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PIPE DREAM CNC
BOOST YOUR SHOP’S POTENTIAL WITH PIPE DREAM CNC
The Pipe Dream CNC plasma pipe cutting system is the essential product your company needs to significantly increase efficiency, enhance accuracy, and improve reliability in your production facility.
Our advanced system provides the capability to effectively process round, square, rectangular tubing, and a variety of profile materials, all within a generous 10” x 10” processing envelope. With this innovative technology, you can mark, engrave, cut and bevel cut materials precisely to meet the specific requirements of your job.
From small job shops to large-scale production environments, our flagship product offering is designed to optimize the user experience, minimizing set-up time, manual processing, and maximizing profitability.
Our system was designed with an emphasis on optimizing the user experience. Some of the key features/options that set our system apart include:
Premium FlashCut CNC- Controls package offers user friendly integrated CAD/CAM/CNC
Servo Motor Rotation - Precise smooth control, speed and accelerations for high performance and accuracy
Mechanized Bevel Cutting - Cut Mitered Features to cut down on manual material preparation time
Roller Chuck Assembly - Configured to work like a 4-jaw combination chuck for quick, easy set-up
Variety of 4-Jaw Chuck Options- Select the right product to meet your price point and application needs
Automated Material Support Mechanism- Keep your long length material from bowing and effecting cut quality & consumable life
Large Capacity and Capability Range - Process Round, Square and Rectangular material with up to an 800 lbs. capacity
Design Philosophy
Product Features
bevel Cutting
Bevel cutting pipe improves ease of welding by creating a smoother joint preparation, allowing for better penetration and stronger welds. It also reduces welding defects, minimizes material stress, and enhances fit-up accuracy, making installation more efficient.
flashcut cnc
FlashCut CNC is a premium control offering due to its intuitive, user-friendly software combined with powerful, precise motion control and rich software features which ensure a seamless user experience.
material support
Material support in rotary plasma cutting enhances precision, improves cut quality and extends consumable life by ensuring consistent cutting conditions through stabilizing the material.
material set-up
Material set-up has the potential to be the one of the most frustrating and time consuming aspects to any rotary cutting system. It is therefore very important to consider your specific application needs. We offer three different chucking systems to give you the option to optimize cost and functionality. Whatever your selection we guarantee our system to provide you with a quick and easy material set-up process.
scroll chuck
A self centering 3 or 4-jaw chuck (also known as a scroll chuck) is the perfect balance of cost and efficiency. The jaws move simultaneously via a scroll mechanism, ensuring secure and even gripping of round (3-jaw) and square (4-jaw) material.
Combination Chuck
4-JAW INDEPENDENT CHUCK
PROS / CONS
+MOST ECONOMICAL CHUCK SYSTEM
+CAPABLE OF PROCESSING SQUARE, ROUND AND RECTANGULAR TUBE
+EACH JAW CAN BE ADJUSTED SEPERATELY, ALLOWING PRECISE CENTERING OF IRREGULAR OR NON-CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECES.
-INDEPENDENT JAW ADJUSTMENT CAN INCREASE SET-UP TIME WHEN CHANGING BETWEEN MATERIAL TYPES
Our Premium material chucking system is the combination 4-jaw chuck. This offering is the ideal choice for processing of round, square rectangular and profile material It offers the precision of an independent 4-jaw chuck with the convenience of a self-centering mechanism. It improves efficiency in machine operations by reducing setup time while still allowing for fine-tuned accuracy when needed.
