Hypertherm Associates

Hypertherm Associates invented water-injection plasma-arc cutting in a two-car garage in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1968. Today a 100-percent employee-owned company, Hypertherm designs and manufactures the world's most trusted plasma and waterjet cutting systems entirely in the United States. Their Powermax line of handheld and mechanized plasma cutters is the professional global standard for metal cutting and gouging, relied on by fabrication shops, shipyards, steel contractors, and automotive restoration professionals in over 60 countries.