John Henderson is a senior brand manager and Dirk Ott is the vice president of global plasma automation for Victor Technologies International, Inc., 16052 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63017, 636-728-3000, www.victortechnologies.com.
Each process has clear-cut advantages, but John Henderson and Dirk Ott of Victor Technologies explore where the real difference lies: in the major cost influences of equipment, consumables, cutting speed, installation, maintenance and cut quality.