Inspiration and knowledge

Otinus blog

Plasma Gases – A Practical Guide
Education 07.11.2025

Plasma Gases – A Practical Guide

Depending on the type of material being processed, gas selection is critical to overall efficiency. The right gas influences not only cutting speed and quality, but also consumable life and operating costs. In this guide, we explain the…
How Does a Plasma Cutter Work?
Education 07.11.2025

How Does a Plasma Cutter Work?

What Components Make Up a Plasma Cutter? Power Supply Powered from the electrical grid, it generates direct current (DC) with a voltage between 240 and 400 V. The total rated power and current capacity of the power supply…
What Is Plasma?
Education 07.11.2025

What Is Plasma?

A Brief History Most of us learned in school about only three states of matter. This is because plasma began to be commonly discussed in this context relatively recently. The first research on plasma was conducted in 1928…
Gas Cutting – Acetylene or Propane?
Education 07.11.2025

Gas Cutting – Acetylene or Propane?

Gas cutting (also known as oxy-fuel cutting) is—alongside plasma cutting—one of the most popular methods of cutting metals. It is used primarily for cutting low-carbon and low-alloy steels. We have previously published an article comparing gas cutting to…