Friday, December 12, 2008

components of water jet/abrasive jet machine

A typical abrasivejet machining center is made up of the following components:
High pressure water starts at the pump, and is delivered through special high pressure plumbing to the nozzle. At the nozzle, abrasive is (typically) introduced, and as the abrasive/water mixture exits, cutting is performed. Once the jet has exited the nozzle, the energy is dissipated into the catch tank, which is usually full of water and debris from previous cuts. The motion of the cutting head is typically handled by an X / Y axis structure. Control of the motion is typically done via a computer following the lines and arcs from a CAD drawing.

As with automobiles, there are loads of other accessories and options, such as automatic tank clean-out systems, water recyclers, special tilting heads, fixturing, or motorized Z axis, etc., but the above compromise the basic system, and pretty much everything you need for making most 2 dimensional parts.

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