Shuttle Allows Waterjet to Keep Cutting While Operators Unload Parts
To operate the Waterjet Shuttle Systems from Jet Edge the operator simply rolls out the top cutting table like a drawer and continues cutting on the bottom table as parts are unloaded.
Posted: July 2, 2016
Jet Edge, Inc. (St. Michael, MN) proudly introduces its latest generation of Waterjet Shuttle Systems. Designed especially for high-volume water-only waterjet cutting applications, their systems dramatically increase productivity by allowing operators to continue cutting as they unload finished parts.
Manufactured for industrial use, Jet Edge Waterjet Shuttles are available in a High Rail Gantry format supporting up to 12 cutting heads or a Mid Rail Gantry format supporting up to four cutting heads. To operate the shuttle, the operator simply rolls out the top cutting table like a drawer and continues cutting on the bottom table as parts are unloaded. Powered shuttles are also available.
The systems are available in a wide range of sizes; an optional spreader bar allows operators to expand the cutting area beyond the waterjet gantry for cutting large sheets. The shuttle systems feature the company’s signature Aquavision® Di controller. It is the most advanced motion controller in the industry. It guides the user through the process from job set-up to production. Single parts, mirroring, rotation, plate alignment and part arrays (optional) are at the operator’s fingertips and it is fully networkable.
Jet Edge precision waterjet systems are a leader in the industry in precision and accuracy, holding +/- 0.001 in linear positional accuracy (over 12 in) per axis and +/- 0.001 in repeatability (bi-directional). Moving elements are supported on THK linear ways, precision ball screws are directly coupled to servomotors, and XY mechanical components are protected by a lip seal system. Critical motion components are protected with metal covers, brushes, labyrinth passages, lip seals, and high-volume low-pressure filtered air. They offer one the widest range of waterjet pumps in the industry, 36,000 psi, 60,000 psi and 75,000 psi models are available from 30-280 hp.
Water-only waterjets cut soft materials such as gaskets, foam, rubber, film, paper, cardboard, carpet, insulation, food and foil. Abrasive must be added to cut harder materials such as metal and stone.
Jet Edge, Inc., 12070 43rd Street N. E., St. Michael, MN, 800-538-3343 or 763-497-8700, sales@jetedge.com, www.jetedge.com.
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