Portable Plasma Cutters for Handheld and Automated Cutting

Provided by the best partner network in the world, Powermax helps hundreds of thousands of businesses increase their productivity and profitability.

Why Hypertherm Powermax?

Powermax is the world’s most versatile family of portable plasma cutters, delivering maximum productivity and unmatched reliability. With the industry’s most extensive handheld and automated cutting, marking, and gouging capabilities, customers can confidently tackle any job with superior cut quality and minimized secondary operations―at a lower total cost of ownership. Easy to use. Versatile. Reliable.

The best in the world is worth the investment.

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5x

Up to 5x longer consumable
life than competitors

10+

Powermax has an
average life of 10+ years

55

55 years of Hypertherm
plasma technology innovation

Profitability

Powermax plasma cuts with the power of higher-amperage competitors. A wise investment.

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Profitability

Cut quality

Powermax plasma cutters + long-life cartridges = more consistent cut quality and improved productivity.

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Cut quality

Long-term support

Only the best partners offer Powermax. Maximize uptime with access to cartridges, parts, and superior support.

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Long-term support

Versatility

Excel by expanding your cutting and gouging capabilities with the broadest variety of cartridges and torches available.

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Versatility

Simplicity

Simplify your work with Powermax. It's so easy to use that new operators can perform like professionals in minutes.

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Simplicity

Reliability

Customers agree that Powermax plasma cutters are the industry’s most rugged. Built to last 10+ years in harsh environments.

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Reliability

“We’re very impressed with the machine's cut quality and love the cartridges. The cartridge life span far exceeds our older machine’s consumables, and the cartridge takes seconds to replace.”

Salt Creek Fab

Custom metal fabricators

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Powermax is the industry’s premium family of portable plasma cutters for hand cutting, gouging, and mechanized cutting.

In the spotlight

Our Powermax SYNC^® series features a patented single-piece cartridge with up to 5x the consumable life and greater cutting power than higher-amperage competitors.