An ever growing number of
fabricators and machine shops are gaining a competitive advantage by
incorporating abrasive waterjets to their machining mix. In fact, abrasive
waterjet machining is one of the fastest growing machining technologies in
manufacturing. Smart businesses continuously look for purchases that will
increase their productivity and reduce production costs. An abrasive waterjet
can do exactly that by streamlining workflows and wasting less material.
Near Net Shaping with the Waterjet
Saves Time, Tooling, and Material Expenses
Many manufacturers now cut the
majority of a part on an abrasive waterjet and then move the part to a mill for
finishing operations. Integrating this
near net shape cutting into the process significantly reduces production time.
An abrasive waterjet can handle large sheets of raw material and cut multiple
blanks with very little setup and fixturing time. OMAX Waterjets are so easy to use that one operator can
often run multiple machines simultaneously. The waterjets are set up in a
U-shape and one operator runs all three.
Better Material Use Reduces
Production Costs
Waterjet machining is a cold
process that doesn’t warp, harden or stress the material during cutting. The
cut edge quality is very good and typically doesn’t require secondary
operations to smooth the edge finish. Since there’s no heat-affected zone and a
small kerf, waterjet cut parts can be tightly nested on a work piece. With
thermal cutting processes such as plasma and laser, the cut edges are melted,
which means more space is required between nested parts, so more raw material
is needed per part.
More Capabilities Means More
Business
With a multi-axis A-Jet cutting head, an OMAX waterjet
can easily cut beveled edges, angled sides and countersinks in materials that
are difficult to machine on traditional CNC equipment. Some shops now use their
waterjets to cut components to repair or enhance other machines on the
manufacturing floor. The OMAX CAD/CAM software has tools to automatically
generate part drawings for gears, sprockets, cams and other components that can
be customized and cut from almost any material.
For More Information, Get in touch with our Welding
and Cutting Division to enquire about Abrasive Waterjets.
German-Gulf Enterprises Ltd is the authorized dealer of Omax
Waterjets.
