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Waterjet Webinar:Higher Pressure and 3D Cutting
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Agenda
Quick waterjet overview
Why higher pressure
works better
The cutting evolution:
From 2D to 3D
Real life examples
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THE POWER OF THIS.
HARNESSED
INTO THIS.
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CUT ANY MATERIAL. ANY SHAPE.
Flow Waterjets can cut
any solid material
including stone, tile, glass,
metal, foam, rubber,
plastic,
and food
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2 TYPES OF WATERJETS
2 TYPES
pure.
abrasive.
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WaterjetBenefits
ColdCuttingProcess
No ToolChanges
SatinSmooth
Edge
No HAZ
MinimalPart
Fixturing
MinimalKerf
Widths
Benefits of Waterjet
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HyPlex Primeirect rive Intensifier HyperJet
55,000 psi 60,000 psi 60,000 psi 94,000 psi
Pump Technology Platforms
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Pressure Continues to Rise.
Pr
essurein
PSI
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FASTER. BETTER. CHEAPER.
Total Overall Project
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HyperPressureTechnology
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Benefits of HyperPressure
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The Cutting Evolution:Common Challenges
Waterjets have natural taper
Stream lags with a non-rigidcutting tool
Predicting the stream behavior
is fundamental to cutting
accurate parts
All waterjet cutting (2D and 3D)share some traditional challenges:
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DynamicWaterjet
Taper solved with
Dynamic Waterjet in 2001
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Taper Elimination
Head automatically compensates viasoftware to eliminate taper in 2D
Amount of compensation varies
greatly based on
Speed
Thickness
Geometry
Material
with active tolerance control
without active tolerance control
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Dynamic Waterjet
Tolerances then went
from .005.010 to
approx. +/-.003
Speed increased up to
24 times
Accurate parts became
much cheaper to produce
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What if you need to cut something
like this?
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Challenges With Accuracy
Same part, completely different parameters
Rotation of head changes feed rate
Thickness can vary during cut
What makes cutting accurate 3D parts
so difficult?
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YourSolution.
Meet
Dynamic XD
developed in 2009
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Your Solution.
Dynamic XD is a multi-axis cutting head that features 60
degrees of motion and full Dynamic taper compensation.
To predict stream behavior in a multi-axis environment, the
FlowXpertSoftware Suite featuring SmartStreamTechnology
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Stream Prediction
By using similar cutting models
that took years to develop for 2D
24,000 engineering hours to
complete similar models for 3D
Head automatically compensates
via software to eliminate taper on
an extensive material library
Easy to program:
Take your solid model file
Input desired edge finish and
material type
Software does the rest
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The Need for Solid Programming
FlowXpert creates and imports true3D solid models
Allows you to complete quick and
accurate quotes
Provides the ability to program parts
quicker than 2D
Easily make changes and/or modify
parts
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Real Life Examples1stMach 3 4020b 50i-S, Standard
2ndMach 4 4020c with dual head Dynamic Waterjet
100i-D HP HyperJet
Cold-cutting technology makes waterjet perfect for cutting aluminum, composites and
exotic materials without heat-effected zones that would change original structure of the
material or cause stress in the metal.
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Real Life Examples1STin 1997: Flow IFB 2.5 x 1.5M (8' x 4')
2ndin 2000: Flow dual-head WMC
3rd in 2011: Flow Mach 3 4020 b w/
Dynamic XD and HyperPressure
"It used to take our customer, a
machine shop, hours of machine
time to produce the same part. We
can now save them a lot of time
and money by cutting finished
parts that meet their
specifications."
"The Dynamic XD system is able to cut up to 60 degree angles, allowing us to make complex parts. For
example, we recently cut a series of compound bevel cuts in 1/2" Stainless Steel to fit into a hub.
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