Hypertherm, Inc.

Dennis Kulakowski

Yu Zhang

Zheng Duan

Jesse A Roberts

Stephen Theodore Eickhoff

Christopher Pillsbury

Eric Streit

David W Lewis

Brandon Mason

A consumable cartridge for a plasma arc torch is provided. The consumable cartridge includes an outer component defining a substantially hollow body, an inner component disposed substantially within the hollow body of the outer component, and a hollow region between the rear portion of the inner component and the outer component. The inner component includes a forward portion configured to axially secure and rotatatably engage the outer component to the inner component and a rear portion substantially suspended within the hollow body of the outer component. The rear portion is axially secured and rotatably engaged with the outer component via the forward portion. The hollow region is configured to receive a torch head to enable mating between the rear portion of the inner component and a cathode of the torch head.

Cost effective cartridge for a plasma arc torch

A swirl ring for a plasma arc torch is provided. The swirl ring comprises a hollow body having a distal end and a proximal end and configured to receive at least a portion of an electrode within the hollow body. The swirl ring also comprises a first set of flange segments circumferentially disposed on an interior surface of the hollow body. The first set of flange segments extend radially inward from the interior surface and shaped to retain a first surface of a sealing member. The swirl ring further comprises a second set of flange segments circumferentially disposed on the interior surface of the hollow body. The second set of flange segments extend radially inward from the interior surface and shaped to retain a second surface of the sealing member.

Swirl ring for a plasma arc torch

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Corinth, VT, United States of America

Dennis Kulakowski