Light and compact, the ArcDroid is so easy to use no external software or CAD skills are needed.
Hare & Forbes is currently accepting pre-orders for a December shipment of the ArcDroid CNC portable plasma robot, after its first shipment sold out earlier this year
The company says the ArcDroid will appeal to anyone who needs to cut custom shapes and plates – ideal for onsite structural work, agricultural repairs and automotive restoration workshops.
“Even small fabricators with limited workshop space, or home hobby workshops will benefit from this compact and versatile portable plasma robot,” Hare & Forbes says.
Weighing just 16 kilograms and having a convenient cut envelope of 660 mm x 380 mm, the ArcDroid operates from a 10-amp 240v supply and is easy to transport and store.
It features a glove-friendly intuitive touch screen interface and is standard with quick change holders allow changing from trace to cut mode quickly, which Hare & Forbes says makes it extremely user friendly.
This is largely due to its Simple Trace technology, which lets the operator trace the template either point to point or freehand, by moving the ArcDroid arm to follow the contours of the template.
Hare & Forbes says this makes it a simple matter to produce fast, accurate and repeatable parts, with the ArcDroid’s high accuracy encoders and high-resolution drives mapping the operator’s every move.
Once tracing is completed, the operator can define the cutting order of the component features and create a cut file which can then be saved to a USB stick for future use.
For anyone wanting more control, DXF drawing files can be downloaded directly to the ArcDroid for part processing.
The ArcDroid is also compatible with most CAD/CAM packages such as Fusion 360 and SheetCam and detailed g-code files can be downloaded directly to the ArcDroid via the USB port.
Most air plasma cutters can be used with ArcDroid as long as a two-wire switch can be provided for turning on and off the torch, though Hare & Forbes points out that high frequency start plasma is not suitable for use with this machine.
Find out more about the ArcDroid at the Hare & Forbes site here.