FOCUS ON WATERJET
GOING WITH THE FLOW
Stefan Olsson , specialist from Waterjet Sweden , introducing the Panel One ® control system .
From left : Christian Svensson , Water Jet Sweden ; Patrik Flodin , Norrsken Metall and Niklas Fällman , Norrsken Metall , in front of their new waterjet cutting system .
“ With its new investment , Norrsken Metall has the capacity to meet growing demand for waterjet cutting in Sweden ’ s northern territory .”
Swedish subcontractor , Norrsken Metall , is targeting growth with a new waterjet .
Norrsken Metall is a well-known contract manufacturer that has been based in the Skelleftea region of Sweden for many years . Its specialty is processing materials in different dimensions ( mainly iron , aluminium and stainless steel as well as other materials such as copper and plastic ).
Cutting ; machining ; welding ; bending ; surface treatment ; assembly and delivery all form part of its service . The manufacturer also undertakes various development projects such as drawing , designing and producing customer ideas from prototypes to full industrial scaling .
Norrsken Metall has refined its waterjet cutting experience since 2000 . Among the metals that it cuts by waterjet are stainless steel , aluminium , brass and copper . It can cut , for example , stainless steel in thicknesses of up to 100mm . It can also plasma cut materials of up to 40mm thick .
Greater cutting capacity
The company ’ s existing waterjet cutting machine was experiencing recurrent operational problems , so it decided to opt for a new solution . Patrik Flodin and Niklas Fällman , owners of Norrsken Metall , contacted Christian Svensson , regional sales manager at Water Jet Sweden ( based in Ronneby , Sweden ). Svensson has more than 25 years of experience in waterjet cutting solutions .
“ We developed a machine solution with Norrsken Metall that provides both increased capacity and better reliability ,” explained Christian Svensson . “ The new WJS Grand model waterjet cutting system , chosen by Norrsken Metall , is a robust and powerful machine system for machining all types of materials , and can also handle large or odd dimensions .
“ Thanks to the WJS patent , the machine has the same level of precision , regardless of machine size . The 3.2 x 7.7m working area has been divided into two working zones to allow loading and unloading while the machine is running ,” he added .
Equipped for growth
There are many new improvements , explained Christian Svensson . The systems for abrasive supply and sludge handling have been designed to handle cutting without interruption , and the machine is equipped with a more powerful pump for faster cutting .
“ Thanks to its new investment , Norrsken Metall has both the capacity and reliability to meet growing demand for waterjet cutting in the region . It has already started to notice the growth as it has , among others , received
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