How To Get It:

• Precision Hole Technology™ is available on new ESAB machines equipped with m³ plasma™ and ESAB's COLUMBUS™ III programming system.
• Precision Hole Technology™ is also built-in to ESAB’s new VISION™ T5 CNC, which automatically optimizes small holes created with the EasyShape™ Part Program Generator, or imported in DWG or DXF files.
• The VISION™ T5 CNC is also available with the optional EasyNest™ feature, for automatic nesting right at the control. EasyNest™ automatically applies Precision Hole Technology™ to nests.

ESAB’s Precision  Hole Technology™

Now ESAB makes it easier than ever to produce world-class plasma cut holes and high quality edge cuts. Our new Precision Hole Technology™ is built in to ESAB’s COLUMBUS™ III programming system and takes full advantage of the advanced features of ESAB’s m³ plasma™ system, VISION™ CNC, and arc voltage height control to deliver outstanding plasma cut holes. 

ESAB is the only supplier that brings the entire package together, including plasma, CNC, software, height control, and the cutting machine – all from one supplier, all integrated to work perfectly together to provide the highest quality plasma cuts and most accurate plasma cut holes.

Enhanced Cylindricity

To create bolt-ready holes with plasma requires cylindricity measured in thousandths of an inch. To achieve this, all aspects of the plasma cut must be carefully controlled, including the lead-in and lead-out, height control, speed, acceleration, kerf offset, and plasma gases. Only ESAB can fully automate every parameter that affects hole quality.

What Is Precision Hole Technology™?

An integrated set of technologies that work seamlessly together to produce bolt-ready holes in construction steel down to 1:1 diameter-to-thickness ratio on material from 10 gauge to 1 inch thick. It’s automatic, requiring no operator intervention to make high quality holes.