FOCUS ON WATERJET CUTTING
WJS BevelJet™ 60 cutting tool .
FiveX : Free form cutting of pressure vessel end caps .
waterjet cutting machines starting from entry-level , with a wide range of optional functions , through to systems for highly bespoke waterjet cutting optimised to specific requirements . It celebrates its 30th anniversary this year .
“ From 1m ², up to the largest at 6m x 15m , these are professional , heavy-duty waterjet cutting machines made to last with typically 20 + years of machine life . Available from single head up to six abrasive cutting heads or 12 pure water heads , there ’ s a choice of cutting table configurations and Z axis units with linear motors for maximum flexibility ,” it commented .
The FiveX Ultra is its new full 3D , five-axis cutting machine ( 0-120˚ cutting ) designed to manage precision cutting assignments . As the FiveX Ultra can be equipped with a FAWJ Micro Cutting Tool , it also manages extremely fine cuts down to 300 my , for precise and complex shapes . The Fine Abrasive Waterjet ( FAWJ ) cutting process bridges the gap between micro laser and EDM cutting and brings waterjet cutting into micro part processing . The NCM 10 Micro is its micro abrasive cutting model .
Its Alphajet , which it dubs ‘ the next generation of taper angle control
and perpendicular waterjet cutting ’ is mechatronics based on compact design with a fixed TCP point . Up to four Alphajets can be fitted on the same machine , quadrupling the cutting capacity .
WJS has showcased an Augmented Reality , 3D version of one of its advanced waterjet machines , the FiveX , so that visitors could get closer to the operational cutter and look at it in 1:1 , 1:4 or 1:10 scale , and then take it home with them on their smartphone or tablet .
The company ’ s entry-level waterjet cutting systems include the T-model and H-model . Its Grand range is a heavy-duty waterjet cutting system with large tables sizes to manage large and odd-sized materials .
Italian manufacturer , Waterjet Corporation Srl , offers a range of new hybrid and electric servo intensifier pumps ( such as EDrive , EDrive Pro and ServoDrive ). Its Edge 5 cutting system features integrated ITC . Its machines include cantilever and bridge designs and five-axis flying bridge technology ( Edge 5 ) which delivers significant productivity improvements . The company also offers a combination plasma and waterjet machine ( the PlasmaJet model ), as well as waterjet surface texturing technology .
Its waterjet cutting systems include the three-axis Prima and Practica ; the three- / five-axis RAM and Waterline as well as the Classica and Suprema . Its TopJet is an automatic waterjet cutting line .
Wazer is now offering what it calls ‘ the first desktop waterjet ’ at 864mm x 635mm x 534mm . The cutting area is 305mm x 460mm . n
The ServoDrive hybrid servo intensifier with a patented progressive opening hydraulic system able to generate a pressure up to 4.150 Bar .
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