Cost is the main reason. The plasma cutting of steel produces a lot of carcinogenic dust which MUST be collected in a dust extraction filtering system. This, along with the additional cost to fully enclose the machine in order to evacuate dust, raises the price far beyond what the average fabricator will pay for a beam coping system.
The Voortman beam coping machine is a very simple machine with very few moving parts, making maintenance and parts exceptionally affordable. The Voortman was designed specifically to be used throughout the world and thus uses only components from major manufacturers, most of which can be sourced in the local market. Voortman keeps all parts on hand for next day delivery in the USA. In most of our overseas countries we offer local service and support.