma system and 1.2m (4') Duramax® HyampTM Long torch, with immediate improvements in productivity and operator safety. Plasma operator Billy Cherry reports, “I love the long torch. It’s a lot faster than oxy and I don’t need to carry a striker in my pocket to light it, like I did with the oxy-torch. It keeps my back from hurting because I don’t have to bend over. I drag cut from the edges of the ske

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