FOCUS ON WATERJET
Selected innovations
AAG( AXYZ Automation Group) offers abrasive waterjet cutting systems that include the X-Series waterjet with the Apex 60 five-axis cutting head, M-series and A-Series waterjets. Its water-only series systems are the H-series, L-series and J-series. Customised models are also possible. The Apex 60 is designed for users who need control over taper and angle, especially when cutting flat materials or moderate bevels. It has tilt capabilities of up to 60 ° for complex 3D designs. The Apex 90 cutting head features a full 90 ° of tilt and extended Z-axis reach for advanced bevelling, deep weld preparation and cutting into large, pre-formed or fixtured parts.
The company’ s 105,000-square foot facility in Waterdown, ON, Canada, houses its three brands( AXYZ, WARDJET and CNCSHOP). ACCURL’ s five-axis MAX BP-C Series waterjet cutting system( with 50HP pump) features a MAX 3D five-axis Bevel Cutting Head 2.0, Hypertherm Echion 50 waterjet pumps and an anti-collision system, Collision Protection 2.0. The machine is controlled with an ESA S660 series CNC control unit. The MAX 3D cutter head has five axes( three
The Apex 90 cutting head( AAG).
The WARDJET A-Series waterjet cutting system from AAG. linear and two rotating). It has been designed for both pure 3D cut and 2D 1 / 2 cut( flat cut with bevel), without losing 2D( flat) cut functionality.
In November 2025, ACCURL opened its new Smart Factory at its headquarters in Ma’ anshan, eastern China. The investment of approximately € 38 million creates a production environment that integrates digital manufacturing, smart technologies and green energy.
Unlike thermal processes, a waterjet cutting system generates no heat
ALLFI produces high-pressure components for waterjet cutting as well as high-pressure pumps, modular cutting head systems and robotic waterjet cells( in partnership with IDASA). Bystronic Laser AG transferred the support for Bystronic waterjet machines to ALLFI Group AG, based in Switzerland, from January 2025.
AALFI’ s Quantum SPT™ Quantum NXT™( electric servo pump) incorporates the core“ direct servo” technology first used by NASA for the Space Shuttle programme by replacing obsolete hydraulic cylinders with new, compact, efficient and controllable servo linear actuators. Its DynaMAX and DaraMax are predictive waterjet pumps.
BFT GmbH offers energy-saving, highpressure pumps and components for waterjet cutting applications. It has showcased two high-pressure pumps in its EcoTron range – the 40.37 + and the 40.45 +. It also includes an Ecotron; Servotron; Vectron; Hytron; Hypertron and Jetron range of 4000 bar highpressure pumps.
In April 2025, the Austrian company opened new headquarters( new storage system and 2000m ² production hall). It now supplies the U. S. market with an office in Merrillville, Indiana.
Luxembourg manufacturer CERATIZIT( part of the Plansee Group) has three distinct HyproJET product lines; the abrasive jet focusing tubes are designed for all modern waterjet cutting head systems and support automatic centring during mounting. It also produces wear products out of variable carbide configurations( such as plungers for high-pressure pumps; splash discs; catcher cups; inlet guides; wear plates; restrictor shields and inlet tubes).
CMS Metal Technology offers a wide range of complete three- and five-axis waterjet cutting systems and pressure intensifiers. Models include the Tecnocut Smartline, Tecnocut Proline, Tecnocut Aquatec and Tecnocut Waterspeedy S.
Tecnocut Smartline cutting operations.
“ The CMS JD5plus five-axis head is the most effective way of expanding the application range of a waterjet from 2D to 3D cutting immediately, safely and with lower tooling times. The combination of the Plug & Play prober, safe axis control and abrasive filtration designed for challenging environments maximize uptime and cutting quality, while guaranteeing a return on investment right from the first jobs,” said CMS.
Its digital solutions include CMS Connect, an IoT platform that is integrated with the latest-generation CMS machines, and CMS Active, its operator HMI interface, as well as the Eye CMS console. CMS has also developed the Tecnocut e-pump, a hybrid pressure intensifier. Other models include the Easypump and Jetpower Evo.
ConSus- ANT Stationary Cutting Solutions GmbH, a division of the ANT Group, has over 20 years of experience in mobile Water Abrasive Suspension( WAS) cutting. The central or decentralised processing of 80 % or more of the abrasive with ANT’ s Abrasive Recycling Unit( ARU) significantly reduces consumption costs, it told ISMR. A continuous suspension jet, it said, provides a‘ more efficient cutting performance at lower pressure compared to conventional Water Abrasive Injection( WAIS) systems.’
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