Waterjet
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Precut your part so you do not have to spend as much time machining.
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Cut out details in parts like no other machine.
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Cut your parts to speck on short run parts without the costly burden of creating a die.
Waterjet cutting has been made popular recently by the hit TV show, American Chopper because they built a chopper using a Flow Waterjet. "Vinnie uses a Waterjet to cut many of the custom choppers’ intricate pieces. He said the Waterjet allows him to cut parts that cannot be cut otherwise, such as finely detailed sissy bars cut out of half-inch steel. It also reduces the time required to reproduce the parts for multiple production." See reference, "American Fabricator".
Waterjet Shape Cutting System
Advanced Laser Dies is pleased to offer Waterjet shape cutting. With our Flow Flying Bridge Shape Cutter, we can process material sheets up to 4' by 8'. We can cut a wide variety of materials including rubber, plastics and metals up to 8" thick. This technology can be useful to you in many ways. We can accurately shape cut just about any flat material. We are regularly cutting aluminum, stainless steel, foam, sponge rubber, solid rubber and plastics.
Waterjet cuts are made with an ultra-high pressure stream of either water, or garnet and water. The stream is computer numerically controlled (CNC) to precision cut almost any material. Waterjet cutting is utilized for the toughest fabrication jobs where conventional cutting methods are unable to produce quality cuts.
Benefits:
The Waterjet cutting process is able to cut materials like laminates, phenolics, composites and most metals that were previously "unfashionable". These cuts are made without fracturing, chipping or thermal stress.
Waterjet cutting maximizes material yield by cutting along common edges with no waste (kerf). Even irregular parts are computer formatted to maximize your material yield.
Waterjet cuts are made to tolerances as tight as +/- .005", which is perfect for inlay parts. Moreover, Waterjet cuts do not create burning, hardening or thermal stress like laser cutting can.
If it can get wet, we can probably cut it!
| Material | ||||
| Steel | Granite | Plastic | Laminates | Composites |
| Titanium | Ceramics | Rubber | Kevlar | Glass |
| Aluminum | Tile | Foam | Brass | |
In die cutting and die making, this means that ejection material can be custom cut for each tool, resulting in time savings, faster run speeds, more uniform ejection and lower tonnage requirements. Also, cutting plates, stacker plates, backing plates, strippers, blankers, jigs, and so on can be fabricated from steel, aluminum, or any type of plastic.
Production runs go on the shape cutter without tooling costs or press time. Think about how many times your customers want only a few hundred parts, and how expensive it is to make those parts. Why not let us cut those parts for you so you don't have to buy dies or press time for such short runs.
We can still provide you with our full line of dieboards, dies, counterplates, stripping sets and blanking tools, but why buy the tools until you absolutely need them? You can mail, fax or e-mail your drawings to us and we'll be glad to give you a quote. Better yet, if you have questions about how we can help you please feel free to contact us for more information.
Engineered Ejection for Increased Diecutting Productivity
One of the most important applications of our Waterjet cutter is ejection material. When we design and Waterjet cut the ejection materials for a steel rule die, we call it "Engineered Ejection". The reason for this is that each piece of ejection material is specifically designed for the knife it is supporting. This uniform, planned ejection is far superior to hand-made ejection for several reasons.
The uniformity of the materials leads to a much faster make ready and faster running speeds without the sheet breaking up. The reduced quantity of ejection material on the die lowers the tonnage requirements, which also contributes to faster make ready and faster press running speeds. In addition, nicks are better supported, which means that the number and size of nicks can be reduced, which improves run speeds, especially in stripping, and improves the overall quality of the diecut.
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