b'Bene ts of Waterjet Cutting According to Jim Draper at Rocky Mountain WaterjetNo noxious gases.and Laser, the advantages of having parts cut by waterjetPart accuracy of 0.005" (0.127mm).include:Draper said RMWL operates OMAX 80160 and 55100 Elimination of tool costs for small-volume and prototypewaterjet machines, which feature Tilt-A-Jet, a programmable work. Z-axis, and regular, macro and water-only nozzles.Minimal kerf width of 0.010" to 0.030" (0.254mm toMaterials that can be cut by a waterjet machine include 0.762mm), which allows for tight tolerances and meetingacrylic, aluminum, brass, carbon fiber, cast iron, copper, capabilities for maximum material yield.glass, iron plate, stainless steel, stone and titanium.No thermal distortion or degradation of materials. As material thickness increases, process speed and Inside Job?cutting in-house. Many of them, Draper said, in-dicated later that they wish theyd stayed with RMWL. There are a lot of things people dont take into consideration when they decide to handle waterjet cutting them-selves, he said.T.J. Johnson, Among them are: engineering manager Dust and overspray. Many first- of the manufacturing time waterjet users arent aware ofdivision at Fitz-Thors how messy the operation can be.Engineering, holds It generates dust and often dousesa sample workpiece the surrounding area with over- to point out entry spray. Ive seen people buy a wa- and exit points for an terjet and install it in the same areainterior part.as their CNC machines, which can be a mistake, Draper said. Cross-contamination must be considered, and sometimes waterjets need en-closures equipped with fans.Water quality/temperature. Fitz-Thors EngineeringGroup Mail:[email protected] MachineTools,AccessoriesandAbrasiveTooling Tel: 5089870121 High Precision Grinding Machines SalesServicePartsUpgrades One Year Warranty USA Technical Support and Parts MEEHANITE Casngs Siemens Grinding Motor Some Models in stock CNCModels to suite all requirements www.gmsigroup.com and levels of automaon. SurfaceGrinders|RotaryTableMachines|DoubleColumGrinders|FiltraonOpons|AbrasiveTooling64 MARCH 2018 Waterjet.indd 64 2/15/18 2:47 PM'