Higher Pressure and 3D Cutting

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Waterjet Webinar:Higher Pressure and 3D Cutting


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Agenda

Quick waterjet overview

Why higher pressure

works better

The cutting evolution:

From 2D to 3D

Real life examples


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THE POWER OF THIS.

HARNESSED

INTO THIS.


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CUT ANY MATERIAL. ANY SHAPE.

Flow Waterjets can cut

any solid material

including stone, tile, glass,

metal, foam, rubber,

plastic,

and food


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2 TYPES OF WATERJETS

2 TYPES

pure.

abrasive.


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WaterjetBenefits

ColdCuttingProcess

No ToolChanges

SatinSmooth

Edge

No HAZ

MinimalPart

Fixturing

MinimalKerf

Widths

Benefits of Waterjet


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HyPlex Primeirect rive Intensifier HyperJet

55,000 psi 60,000 psi 60,000 psi 94,000 psi

Pump Technology Platforms


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Pressure Continues to Rise.

Pr

essurein

PSI


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FASTER. BETTER. CHEAPER.

Total Overall Project


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HyperPressureTechnology


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Benefits of HyperPressure


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The Cutting Evolution:Common Challenges

Waterjets have natural taper

Stream lags with a non-rigidcutting tool

Predicting the stream behavior

is fundamental to cutting

accurate parts

All waterjet cutting (2D and 3D)share some traditional challenges:


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DynamicWaterjet

Taper solved with

Dynamic Waterjet in 2001


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Taper Elimination

Head automatically compensates viasoftware to eliminate taper in 2D

Amount of compensation varies

greatly based on

Speed

Thickness

Geometry

Material

with active tolerance control

without active tolerance control


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Dynamic Waterjet

Tolerances then went

from .005.010 to

approx. +/-.003

Speed increased up to

24 times

Accurate parts became

much cheaper to produce


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What if you need to cut something

like this?


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Challenges With Accuracy

Same part, completely different parameters

Rotation of head changes feed rate

Thickness can vary during cut

What makes cutting accurate 3D parts

so difficult?


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YourSolution.

Meet

Dynamic XD

developed in 2009


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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

FlowXpertSoftware Suite featuring SmartStreamTechnology


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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


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The Need for Solid Programming

FlowXpert creates and imports true3D 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


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Real Life Examples1stMach 3 4020b 50i-S, Standard

2ndMach 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.


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Real Life Examples1STin 1997: Flow IFB 2.5 x 1.5M (8' x 4')

2ndin 2000: Flow dual-head WMC

3rd in 2011: Flow Mach 3 4020 b w/

Dynamic XD and HyperPressure

"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."

"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.


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