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Waterjet Cutting
Waterjet Cutting is one of the fastest
growing machining processes in the world.
The basic technology is at once both simple
and extremely complex. When water is pressurized up to 60,000
pounds (or more) per square inch (psi) and forced through a tiny
opening, it can cut a variety of soft materials including food,
paper and baby diapers, rubber and foam.
When small amounts of abrasive particles,
such as garnet, are mixed into the jet stream, the resulting
"abrasivejet" can cut virtually any hard material such
as metal, composites, stone and glass.
Most abrasive waterjet cutting produces
net shaped parts, so secondary finishing is eliminated. In applications
with a mirror finish or tapped hole, secondary finishing is quick
and easy because abrasive waterjets do not produce a re-cast
layer.
Because there is absolutely no mechanical
stress, heat distortion or heat-affected zone (HAZ), material
can be stacked to increase productivity.
Setup and fixturing are complete in just
minutes. Because waterjets cut with a narrow kerf, parts can
be tightly nested or common-line cut so raw material usage is
maximized.
Abrasive waterjet cutting is maneuvered
with software-controlled, robotic motion systems - not hard tooling
- so there are no costly, time-consuming changes between jobs.
With our exclusive softwarecontrol system, we draw, import, or
scan in your part; specify the material type, thickness and edge
finish; and then point-n-click on "start" to cut.
When using waterjets you can throw out
pre-conceived ideas about what are traditionally considered "difficult
applications." Abrasive waterjets are ideally suited for
tough applications such as titanium, Inconel, brass, any steel,
aluminum, glass, stone or composites.
Abrasive waterjets cut material from 1/16
in. to 8 in. thick, in high or low volume, to .005 in.
Within every abrasive waterjet is a pure
waterjet cutter, and you can switch from abrasive waterjet cutting
to pure waterjet cutting in just two minutes. The hair-thin waterjet
can quickly cut gaskets, foams, plastics and thin rubber. The
dual processing capability of UHP waterjets greatly enhances
any shop's versatility. In-house machine shops realize all these
same benefits from abrasive waterjets. For machining high volume,
short runs or prototype parts, waterjet shapecutting systems
are the most versatile machine tools in the world. With our shapecutting
systems, you truly get Simply Better Cutting.
| Specifications: |
| Cutting table |
6 ft x 12 ft |
| Accuracy |
± 0.005 inches |
| Repeatability |
± 0.003 inches |
| Traverse speed |
500 ipm |
| Contouring speed |
Head: Single 300 ipm; Dual
150 ipm |
| Control system |
FlowMaster® |
| Z-axis adjustability |
8 inches |
| Cutting pressure |
60,000 psi |
| Integrated pumps |
50 and 100 horsepower |
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The FlowMaster Integrated Flying
Bridge System
The cool cutting process
of our abrasivejet system enables us to stack raw material increasing
productivity
Cut any material without
heat affected zones or mechanical stresses
FlowMaster®
intelligent control system eliminates all the guesswork
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