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The Advantages of Waterjet Cutting HVAC Insulation
Waterjet cutting in the HVAC industry has become an indispensable technology for job shop fabricators, offering precise and efficient solutions for a range of manufacturing processes.
HVAC Insulation Cutting with KMT Waterjet
Waterjet cutting in the HVAC industry has become an indispensable technology for job shop fabricators, offering precise and efficient solutions for a range of manufacturing processes. Its versatility and ability to cut various materials make it a preferred choice for shaping components essential to HVAC systems.
Eliminate the duct liner bottleneck and reduce to slow, costly, and inexact manual process associated with cutting by hand. 
Waterjet cut fiberglass, foam, rubber, gaskets, and more. Waterjet can cut up to 2,000 inches per minute.
Traditional techniques used for cutting HVAC duct work liners may compromise insulation strength and cause delamination.
Water jet cutting has no (HAZ) heat-affected zones with zero rough edges/burrs, eliminating the need for secondary finishing.
Waterjet cuts precise shapes, square to rounds or elbow cuts minimal waste, protecting material investment.
The cost is 1/10 the price of purchasing the fitted materials, meaning a quick Return on Investment ROI.
The speed of water jet technology is well suited to high production requirements for HVAC roll-forming machining.
ZERO-SCRAPE factor waterjet cutting compared to cutting with laser or plasma. ZERO waste from part to part.
The materials can be sheet-fed or coil-fed onto the waterjet table for cutting.
Advantages of Cutting HVAC with Waterjet:
- NO Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) or deformation to insulation material
- Safe for the Environment; no toxic fumes or dust and garnet is disposable
- Thick or thin, waterjet cutting is the most flexible cutting process for aluminum to foam
- Can pierce material directly without the need for a pre-drilled starter hole
- No tool or blade sharpening
- High or low surface pressure flexibility for sensitive or thick materials
- Waterjet cuts a variety of foams:
- Polyurethane foam
- Extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam
- Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam
- Acoustic foam (e.g., open-cell or closed-cell acoustic foam)
- Neoprene foam
- Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam
Since waterjet machining is a cold-cutting process, waterjet cutting is the preferred method for HVAC industry cutting based on minimal waste, precision accuracy, versatility, and efficiency.
♦ Unlike traditional techniques prone to manual errors and material compromise, waterjet cutting eliminates bottlenecks, ensuring precise cuts without heat-affected zones or rough edges ♦
Waterjet cuts fiberglass, foam, rubber, gaskets, and more. Its high-speed capabilities and minimal setup time make it ideal for meeting the demands of high-production requirements in HVAC manufacturing.
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