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ArcDroid or CNC plasma table?

The question every workshop that cuts metal asks itself. Here is the honest answer: it depends on your parts, your space and your budget.

660 × 380 mm< 17 kg

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The right tool, at the right price.

The table you do in your head, written down in black and white.

A · 01Comparison sheet7 × 3

Criterion	ArcDroid	CNC table 1,500 × 3,000	Cutting by hand
Price	€2,690 incl. VAT	€8,000 to €15,000	the price of your time
Floor space	50 cm on a bench	4 to 6 m²	—
Computer & CAD	none	required	—
Training	one hour	several days	—
Repeatability	perfect	perfect	none
Transport	in the boot	impossible	—
Large sheets	up to 1,200 mm with X2	yes	yes

Price
ArcDroid€2,690 incl. VAT
- CNC table 1,500 × 3,000€8,000 to €15,000
- Cutting by handthe price of your time
Floor space
ArcDroid50 cm on a bench
- CNC table 1,500 × 3,0004 to 6 m²
- Cutting by hand—
Computer & CAD
ArcDroidnone
- CNC table 1,500 × 3,000required
- Cutting by hand—
Training
ArcDroidone hour
- CNC table 1,500 × 3,000several days
- Cutting by hand—
Repeatability
ArcDroidperfect
- CNC table 1,500 × 3,000perfect
- Cutting by handnone
Transport
ArcDroidin the boot
- CNC table 1,500 × 3,000impossible
- Cutting by hand—
Large sheets
ArcDroidup to 1,200 mm with X2
- CNC table 1,500 × 3,000yes
- Cutting by handyes

Of the seven criteria, only one calls for the X2 option: very large sheets.

A · 02Slide rule2 690 €

How many months until the machine has paid for itself?

Parts cut per month40Minutes saved per part12 minWorkshop hourly rate55 €/h

440 €saved per month

6,1 monthsto pay off €2,690

In detail

Five criteria, no spin.

The all-in price

A 1,500 × 3,000 CNC plasma table costs €8,000 to €15,000 new — without the cutter, the computer, the CAD/CAM software, the extraction or the training. ArcDroid: €2,690 incl. VAT, plus the plasma cutter you already own. It fits on a bench and stores in a cover.

Space and installation

A table takes 4 to 6 m² of floor and never moves again. ArcDroid takes 50 cm on a table, sits on the sheet itself if needed, and goes to site in the boot of a car. Setup: five minutes, no rail levelling.

Software and training

A table imposes the drawing → CAM → G-code → control chain, so a computer, licences and a few days to get up to speed. ArcDroid is driven from its screen: trace a template, cut. An hour is enough. And if you already draw in DXF, it reads those too.

Large sheets

This is the real advantage of a table: a 3 m sheet is cut in one go. ArcDroid covers 660 × 380 mm per position, 1,200 mm wide with the X2 module, and repositions for the rest. If you nest full 1,500 × 3,000 sheets all day, the table remains the right tool.

Accuracy and repeatability

On both machines, the part comes out in the same place every time, with the same cut quality: that of your torch and consumables. ArcDroid adds what no table does: reproducing an existing part without ever drawing it.

In short

You cut parts under 1.2 m, often one-offs or small batches, and you have neither the space nor the appetite for a computer workstation? ArcDroid. You nest full sheets all day? A table. Many workshops have both: the table for batches, the ArcDroid for everything urgent.

Not sure? Bring a part.

At the Oberentzen workshop we trace and cut it in front of you. You leave with it.

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