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Waterjet cutting has been around for years. It has been a specialty technology in use since 1970. Large technological advances were made in 1993, which caused popularity among machine shops. Waterjet cutting provides outstanding capability and flexibility with respect to the fabrication of returnable packaging components. Our 4 axis capability allows us to place complex angles on parts accurately and efficiently.
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We are building our business on the tremendous capabilities that Waterjet-cutting offers. We have 6 cutting heads on two large capacity tables with 4 - 60,000 psi intensifier heads, which allow for continually shortened lead times and a fail safe back up.
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Contact us to arrange a live demonstration cutting your parts via our web camera.
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| Advantages |
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 Extremely fast set-up and programming |
| Manufacturing flexibility - rapid revisions |
| Maximizing yields through auto-nesting |
| Machine virtually any 2D shape and some 3D |
| Machine thick materials (up to 12") |
| Environmentally friendly |
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Material factors to consider:
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Hardness and Density: Generally the harder and more dense the material, the slower it must be cut in comparison to lighter and softer materials.
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Thickness: The thicker the material, the slower the cut. For example, a part may take 1 minute to cut with 2" 4lb XLPE, whereas it could take 2 1/2 minutes with a 4" part of the same material. Thinner material can be stacked to cut all at once to fulfill the requested quantity easier.
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Geometry of the part: It is necessary to slow the cutting down in order to navigate sharp corners and curves. It also takes additional time to pierce the material. Therefore, parts with a lot of holes and sharp corners will cut much slower than less complex shapes.
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Volume of water: Each focusing tube (nozzle) on the waterjet contains an orifice that the water passes through. This orifice (jewel) comes in various sizes. Larger jewels are used to cut denser, harder materials, whereas smaller jewels are used to cut less dense, lighter weight materials. Trade-off: The smaller the jewel, the more cutting heads that can be used at once (up to a maximum of 4).
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Desired Result: Each job is individually set up to maximize the material yield and efficiency of equipment while maintaining acceptable quality of the customer, both in terms of cut and dimensional tolerances.
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If you desire a high tolerance part and/or a smooth surface finish, then the part will take longer to make. Note that you can make some areas of a part high tolerance and other areas fast, so you can mix and match to get the optimal balance between cutting speed and final part quality.
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