3 OR 4-JAW SCROLL CHUCK
PROS / CONS
+3-JAW IDEAL FOR PROCESSING ROUND TUBE ONLY
+4-JAW IDEAL FOR PROCESSING SQUARE AND ROUND TUBE
+SINGLE ADJUSTMENT MAKES SET-UP A BREEZE
-IN ORDER TO PROCESS RECTANGULAR OR PROFILE MATERIAL THE OPERATOR WILL HAVE TO SHIM OUT THE SHORT AXIS WITH SPACER BLOCKS (NOT PROVIDED)
3-JAW SCROLL
[ROUND ONLY]
4-JAW COMBINATION CHUCK
PROS / CONS
+IDEAL FOR PROCESSING SQUARE, ROUND AND RECTANGULAR TUBE
+EXPEDITED SET-UP TIMES BY PROVIDING THE SELF-CENTERING CAPABILITY OF A SCROLL CHUCK WITH THE FINE TUBING CAPABILITY TO ADJUST EACH JAW INDEPENDENTLY
MACHINE FEATURES
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POWER REQUIREMENTS-
110 V -15 AMP
220V 1PH OR 208/230 3PH (DEPENDS ON POWER UNIT PAIRING)
AIR REQUIREMENTS-
MINIMUM 60 GALLON TANK
15 CFM AT 90 PSI
5 HORSEPOWER MOTOR OR GREATER
AIR FILTRATION AND DRYING SYSTEM
MACHINE ENVELOPE-
PIPEDREAM 12 FOOT [PD-12]
160” X 40” X 64”
MAX MATERIAL LENGTH-12’
PIPEDREAM 24 FOOT [PD-24]
328” X 40” X 64”
MAX MATERIAL LENGTH-24’
COOLANT SYSTEM ADDS 51”
WEIGHT CAPACITY-
800 LBS.
MINIMUM PROCESSING LENGTH STRAIGHT [BEVEL]-
10” [14”]
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PRECISION BALL SCREW Z-AXIS
HIWIN LINEAR RAILS WITH RACK AND PINION
SERVO MOTOR ROTATIONAL AXIS [A]
STEPPER MOTOR X/Y/Z
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DESIGNED FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
STOUT 10 GAUGE SHEET METAL BASE FRAME
ROBUST 1” ALUMINUM ROLLER CHUCK ASSEMBLY
1” STEEL ROTARY RING
HEAVY DUTY CHUCKING SYSTEM
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ROUND/ SQUARE/ RECTANGULAR
MIN. 1”
MAX 10”
EFFECTIVE CUTTING LENGTH - 10’, 24’, CUSTOM
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COLLISION DETECTION BREAKAWAY TORCH
LASER ALIGNMENT
MATERIAL LIFTER (1 COMES STANDARD, ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL)
OPTIONAL AUTOMATED BEVEL CUTTING
FLASHCUT FEATURES
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INTUITIVE ALL-IN-ONE CAD/CAM/CNC
QUICKLY DESIGN NEW FILES OR MODIFY EXISTING ONES
SOLID MODEL SUPPORT (STL)
ON THE FLY CUT PARAMETER MODIFICATIONS TO DIAL IN CUT QUALITY ADJUST CUT SPEED, CUT HEIGHT, TORCH VOLTS
EASY ERROR RECOVERY
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PIPE SHAPE WIZARD- Effortlessly create precise cuts for pipes of any diameter and a wide range of joint types, including T-joints, end caps, miter joints, Y-joints, and through-pipe connections—at any angle or size.
PIPE SIZING WIZARD-Automatically sets outer diameter and wall thickness based on standard pipe specifications.
3D SOLID MODELING- Visualize detailed models of pipe joints, including exploded views to examine both sides of the connection.
FLATTENED PATTERN VIEW- Simplifies the design of custom layouts, including slots, text, and complex shapes.
GHOSTED 2D VIEWS- Seamlessly display wrapped features without disruption.
FULLY ROTATABLE 3D VIEW- Inspect your design from any angle with an interactive solid model.
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EFFICIENT NESTING- Quickly nest multiple identical or varied parts to minimize pipe or tube waste.
AUTOMATED TOOLPATH GENERATION- CAM software automatically generates toolpaths using parameters and cut charts directly from the cutting head.
INTUITIVE LEAD-IN/LEAD-OUT CONTROL- Easily adjust lead-ins and lead-outs through simple graphical tools.
INTEGRATED CUT CHARTS- Precisely set feed rates, cut heights, pierce times, kerf compensation, and target voltages for any pipe size.
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Automatic G-Code Generation- Instantly creates G-code for seamless CNC operation.
Real-Time 3D Toolpath Visualization- View the full rotary toolpath in 3D within the CNC module as the pipe is being cut.
Flat Sheet Cutting Mode- Optional unwrapped view for cutting pipes and tubes as flat patterns.
No-Cut Zones- Intelligent path planning avoids chucks, fixtures, and rollers to prevent burning or jamming.
Stingray® Torch Height Control- Delivers consistently clean cuts, even with irregular or imperfect pipe surfaces.
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