Hypertherm produces cutting equipment since 1968 when Hypertherm President Dick Couch and colleague Bob Dean radially injected water into a nozzle. This radial injection technique created a narrower plasma arc, capable of cutting metal with a speed and accuracy never before seen. More than 40 years later, Mr. Couch’s founding principles of customer focused innovation remain strong.

They continuously devote more resources to plasma cutting engineering than any other company in the world. A commitment that has led to many metal cutting innovations. Innovations like oxygen injected cutting, HyDefinition® plasma cutting, Coaxial-assistTM jet, and LongLife® technologies, just to name a few. It’s why Hypertherm systems consistently perform with excellence.

Hypertherm produces a line of hand-held plasma cutting equipment, which R.J. Kates rents, and a wide variety of mechanized cutting systems.