Waterjet Cutting The Future Is Here
Water creates fantastic force if generated properly. Waterjet cutting is able to be used to cut into steel and many other materials. Water is opening new horizons as it is used as an industrial tool. Focusing to a fine point water is how it is used in cutting metal. Through a small nozzle fitted with a small jewel the waterjet cuts water as it is funneled a an extremely high pressure.
Have you seen a laser cut through metal? Water in essence is turned into a laser by high pressurized generators. The ultra high pressurized system is the key to the cutting system. A powerful pump system generates this intense pressure needed to turn the water into a laser.
The special plunger reciprocates back and forth powered by up to 210 bar of oil pressure. The oil pressure acts on a large viscid which is up to twenty times larger than the water plunger. 210 bar of oil pressure intensifies the water pressure up to and beyond 4,100 bar of oil pressure. At 4,100 bar the water is compressed the water is compressed by about thirteen percent. New technology has released a pump that delivers up to 6,000 bar of water pressure.
The large shock attenuator which is integrated in the high pressure plumbing system guarantees a steady pressure of water. Flexible tubing is also part of the plumbing system through which water is pumped to the cutting head. A jewel in the cutting head keeps the part from wearing out from the pressure and velocity. The orifice hole is about the size of a human hair.
Want to know the speed of the water stream… It is three times faster than the speed of sound. The super sonic powerful tool is capable of cutting most materials known to man. Compare this power with the water pressure in your house which is about seventy pounds per square inch or as it is listed, psi. A waterjet works at 60,000 pounds per inch, or psi. The waterjet is operating at more than 900 miles per hour.
Soft materials like foam, rubber, gasket, paper, or even food can be cut with the waterjet. There is another factor that adds to waterjet’s cutting power. Abrasives are added to the water. By adding garnet as an abrasive into the jet stream hard materials can be cut. This helps the water jet cut through harder materials like titanium.
Metals, stone, glass, and fiber reinforced materials can be easily cut with the waterjet using abrasives. The waterjet uses the abrasive to cut through most if not all metals known to man and results in accurate satin smooth cuts. The waterjet assures cutting free from flaws of stone, glass, and even fiber materials that have been reinforced.
Waterjets are used to cut everything from granite counter tops to foam packing. Unlike other metal cutters the waterjet does not get dull and it cannot over heat so this makes it ideal for most industrial cutting applications. There is not need for time consuming pre drilling. Whether performing rough cutting or high speed precision cutting waterjet is the cutting tool for the future.
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