"The Petrogen oxy-gasoline torch far exceeded Babcock & Wilcox's expectations and performed up to all of the vendor's claims.
- Don R. Krause, B&W Nuclear Environmental Services, Inc.


       


Cutting Edge PERFORMANCE


PETROGEN EATS STEEL! Whether making a precision cut through thin steel or slicing straight through 20 layers of rusted plate, you will always have the best torch for the job. Cutting steel with the PETROGEN torch is like driving a high-performance sports car with horsepower to spare. The powerful flame carries the heat all the way down the cut. It slices through the steel like a hot knife, jumping air gaps, cutting through layers, punching deep holes in seconds. It cuts everything from your thinnest steel up to 14 inches!


               This 3/16-inch cut was fast and clean. Cuts are clean because the PETROGEN flame oxidizes all the steel in the cut. The 100% oxidizing flame leaves no molten steel slag.  What comes from the cut is essentially hot rust.  Acetylene leaves 30% of the steel as molten slag which re-bonds. With PETROGEN you never have to make the same cut twice. Cuts never need grinding, and no carbon is inserted into the steel.

The rusted 140-lb. rail on the left was cut in 45 seconds.


The 5-inch braided cable on the right we cut in under two minutes on one pass.

  



PETROGEN® is a "workhorse" that keeps on cutting when all other torches quit.

 


PETROGEN = power.

This torch cuts through multiple layers without hesitation. Pictured are 8 layers of 1/2" steel, randomly stacked. After the cut, layers are easily separated because there is no melted steel to solidify on the cut.  Steel coming from the kerf is completely oxidized, essentially hot rust. 


PETROGEN cuts steel fast, and the thicker the steel, the faster the cuts compared to other cutting fuels.

PETROGEN jumps air gaps and cuts through layers with ease. Also slices smoothly through dirty, painted or rusted steel quickly and without excessive popping. Even cuts concrete-backed steel without exploding the concrete!

PETROGEN punches clean, straight holes. The PETROGEN flame carries the heat all the way down the cut, so holes can be punched fast and deep. This torch pierces 1" plate like a drill hole, and punches through a 10-inch shaft in under a minute without moving the tip.

The PETROGEN System can make cuts that are impossible using acetylene or propane:

  • 12-inch mild steel shaft in 3 minutes.
  • 4-inch manganese steel dipper tooth shank in less than 1 minute.
  • 10-gauge steel at 51 inches per minute.
  • Railroad rail in 40 seconds.
  • 11-inch armor plate at 6-1/2" per minute.
  • 10-inch thick wall of nuclear service tank at 7" per minute.
  • Cement coated pipe; a fast clean bevel in a single pass.
  • 1-inch mild steel plate at 22" per minute.
  • Straight hole through 10-inch armor plate in 50 seconds.

And all these cuts were accomplished without having to pre-heat the steel. The PETROGEN flame completely oxidizes the steel and does not weld.

PLUS:
  • Keeps cutting while buried in sand, dirt and mud.
  • Performs well on some alloy steels and cast irons.
  • No carbon monoxide generated.
  • Elimination of fuel-line backflashes creates operator confidence, resulting in increased productivity.


PERFORMANCE — Almost beyond belief, but you can believe it!

 
 The PETROGEN torch can maintain a cut from a greater distance off the steel surface than acetylene or propane torches. This large coupling distance means you can lift the torch out of the hottest part of the cut, giving tips much longer life. You have greater flexibility to make cuts where positioning is not optimal.


     You can punch deep holes fast with PETROGEN.
       Pictured at right is a 10-inch hole punched  
       through  in one minute.		  

   
Petrogen cuts across air gaps unlike any other torch! The powerful gasoline flame cuts like the edge of a hot knife, carrying heat all the way down through the cut.  Other torches depend on the hot steel to carry the heat through the cut. Left are two layers with a 3/4-inch air gap.


Right, four layers of 1/2-inch steel with 1/2-inch gaps between them. No problem for Petrogen.		    

     

This 6-inch shaft was cut in 80 seconds from a cold start.  Cuts like this are made in a single pass, always leaving a clean surface with no carbon inserted into the steel.


    


    Cuts are smooth because the steel is completely oxidized, leaving no molten steel behind to bind up on the cut. This means only having to cut the steel once and never needing to grind the surface. (For any given thickness of steel, Petrogen's kerf width is comparable to that of acetylene.)