A stainless steel dragon made on the OMAX

Articles

Maximizing waterjet cutting profit
An article for The Fabricator by Dr. John Olsen
"Achieving maximum profitability from your waterjet system requires knowing which operating methods are best-suited to your application."

Conveying the Goodies
An article by Dr. Sue Roberts

Software Drives: Abrasive Waterjet Machining
An article by Dr. John Olsen and Carl Olsen. - March 2007

How one shop benefited from abrasive waterjet technology
An article for The Fabricator by Dr. John Olsen.
"Triplex Systems found that using abrasive waterjet technology combined with a hole-and-tab technique to fabricate its products helped eliminate machining operations and reduced costs."

A Comparison Between Intensifier and Crank Drive Pumps
An article by Dr. John Olsen.

Operating Efficiency of Crankshaft Drive Pumps (PDF)
An article by Dr. Scott Veenhuizen

Designing For Abrasive Waterjet Fabrication
An article by Dr.John H. Olsen - April 2007

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Press Releases

Contact: Sandra McLain, Director of Marketing, at: sandram@omax.com or 1.800.838.0343.

OMAX in the News

SCHULICH School of Engineering (SSE) Impressed with OMAX 2652

Not Your Average Water Toy
From the Schulich News, October 23, 2006.
SSE impressed with versatility and simplicity of machine. OMAX 2652 expands machine shop's material range and increases efficiency.

OMAX in the USAF

Metal tech shop maximizes value
From the Sourdough Sentinel, June 23, 2006.
USAF 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron uses OMAX in metal technology shop.

OMAX parts used in spaceship

Chris Raue used his OMAX abrasivejet to cut precision parts from lightweight carbon/graphite composite, which was then used on SpaceShipOne (the private spaceship that won the X-Prize). See the story in the Independent Record of Montana.

If you want parts for your spaceship, Chris can be reached at:

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 TV Shows
  • A Factory on your desk
    Part of the Scientific American Frontiers show, aired April 8, 2003
    This episode looks at creating objects from your computer. Shown is a bicycle made on an OMAX in the MIT waterjet lab.

    Look for the following section near the top of the page, and click on "Play Video." (Versions are available in both Windows Media and Real Player.)


News articles
  • Waterjet Cuts Production Time, Boosts Quality {PDF}
    From Shop Solutions, December, 2004.
    Magnecomp develops new products, processes, and tooling at its Technology Center in Temecula, CA. “As a design and supply partner to our customers, we are under constant pressure to reduce tolerances, costs, and leadtimes,”

  • Job Shop Rides Waterjet Wave {PDF}
    From Shop Solutions, January, 1999.
    Abrasive waterjet cutting came to Maudlin & Son Mfg. Co. Inc. (Kemah, TX) almost by accident.

  • A Gripping Investment {PDF}
    From Engineering Subcontractor, July, 2007.
    Maun Industries, a specialist manufacturer of paralled-action pliers and other special tools, has purchased an OMAX JetMachining Center.

  • OMAX Corporation {PDF}
    From EDM Today, April, 2006 Year Book Issue.
    An article about the OMAX corporation.

  • Precision cutting company slices deeper into market {PDF}
    From Pugest Sound Business Journal, December 2-8, 2005.
    An article about the OMAX corporation.

  • Pushing Speed in Waterjet (PDF)
    From Fabricating and Metalworking, October, 2005
    What's the maximum practical pressure for an abrasive waterjet? The answer is higher than you might think. This article explores the economic and practical trade-offs of cutting with pressures of 60,000 PSI or higher.

  • Waterjet Propels Shop from Sheet Metal to Precision Parts
    From Modern Applications News, November, 2005
    Camm Metals bought an OMAX, and changed the entire scope of their business.

  • AdChem Keeps on the Cutting Edge with Waterjets
    From NE Manufacturing News, October, 2005
    An OMAX 55100 solves AdChem Manufacturing Technologies' aerospace machining problems.

  • Waterjets vs. EDM
    Manufacturing Engineering,® October, 2005
    The capabilities of Waterjets and EDMs have converged to the point where they can complement one another in certain applications.

    Copyright Notice: Copyright by Society of Manufacturing Engineers. All rights retained. This article may only be viewed or printed one (1) time for personal use. User may not save any text or graphical items to hard drives or duplicate this article in whole or in part in any medium. This article appears with permission from Manufacturing Engineering®, the official publication of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). www.sme.org.

  • There's a waterjet in your future
    From FF Journal, September, 2005
    A look at why waterjets are growing so rapidly, and their place in the modern machining shop

  • Alexis Builds Reputation For Quality
    From Fire Apparatus, July, 2005
    Alexis Fire Equipment uses an OMAX to make some of the finest high-quality custom firefighting apparatus in the world. See page 2, under "ISO 9001 Certified."

  • Technology puts business operation on cutting edge
    From Great Falls Tribune, May 12, 2005
    More on Waterjet Extreme Technologies' (WET) work on the Great Falls Airport passenger terminal, and how their OMAX made the project possible.

  • Rising to great heights in Great Falls
    From The Fabricator, April 11, 2005
    How Waterjet Extreme Technologies (WET), of Great Falls, Montana, used their OMAX 55100 JetMachining Center to transform architects' concepts into a spectacular new airport terminal.

  • Technology reigns at Expo
    From The Fort Wayne News - Sentinel, April 14, 2005
    An OMAX distributor, Tristate Machinery, exhibits an OMAX JetMachining Center with Tilt-A-Jet at an Indiana show sponsored by a chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and it's "a hit."

  • Waterjets Move Into the Mainstream
    April, 2005, Manufacturing Engineering®
    A overview of the versatility of waterjet cutting, and why it's the fastest growing segment in the machine tool industry.

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