Waterjet Webinar:

Higher Pressure and 3D Cutting

Agenda
Quick waterjet overview Why higher pressure works better

The cutting evolution: From 2D to 3D Real life examples

THE POWER OF THIS.

HARNESSED INTO THIS.

CUT ANY MATERIAL. ANY SHAPE.

Flow Waterjets can cut any solid material including stone, tile, glass, metal, foam, rubber, plastic, and food

pure. abrasive.
2 TYPES OF WATERJETS

2 TYPES

Benefits of Waterjet
Cold Cutting Process Minimal Kerf Widths Waterjet Benefits Minimal Part Fixturing No HAZ Satin Smooth Edge No Tool Changes

Pump Technology Platforms

Direct Drive HyPlex Prime Intensifier HyperJet

55,000 psi

60,000 psi

60,000 psi

94,000 psi

Pressure Continues to Rise.

Pressure in PSI

FASTER. BETTER. CHEAPER. Total Overall Project

HyperPressure Technology

Benefits of HyperPressure

The Cutting Evolution:

Common Challenges
All waterjet cutting (2D and 3D) share some traditional challenges: Waterjets have natural taper Stream lags with a non-rigid cutting tool

Predicting the stream behavior is fundamental to cutting accurate parts

Dynamic Waterjet

Taper solved with Dynamic Waterjet in 2001

Taper Elimination
Head automatically compensates via software to eliminate taper in 2D

Amount of compensation varies greatly based on

Speed Thickness Geometry Material
with active tolerance control

without active tolerance control

Dynamic Waterjet
Tolerances then went from .005 .010 to approx. +/- .003 Speed increased up to 24 times

Accurate parts became much cheaper to produce

What if you need to cut something like this?

Challenges With Accuracy

What makes cutting accurate 3D parts so difficult? Same part, completely different parameters
Rotation of head changes feed rate Thickness can vary during cut

Your Solution. Meet Dynamic XD

developed in 2009

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 FlowXpert Software Suite featuring SmartStream Technology

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

The Need for Solid Programming

FlowXpert creates and imports true 3D 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

Real Life Examples

1st Mach 3 4020b 50i-S, Standard 2nd Mach 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.

Real Life Examples

1ST in 1997: Flow IFB 2.5 x 1.5M (8' x 4') 2nd in 2000: Flow dual-head WMC 3rd in 2011: Flow Mach 3 4020 b w/ Dynamic XD and HyperPressure

"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.

"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."