Operators, therefore, risk breaking the mixing tube when they work on metal plate with a bit of a bow to it or when cutting smaller parts, which have a tendency to flip up and hit the nozzle. To ...

The experts call waterjet cutting the fastest growing major machine tool segment in the world. The reason? "With the advent of abrasive waterjet methods, the technology has quickly evolved to ...

Trim Tool & Machine, Inc., based in Cleveland, Ohio, has been offering abrasive waterjet cutting, machine building, stamping and diecast tooling, and CNC milling since 1999. The company provide ...

The Intelli-VISOR system-monitoring package works to increase the efficiency and uptime of any OMAX JetMachining Center by connecting operation controls with machine maintenance. OMAX Corporation now ...

Waterjets use a stream of high-pressure water mixed with abrasives to slice through titanium up to a foot thick, under control of a six-axis robot that can maneuver the waterjet nozzle across the part ...

Abrasive cutting is one option available to the industry for severing platforms during decommission operations. This type of cutting involves injecting abrasive materials into a water jet to wear away ...

RPM Design (Brownsburg, IN, US) uses this OMAX waterjet cutter in its successful composites machining business. The composites industry has embraced waterjet machining, thanks to its relatively low ...

An empirical relationship can estimate the cost of abrasive water-jet cutting during the decommissioning of Gulf of Mexico platforms. This article is the third of a five-part series on decommissioning ...

From fuselages and wings, to the fenders of a Chevrolet Corvette, to armor panels on military vehicles, composite materials are showing up with greater frequency in a wide range of applications. But ...