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WATER JET PRICE IS VALUEABLE
do lots with waterjet
just find the right one
what material you can cut by waterjet?
Virtually any materials like common steel, titanium, glass, steel alloys, stone or Composite materials and multi-layer materials. If you work with various materials more than 20% time, waterjet will bring enough benefits to you.
Otherwise, cold cutting process, reduces secondary finishing and highly versatile & flexible, These three characteristics are also reasons why you should consider investing。
What size and thickness you can cut by waterjet?
The cutting size is generally determined by the size of the table. The most commonly used table dimensions are 3m wide and 2m long, while the table size for metal or stone cutting is 2m wide and 4m long, which covers the sizes of most sheet materials. However, if you occasionally need to cut oversized materials, you don’t necessarily need an extra-large table. You can extend the larger material partially off the table, placing only the cutting section on the table. Although this is not the best option, it can save you a lot of cost as long as it is within the table’s load capacity (usually 500KG/square meter, which can also be increased).
The performance of the high-pressure pump and the length of the Z-axis determine how thick the materials you can cut. A 37KW high-pressure pump with a 0.33 nozzle is best suited for cutting metals up to 15mm thick. If you are cutting very thin sheets, they can usually be stacked together for cutting, increasing production. If you need to cut metal plates thicker than 100mm, APW’s V series high-pressure pump, specifically developed for heavy metals, is the choice. The standard length of the Z-axis is 150mm. If you are cutting very thick materials, such as sponge, PVC, or bulging irregular materials, you can increase the Z-axis distance; APW supports up to 2m in length.
Do I need learn waterjet software?
- Completing waterjet cutting typically requires mastery of 2 or 3 software programs.
- 1. CAD, used for drawing cutting paths and generating DXF files.
- 2. Waterjet cutting software, used for setting up cutting processes (such as pump pressure, cutting speed, nozzle angle, etc.), and controlling the movement of the waterjet. APW offers two software options, NC and ECS. Both include CAM programs that can draw and layout simple graphics.
- 3. ALMA, which converts 3D design programs into data readable by waterjet cutting software.
what level of precision does a waterjet cut?
The traditional 3-axis waterjet cutting head has a cutting accuracy range of ±0.1mm to ±0.3mm. If the thickness exceeds 100mm, the cutting accuracy will decrease. The APW GJ-series of high-precision waterjets can narrow the accuracy to ±0.03mm. Additionally, a 5-axis waterjet can be used, compensating for the accuracy loss caused by the waterjet stream taper.
Can I get bevel or 3D cutting by waterjet?
This is a consideration that must be made from the outset. Since 2D cutting and 3D cutting require different cutting heads, electrical controls, and software, and retrofitting them later is quite difficult. If you need to cut bevels or surfaces with angles greater than 12°, complex curves of 3D parts, you will need to choose an AC5-axis 3D cutting head. If you only need to make cuts, a 3-axis cutting head is the most economical. If you require less angle compensation, such as for absolute vertical cutting, you can opt for an AB5-axis cutting head.
how much is a water jet ?
The cutting costs of a waterjet typically include 2 parts.
1. The fixed part, which is the purchase cost of the waterjet. Waterjets are relatively stable equipment, with a service life usually ranging from 10 to 20 years.
2. The variable part, which includes energy costs, labor costs, and consumable costs (abrasives, wear parts). This part varies significantly depending on your cutting requirements, maintenance cycles, and local economic conditions.
How can I pick a right waterjet table model?
Cutting tables come in various forms, such as the cantilever structure for three-side material loading, which typically does not exceed 3 meters in length. There are also the classic gantry structures for two-side material loading, and the improved bridge-type structures that are more stable and offer higher precision. There are fully enclosed outer structures that focus on protecting the working environment and increasing personnel safety. There are roller tables designed specifically for glass cutting tasks, equipped with two cutting heads. Additionally, there are aero-fans cutting platforms and robotic arm platforms available for your selection. Based on your business situation, APW recommends the most economical and user-friendly platform. The right platform can greatly increase work efficiency, improve production rhythm, and avoid unnecessary movements.
how can I use waterjet to complement other machines?
Waterjets can replace plasma cutting, lasers, milling, engraving, and electro-discharge machining (EDM) in many processes, but more importantly, waterjets can compensate for the deficiencies of these machining methods in various ways, thereby improving overall workshop efficiency and giving you more return on your entire machining business investment. Here are the characteristics of waterjet cutting:
– Parts can be used directly (except for operations like tapping, bending, etc.)
– No edge damage
– Satin smooth finish
– No need for secondary operations
– No heat-affected or stressed zones on the cut surface
– Abrasive waterjet cutting surfaces can achieve a surface finish of 80 to 125 Ra.
– Pure waterjet cutting is even smoother.
Is there convenience to operate waterjet?
Some additional accessories can enhance the work efficiency of operators and reduce physical strain. For instance, a lifter can assist operators with loading materials, laser detectors can help operators quickly make fine adjustments to the Z-axis, and collision avoidance detectors can help operators prevent accidental damage to the nozzle.
what’s your waterjet after-sale service?
