CNC water jet cutting

Water jet cutting profiles intricate shapes

Specialist clock manufacturer has long been using water jet cutting to profile intricate and ornate shapes and inlays from a variety of materials including aluminium and copper.
Specialist UK clock manufacturers, Smith of Derby, have been making architectural and feature clocks for 150 years.

Their clocks have graced shopping centres and churches across the UK.
Known the [...]

Tool management system applied to water jetting

In a direct response to customers’ demand for a reliable and cost effective means of measuring the water jet prior to cutting a tool management system has been adapted to do the job effectively.
Blum Novotest is pleased to announce that it has introduced its proven LaserControl tool management system for waterjet cutting machines.
The development [...]

Waterjet profiles and cuts rapidly

A CNC waterjet cutting machine is helping aUK fabricator to achieve a much faster turnaround on the profiles and fabrications.
A CNC Hydrocut waterjet cutting machine from ESAB Automation is helping Crane and Rowbury to achieve a much faster turnaround on the profiles and fabrications that it provides to the architectural and light structural steelwork [...]

WJS waterjet cutter boosts Thyssenkrupp’s uptime

Thyssenkrupp AG, a German producer of iron and steel, has invested in Water Jet Sweden’s waterjet cutting technology to boost business and reduce costs.
Thyssenkrupp makes semi-finished or finished component-parts made of stainless steel and non-ferrous materials.
Its Dortmund Works processes steel, tubes, stainless steel, non-ferrous metals and plastics.
Before consignment to customers, it carries out slitting/cross-cutting, cutting, [...]

Water jet cutting includes 5-axis heads

WARDJet waterjet cutting machines now offers over 20 models of machines and produces systems with multiple 5-axis abrasive or water only cutting heads.
A leading manufacturer of waterjet cutting machines, WARDJet, now offers over 20 models The company also produces systems with multiple 5-axis abrasive or water only cutting heads WARDJet also specializes in custom machine [...]

Control Microsystems reveals SCADARange line

Control Microsystems has announced the launch of its SCADARange line of wireless process instruments.
Designed for use in applications where traditional wired sensor connections are not physically or financially feasible, SCADARange products wirelessly transmit data through a centralised base radio station over a secure 900MHz license-free connection Up to 100 field devices can be polled at [...]

Accustream adds to AS Series of intensifier pumps

Accustream has introduced a 150 horsepower model – the AS-60150 – to its AS Series of intensifier pumps.
It produces 3.2 gal/min (12.1 litre/min) continuous output pressure adjustable up to 60,000 lb/in2 (4285 bar) The pump incorporates Accustream’s Advanced Intensifier Technology (AIT) The machine features two independent hydraulic pumps that power each intensifier.
Each hydraulic pump can [...]

Jet Edge launches mid-rail waterjet system

et Edge has introduced the new Mid-Rail Gantry waterjet system.
It features an 8 x 13in work envelope with an exposed tank that easily accommodates overhead loading It comes standard with one abrasive jet cutting head – a second cutting head can be added
The Mid-Rail Gantry is ball-screw driven for higher accuracy.
Its heavy-wall tubular steel construction [...]

Prosaw introduces water jet cutting machines

Prosaw, Kettering has launched the TCI range of water jet cutting machines in the UK, which include an abrasive sludge removal system.
The abrasive sludge is pumped into a disposable, 1000kg-capacity bag without the need for mechanical moving parts in the tank Water is separated out and returned to the tank
The [...]