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Articles tagged with "waterjet cutting"
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H2Olsen: Buying an abrasive jet machine. Is the process right for you?Abrasive waterjet cutting may or may not be right for your particular application; but, knowing all you can about the process and its pros and cons can help you make that decision better.
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Designing for abrasive waterjet fabrication: Forethought, flexibility can help cut cornersArray
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Fixturing for abrasive jet machiningClamping the workpiece against sideways motion and weighting it against vertical motion will prevent part loss and improve part quality in waterjet machining. This article offers practical fixturing suggestions for both cutting from flat sheet and adding features to existing parts.
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American Fabricator: American Chopper's Vinnie, unpluggedArray
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Bernie and the jet: The mechanic at Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage finds that waterjets are a cut above the restJay Leno's car collection, housed at the Big Dog Garage in Burbank, Calif., is not meant to collect dust. These cars are to be driven. Bernard Juchli is in charge of that, and now he has a waterjet to help him fabricate hard-to-find or non-existent parts and to keep the cars on the road.
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Job diversity through a waterjet: Pacific Metal Cutting knows saws, but learns to love waterjet and the new business it bringsPacific Metal Cutting of Placentia, Calif., wasn't struggling when it bought its first waterjet in May 2004. After two years of waterjet ownership and the addition of a second table, the metal cutter is struggling to keep up with new business.
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Achieve peak waterjet performance by optimizing components: Tips and tricksA waterjet systems comprises an ultra-high-pressure pump, CNC machine, and one or more cutting heads. How these components are set up and optimized determines the waterjet system's performance.
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Fabrication in transition: One-time metal supply house becomes a waterjet shop that now offers laser cutting, bending, and assemblyArcadia, Albany, N.Y., transitions from a metal supplier to a waterjet cutting shop to a laser cutting shop to a metal bender. Future plans call for the shop to evolve into a full-scale contract manufacturer.
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Increasing waterjet cutting profitability: How to get abrasive use and fixed costs under controlLast year an estimated 1,500 waterjets were sold worldwide, almost 800 of those in North America. As more waterjets are purchased, veteran and new waterjet owners must look for ways to increase profitability and remain competitive.
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Festivus poles for the rest of us souls: No grievances for Milwaukee fabricator who turns aluminum poles into holiday funThe Wagner Cos. has staked out its position as the world's foremost producer of Festivus poles. Yes, it's the plain pole that Frank Costanza put up in his living room as a rebuke of Christmas' commercialism in a Seinfeld episode in 1997.
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Waterjet purchase becomes watershed moment: Equipment addition turns the tide for machine shop's growthAllright Tool Co. in Birmingham, Ala., increased its sales revenue by 79 percent only two years after buying its two waterjet cutting tables. The technology allowed the company to offer cutting services unmatched in the region and reduced its production time of parts dramatically.
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Waterjet makes it into the mainstream: Once a novelty, abrasive waterjet cutting has evolved to become standard equipment for the fab shopAdvancements in the control and equipment components, each working in concert, have pushed the technology from a relative novelty to the mainstream.
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What's involved in abrasive waterjet maintenance?: Knowing a waterjet--from the cutting head to the pump--gives a fabricator an idea of how much it costs to run one.For the end user of an abrasive waterjet, sometimes the maintenance involved with the new machine is underestimated. The downtime due to maintenance can result in decreased return on investment. To remain profitable, an owner must factor in costs associated with maintenance.
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Cutting more than metal with a waterjet: Glass, stone, rubber are some of the possibilitiesWith waterjet cutting equipment, shops are no longer limited to the world of metal fabrications. They can search for new business in areas that were once considered unrealistic.
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Making waterjet-cut parts more fatigue-resistantAmong the factors that contribute to the fatigue life of waterjet-cut parts are part geometry, cutting method, and finish. Properly designing parts, using the optimal cutting quality for the part, and choosing the best finishing process can increase fatigue resistance significantly.
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El chorro de agua la hace en grande: Siendo alguna vez una novedad, el corte por chorro de agua abrasivoAdvancements in the control and equipment components, eachworking in concert, have pushed the technology from a relativenovelty to the mainstream.
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Reusing waterjet cutting abrasive: Recycling systems recover used garnet, but are they worth worth the upfront cost?For shops that cut using a waterjet machine, the abrasive in the pressurized stream of water, which allows the system to cut away metal, is a significant capital investment. Because of recent technology developments, a fabricator now can recycle the abrasive material and use it several times. But before a shop invests in this type of equipment, it should first consider the types of abrasive material that are available, as well as how the recycling technology works.
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Counting on the combo: Revolving door-maker adds flexibility with waterjet/plasma combination machineRevolving door manufacturer brings fabrication in-house, including a combination waterjet-plasma machine.
