Aluminum
Aluminum is a light weight but strong metal used in a wide variety of applications. Aluminum is a relatively soft metal and is easily machined on the OMAX JetMachining Center. Generally speaking, it machines at about twice the speed as mild steel, making it an especially profitable application for the OMAX.Aluminum is difficult to machine on a laser in thicknesses over 1/4" (0.6 cm). Many precision abrasivejet machines are being purchased by laser shops specifically for machining aluminum. Aluminum is often called the "bread and butter" of the abrasivejet industry because it cuts so easily.
Stained Glass and Aluminum (courtesy Advanced Waterjet & Engraving, Anaheim, CA)
A part machined from 3" (7.6 cm) aluminum; OMAX software with Intelli-MAX® technologies lets you get sharp corners without wash-out
A statue of a Jet cut entirely on the OMAX from a block of aluminum
This piece was made from 8" (200mm) thick aluminum as a demonstration of what an abrasivejet can do
A prototype linkage arm for the Tilt-A-Jet®. This part was first "roughed out" on the OMAX. The holes were then reamed out to tolerance, and some additional features (such as pockets) added with other machining processes.
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