To be honest, You can't take the top dog position from Hypertherm. Been that way for years. But. The Top Dogs Hypertherm, Miller, Victor and Lincoln will at some point become somewhat less relevant. None of them are truly made in USA although Hypertherm is the closest to being able to say that. They are all either imported or assembled here. The main thing that keeps Hypertherm, Victor, Lincoln and Miller safe is that they have their own Torch,Consumables and QA dept. to monitor and continuously develop and improve. They all have great torches and pretty good consumables. The other plasma companies ( all imports ) source that old Trafimet torch or the old PT torches ESAB used to use. Neither have had any measurable improvements in recent years. One day soon Someone will develop a torch that has the durability, features, consumable life and cut quality of the leading plasma torches out there. Until the import type plasma companies pay attention to kilowatts and slightly higher quality components on better dipped boards with a more modern torch, Nothing is going to change. 5 years should even the playing field and the domestic plasma companies will see their products bringing less profit. Happened to the Mig Tig and Stick market already..
