Waterjet Technology
For several decades, KMT Waterjet has been enhancing water jet technology and creating advanced, reliable systems that offer a clean, precise cut on time, every time. The power of water cutting has been harnessed and refined so that KMT waterjet systems are as efficient as possible, bringing true value to the end user—you.
KMT has created an abrasive management system that better regulates the use of abrasive for metal, steel, tile, and marble cutting. Often, abrasive is one of the most expensive components of cutting with water jets. By ensuring an even, consistent flow of abrasive, operators can keep operating costs to a minimum and eliminate waste.
One of the other many ways in which KMT is improving water jet technology is through the design of cutting heads whose components can be changed individually as needed rather than requiring the entire nozzle to be replaced when one part wears out. As with the abrasive management system, this advancement helps costs stay low while maximizing the efficiency of the system.
To learn more about the technology and how KMT Waterjet is improving the quality of water jet cutting systems for metal cutting, stone cutting, glass cutting, food cutting, and more, please see the information provided below.
Using precision machines and a routine level of preventive maintenance care, KMT Waterjet Systems produces advanced, ultra-high-pressure (UHP) waterjet machines. Our water jet systems are able to cut nearly any material including metal, tile, steel, glass paper, food, plastics and composites. These benefits include faster cutting, increased precision, and a greater variety of applications. For everything from marble cutting to paper cutting, water jet technology is flexible, safe, and efficient.
Waterjet cutting machining offers many advantages compared with other technologies, including faster cutting, increased precision and a greater variety of applications. Waterjet machines pressurize water up to 90,000 psi/6,200 bar using the KMT Waterjet Streamline PRO, the Next Generation in UHP pumps.
Increase speed, improve productivity and save on raw materials with small kerf cutting using KMT Waterjet Systems Autoline, Autoline II or the water jet industry first KMT IDE cutting head.
Water jets focus high pressure water is then focused into a tight stream by a diamond or sapphire orifice ranging in diameter from 0.004" to 0.029". This water jet stream is used to cut soft materials or is mixed with an abrasive (garnet) to create an abrasive waterjet stream for cutting hard materials, including metals such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum, stone, tile, marble, glass, food cutting, composites or titanium amoung many other materials.
The setup and cutting are fast, resulting in a clean, small kerf, burr-free finish. In most cases, secondary surface finishing is not required. Additionally, water jet cutting does not generate dust, vapors, or smoke that can harm operators and the surrounding environment. Water jet cutting also easily compliments processes such as laser machining, plasma cutting, and punch pressing. Whether you need cutting for a simple prototype or for high-volume production, water jet technology works quickly and accurately.
With either a pure water or abrasive waterjet cutting motion control table system from one of KMT Waterjet's OEM International Network, the applications can be broken down by dimension.
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About KMT Waterjet Systems:
KMT Waterjet Systems is the leading global manufacturer of waterjet cutting systems, Ultra High Pressure pumps and components for water jet systems. KMT’s product offerings include: UHP Pumps, Waterjet cutting nozzles, Focusing Tubes, Pneumatic Cutting Valves, Intensifier and High pressure parts, Abrasive Cutting Systems, Waterjet Spare Parts, High pressure Valves, Fittings and Tubing Products, Diamond Orifices, Sapphire Orifices, Ruby Orifices, and Robotic applications.
KMT Waterjet Systems are used in a wide variety of industries including automotive, military, aerospace, tile, stone, food, textiles, rubber, foam, glass and much more. Call 800-826-9274, Contact Us or e-mail sales@kmtwaterjet.com for information on how water jet cutting can improve your cutting application.
