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The Chapin & Bangs Company in Bridgeport CT is a steel service center doing business mostly in and around the New England area since 1888. Working with state-of-the-art equipment, the company is known for its high quality steel cutting at competitive prices.

The Problem: The majority of carbon steel cut at Chapin & Bangs is from gauge material to 1 inch think. The company's challenge is to continually improve their cutting operation with high quality cutting at a reduced cost. Their cutting methods include plasma and laser, each with their own niche and accompanying concerns.

• Conventional plasma is fast, but an increased angle of bevel is a problem for many customers. Also, there can be some part clean-up required with certain processes.
• Laser produces a high quality cut edge with a very low degree of angle. With slower operating speeds than plasma, and a cost of operation that's higher, customers must pay more for this service. It is perceived by many customers as what they "think they needs". As a result, the biggest problem for the laser system facing Chapin & Bangs is capacity; it is over-looked.

The Solution: The local Hypertherm distributor and retrofit partner as a good working relationship with Chapin & Bangs. Calling on Chapin & Bangs each week, they have also developed an understanding of the company's thermal cutting needs. Itt was only after the distributor attended a Hypertherm training class on the new HyPerformance Plasma HPR130, that they realized it would be a perfect solution for the steel service center. Armed with HyPerformance Plasma HPR130 information and cut samples, the distributor made its case to CHapin & Bangs.

Upon seeing the cut samples, and understanding the system's capabilities, Chapin & Bangs decided to purchase 2 HPR130s.

Benefits: Chapin & Bangs owner and President Richard Hoyt, "Right from the start the Hypertherm HyPerformance HPR130 made a difference," The HPR is producing great cit quality with a notable improvement to cut angle, holding 2 degrees or less of bevel. Secondary clean-up operations that had approached 20% of the job cost were now virtually eliminated, drastically reducing their costs.

Vice-President Brian WIlliams adds,"We were looking for equipment to supplement our laser system; HyPerformance Plasma was the perfect choice."

"We's getting the word out to our customers about HyPerformance Plasma:, says Mr. Hoyt. "Many of our customers don't want their parts cut with plasma because of their perception of the bevel it leaves. This ia not so with Hyperformance Plasma; it's improved consistent cut quality and reduced angularity will leave those old perceptions behind."