Choosing a company and technical team that can support your waterjet system throughout its entire lifecycle is crucial.
If you are looking for a partner that can provide support when you need it and offer a specific plan tailored to your business, APW, established in 2001 and a drafter of national standards for the waterjet industry in China, is your best choice.
Every APW customer will have the following after-sales services as part of the basic service package:
- Free maintenance for 12 months.
- We will provide consumable parts at a discounted agency price.
- 24-hour online service with free technical support.
- The machine is pre-adjusted before delivery, and an operation disk is included. If you have any other questions, please feel free to let us know.
- We offer manual instructions and videos for software installation, operation, and machine use and maintenance. We will send a professional technician to the customer’s factory to provide two weeks of training, covering the working principles of the machine, Auto CAD drawing, common issues and their solutions, etc.
If you upgrade your service package, you will also receive the following services:
- new waterjets environment planning on CAD
- all about BASIC SERVICE BAG
- scheduled maintenance breeze
- one to one optimize service
extended warranty depending on your need - onsite or APW waterjet R&D center training
- discount on APW spare parts annual bag
- 7*24h online Q&A
- onsite maintenance repairs
How can be a agent of APW? What's benefit I would get?
Flexible copperation methods
- Annual ordering contract
- customized model
- upgrade old waterjet
- regional price protection
- information agent
- personal commission
- business leads share
- overseas warehouse co-building
more choices for your customers
- structured products make up of best combo
- detail in products list
keep your own brand
- perfect and complete OEM services in China, includes color, profiling, brand marker ，manual, E-book
best agent support
- advance shipment
- emergency Scheduling
- exhibition cooperation
- 24H tech-support online
- free customized desgin
- free 2 persons training per year in CHINA
Stable supply and Continuous innovation
- 6 workshops, 30 engineers, 150workers, 500 sets of waterjet capacity per year
- 200 patents for waterjet
- forward looking products,such as 48L/min pump for CNOOC in 2021, 600MPa pump, portable waterjet for petrochemical industry in 2022, machine vision solution in 2023
how can I use waterjet to complement other machines?
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QUICK Q&A
What does a waterjet do?
Waterjet technology is a cold cutting process which cuts by using pure water, or water and abrasive. Because of this, waterjets are unlimited in what they can cut.
Is waterjet cutting cheaper than laser ?
If you only looking at operating costs, laser is cheaper than waterjet cutting because of sand and water cost. Apart from controlling costs in operation, we must also consider the initial investment cost. A typical waterjet machine will cost about half what a CNC Laser will cost for a similar thickness and quality. Waterjet cutting processing price is higher than laser that means you can get more income,the more import thing is you can cut lots of materials which burn by laser, that means more customers you could service.
Is waterjet a CNC?
The waterjet is controlled with Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technoogy. You can cut what you wish by CAD drawing. CNC waterjet is a fully automated, high-precision industrial cutting process.
Why is a waterjet so expensive?
There are different consumables, different power requirements, cost of water, and most importantly, the cost of abrasive. Garnet abrasive can account for as much as 75 percent of the total hourly operating cost of a waterjet cutting system.But you only use pure water to cut soft material like foam, you save lots of money, quite deal.
What cannot be cut by a waterjet?
There are some things that a waterjet cannot cut, basically hardness is more than 6.3, including things like diamonds and tempered glass. Most commonly, waterjets are used to cut things like tiles, ceramic, and non-tempered glass.
What is the disadvantage of a waterjet?
Some Downsides to Waterjet Cutting. As with a laser beam, the waterjet cutting stream is most effective when it is most concentrated. But when cutting through tubing, voids can cause the stream to diffuse, rapidly losing its accuracy and cutting ability
Can water jet cut diamonds?
NO
Can waterjet cut plastic?
sure, and rather easy.
Can you make money waterjet cutting?
absolutely! Any waterjet owner offers super smoth edge cutting simples base on the cold cutting advantage.
What software does a waterjet use?
NC Studio is the most popular control system. It has many funtion and easy to use.The most thing is updating fast, that means more and more special waterjet cutting solutions come out.
Which is better fiber laser or water jet?
waterjet! If you don’t wanna a burn edge.
Is CNC only for metal?
of course not, you can cut metal, plastic, wood, glass, ceramic, stone and so on by CNC
Can waterjet cut holes?
yes. The smallest hole is about φ0.3mm，the more sheet thick, the bigger hole.
Why is waterjet so strong?
The power is from pumps which offer 220-620Mpa high pressure water jet. Don’t put your body face to waterjet, PLEASE DONT.
How long do waterjet nozzles last?
depend on the usage conditions.Generally it’s about 40-1000 hours. pure waterjet is longer than sand waterjet. 320MPa is longer than 380MPa.
Can a water jet cut bone?
of couse. In food industry, waterjet is not only used to cut bone, but also plant and fish.
Which is better, water jet or laser cutting?
Consider material thickness, heat sensitivity, accuracy requirements, and speed. Laser cutting is ideal for precision parts with tighter tolerances, whereas waterjet cutting is suitable for thicker materials and applications where heat could affect the material’s properties.
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