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Accelerate Automotive Production With Abrasive Waterjets
Because abrasive waterjets can cut just about anything – including materials and thicknesses that other methods can't handle – our hardware enables shops to save time, eliminate outsourcing, reduce production costs, bring innovations to market and help students learn work-ready skills. Read
Maximize Productivity with OMAX Predictive and Preventive Monitoring
Production success depends on more than careful material selection, part programming and setup. OMAX IntelliMAX software makes every minute count, with real-time monitoring of equipment performance whether you're on or off the shop floor. Integrated software tools predict system behavior and video monitoring keeps on eye on actual performance. Read
Plan New Equipment Investments to Maximize Your Tax Deductions
When you're ready to add a new machine to your shop, an abrasive waterjet can expand your cutting capabilities and reduce your need to outsource processes. Along with the flexibility that an abrasive waterjet adds to your workflow, it also offers you a tax break. Read
Are You Using the Latest Software?
OMAX is constantly coming out with new software. You should take advantage of the new features improving the performance of the machine and productivity in programming.New versions are released once or twice a year. If your software is more than six months old, it’s worthwhile to check for a new version. Read
Why Abrasive Waterjet Software Matters
Other cutting technologies use solid-material tools with fixed shapes, but abrasive waterjets use liquid sandpaper to cut solids, and that liquid constantly changes shape in response to part geometry, material thickness and density. The right software is critical to optimize the cut. Read
The Gem That Makes the Cut: Garnet's Role in Abrasive Waterjet
Waterjets require two specific properties from their abrasives: hardness and high specific gravity. Because these machines essentially perform high-speed erosion, the cutting stream accelerates abrasive particles but the grains themselves make the actual cut. Read
Top 3 Spare Parts to Always Have on Hand
To avoid unplanned maintenance that wrecks your shop’s schedule, it’s a good idea to keep the spare parts you’ll need for maintenance on hand. Consider getting started with our list of the top three spare parts you should keep in stock this year: Read
Trim Your Tree With OMAX Holiday Ornaments for 2020
Each year, we invite our employees to amaze us with creative holiday ornaments that showcase their inventive ideas and seasonal spirit – and the cutting capabilities of our abrasive waterjets. But this year is a little different. Out of an abundance of caution, we’re keeping our staff safely apart and showcasing some of our favorite ornaments from holidays past. Read
Cut Cool Parts With the Flexibility of Abrasive Waterjet Technology
Abrasive waterjets easily cut a wide variety of materials and cutting challenges, including thin or thick material, glass, carbon-fiber composites, titanium and special surface textures. But once you get accustomed to the power and versatility of these machines, it's easy to overlook their incredible creative potential. Read
How Machine Tool Suppliers Can Be a Shop’s Best Resource
Shops that add abrasive waterjet systems to their workflows quickly find the technology essential – along with the many ways that OMAX supports their productivity as a machine tool supplier that understands and anticipates customer needs. Read
