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STOP CHOOSING BETWEEN CAPABility and Floor Space.
For structural steel fabrication shops, the equation is unforgiving: customers demand more complex parts, tighter tolerances, and faster turnaround, while floor space and budgets stay fixed. The Element 500 is a multi-tool plate processing system combining optional plasma oxyfuel and marking technologies with drilling, tapping, countersinking, and counterboring into a single compact setup, ideal for low-HAZ / no-HAZ bolt holes on connection plates, bridge components, and other critical structural parts.
When customers asked for more capability in a compact footprint, we responded. Our design team reinforced our proven Element 500 platform with a stronger beam engineered to withstand the added forces of drilling, without compromising accuracy or performance. The result is raw multi-process throughput for fabrication environments where employee safety, every square foot, every hour, and every dollar matters.
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Improved User Experience
Easy-to-operate Global Connect CNC control equipped with 18.5” touchscreen provides a clear overview of all production data.
12 Drilling Tools
Automated tool changes with optional stationary tool changer/storage unit (12 tool capacity).
Improved Cutting Quality
Premium components provide smooth, vibration-free tool path movements from the helical rack and pinion drive systems.
Automatic Cleaning Table
The Slagger® table for quick automatic table cleaning, add a slag scoop and pit buck for a one-source cleaning solution.
Mulitple Options
The ELEMENT 500 is an all-around solution; it embodies everything it stands for. Safe, efficient, and versatile for automation, with upgradable hardware and software from a single source.
The Element 500 boasts a rigid reinforced beam allowing high-definition plasma bevel cutting, thick oxyfuel cutting, part marking, and the new GD40 Drilling Center (CAT 40) for holes up to 1 9/16″ diameter and automated tool change. This allows for continuous operation and special tasks with a focus on precision-cut and drilled parts.
creating solutions beyond machines
We offer our customers the most diverse solutions portfolio in the thermal cutting industry. Moreover, Messer Cutting Systems offers software solutions, original spare and wear parts, a broad spectrum of services, and numerous additional options to upgrade your machine.
We are able to find the right end-to-end solution for your specific requirements: Contact us and discover holistic solutions that will give you the competitive advantage – today and in the future.
