Machines
Intensifier Pump Reduces Operating Costs
Jet Edge’s 100-hp (75-kw), X-Stream xP90-100 waterjet intensifier pump is capable of producing 90 ksi (6,200-bar) and supports 75-ksi (5,200-bar) continuous operating pressure.
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Five-Axis Laser Machine Enables Focal Point Adjustments
Trumpf’s TruLaser Cell 3000 five-axis laser machine is designed for fine cutting and precision welding applications.
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Laser Height Sensing System for Waterjets
Flow International offers the DynaBeam laser sensing system, a noncontact material height-sensing solution for waterjets.
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Waterjet Systems Available in Kit Form
WardJet offers its WardKit series of waterjets, a kit form of its WardJet Emerald series waterjets that offers as much as 40 percent cost savings.
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Fiber Laser Reduces Cost during Standby
MC Machinery Systems will display its lines of fiber lasers and press brakes, including the NXF-4000 fiber laser offering 4 kW of power, which the company says is nearly double the wattage of its 2012 predecessor.
Read MoreLaser Machine Enables Five-Axis Tube Cutting
BLM Group offers its LT8 tube cutting machine designed for flexible, easy and precise laser cutting.
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OD Turning on a Machining Center
A tool like the one seen here can make it possible to machine precise cylindrical features of an otherwise odd-shaped part to a fine finish without resorting to a lathe.
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Through-Coolant Capability Reduces Cycle Time
Aided by Walter Titex tooling and a new higher-rpm machine tool from Fryer, Toolmasters Inc. was able to cut cycle time on a complex die set.
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Multi-Pallet HMCs Reduce Setup Time
Incorporating Kiwa horizontal machining centers from Methods Machine Tools helped Baum Precision Machining Inc. reduce setup time and improve productivity.
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Video: From 2D to Five-Axis
While waterjets are adept at cutting large, flat sheets of material, they aren’t limited to strictly vertical cuts. A video of a demo in Jet Edge’s IMTS booth demonstrates five-axis waterjet cutting.
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