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¿Qué involucra el mantenimiento del chorro de agua con abrasivo?: Conocer un chorro de agua—desde la cabeza de corte hasta la bomba—le da a un fabricante la idea de cuánto cuesta operarlo. |
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Disposing of waterjet abrasive—the right way: Waterjet shop managers should know local waste regulations, disposal techniquesArray
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Newer linear-drive technology improves waterjet accuracy, reduces costsRecent developments in linear-drive technology are designed to improve waterjet cutting accuracy and safety, while making high-precision machines more affordable. Find out more about this traction-drive system that has its roots in railroad locomotives.
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Designing for abrasive waterjet fabrication Forethought, flexibility can help cut corners: Forethought, flexibility can help cut cornersThinking ahead during the design stage of a fabrication can save part production time, assembly time, fixturing, and, weld preparation time—and therefore, cost. Designers need to be familiar with abrasive waterjet features to optimize efficiency.
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Cortando más que metal con un chorro de agua: Vidrio, piedra, hule son algunas de las posibilidades |
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Waterjet bevel cutting made easyImprovements in waterjet technology have made bevel cutting with these machines more suitable for a greater number of fabricating shops by simplifying programming and operation and reducing the need for trial-and-error setup.
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Going 3-D: A matter of control: Waterjets move beyond cutting flat blanksAbrasive waterjet has moved beyond flat plate cutting. Today, the jet can move in Z and tilt to cut complex designs out of thick plate, and even tube and barstock.
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How one shop benefited from abrasive waterjet technologyTriplex Systems found that using abrasive waterjet cutting technology combined with a hole-and-tab technique to fabricate its products helped eliminate machining operations and reduced costs.
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Metalfab: All that glitters is metalLights. Camera. Fabricate?! You get home from work after fabricating all day, kick back with a cool one, and turn on the tube just to see more metal fabrication, on-screen, as entertainment. If it's not "American Chopper" or "Monster Garage," it's "Biker Build-Off," "Monster House" or "American Hot Rod." What's the fascination with fabrication? Do shows like these put a new spin on the image of metal forming and fabricating? Have they inspired younger generations to consider metal fabricating as a profession? Why have TV producers zoned in on these types of shows?
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(Un) memorable fabrication: Oceaneering fabricates subtle creations in high-profile structural projectsOceaneering's structural fab operation has built "dark ride" vehicles for theme parks around the world. It has custom-fabricated and erected aluminum components for a mammoth advertisement overlooking Times Square. It has welded a structural mount that holds up the recovered World Trade Center antenna, now on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. And it has fabricated and erected duplex stainless steel bridges over killer whale pools at the San Diego and Orlando SeaWorld® parks. That's quite a portfolio of jobs, and all of them quietly have gotten their start at a structural fabrication facility on the outskirts of Baltimore.
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On the cusp of recovery: FABTECH prepares attendees for upturnIn 2009, show attendees cut through the fluff and focused on what matters: preparing for the recovery.
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Accelerating Diemaking: 9 ways to faster design-build-tryoutArray
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Innovation rides the waves: Aluminum Chambered Boats incorporates welding into patented designAs aluminum becomes more and more readily available for various manufacturing applications, the boat-building industry is taking notice. To build its patented vessel design, Aluminum Chambered Boats has found that arc welding - both GMAW and GTAW - is a critical technology.
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Can your manufacturing software do this?: Questions you should be asking about your softwareManufacturing software has come a long way in just the last five years. Independent software developers point out some of the advancements in manufacturing software in the hopes that some fabricators realize they may be missing out on some real production-optimization tools.
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Nesting software: A tool for lean manufacturingNesting software can help make your operation leaner. Software advancements have automated many processes. This article discusses the latest software features to consider when selecting the right program for your operation. Among these is the ability to nest a partial sheet or plate and then save the digital remnant or skeleton for later use.
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Software evolves to take a humanlike approach: The best nest considers the big pictureNesting software has evolved to the point where it can "see" shape contours and can determine how they best fit together.
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Achieving precision and diversification with laser and waterjet technologiesBoth laser and waterjet cutting systems produce precision parts, and in many applications, either is appropriate. This article, which discusses the benefits and limitations of both technologies, can help you decide which is best-suited for your operation. In some cases, utilizing both can increase manufacturing flexibility and your business capabilities.
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Hyperactive fabrication: Hype Manufacturing uses the latest metal cutting technology to make its way in the world of racingHype Manufacturing invested in a horizontal machining center, two lathes, two vertical machining centers, a universal milling machine, tube bending equipment, a press brake, a laser cutting system, and a waterjet to support its racing effort.
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Making sense of metal cutting technologies: Oxyfuel, plasma, laser, waterjet-all have their place in today's shopThis article was developed from the Comparative Cutting Panel conducted at the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association's Metal Matters conference in Orlando, Fla., March 2008.
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Laser and waterjet: friends or foes?: Capabilities make these technologies complements, not competitorsKnowing the capabilities and drawbacks of laser and waterjet machines is the key in determining which is best for a particular application.
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Láser y chorro de agua: ¿amigos o enemigos?: Sus capacidades hacen que estas tecnologías se complementen y no que compitan entre sí |
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