White Papers

High pressure direct drive pumps cut faster, more reliably and at significantly lower cost than ultra high pressure intensifiers.

The market size for abrasive jet cutting is dependent upon both the speed of machining and the precision of the resultant part. This paper describes the technologies that permitted the evolution of abrasive jets from crude severance tools to precision machine tools and the areas of current research.

In the current economic crisis, several hundred thousand manufacturing jobs have been and many more are expected to be cut. This white paper attempts to help recover the manufacturing sector by creating new jobs while curbing outsourcing through rebuilding America's manufacturing leadership and competitiveness.

Dr. Axel Henning explains how the OMAX JetMachining center will keep customers on the leading edge of waterjet technology

As the accuracy of abrasive waterjet (AWJ) machines is improving, a wider range of process variables are receiving attention regarding their impact on the accuracy of AWJ cut parts.

Modern abrasive waterjet machines require precise parameter settings to meet the everincreasing precision demand.

Dr. Olsen discusses advances in controller software compensate for common jet cutting errors, such as lag, striations, taper, and kerf; offer improvements in cutting functions; and reduce the time it takes to produce parts.

Abrasive waterjet cutting has become a main stream machining technology in today's manufacturing world. This paper will serve as an overall review of the state-of-the-art of this technology applied to precision machining.

A tilting head angles an abrasive waterjet's nozzle as it moves along the cutting path, resulting in a taper-free cut. This paper offers insight into the product development process of this innovative concept � a mechanism that allows the nozzle to tilt about the jet entry point with minimal compensation motions in the X, Y and Z direction.

First introduced in the last decade, the concept of �compute first, move later� for motion control optimized the abrasive waterjet cutting process.