How do you ship a 30 foot long WARDJet RX-3013 waterjet?

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Yesterday afternoon we packed up another machine and watched it leave our factory floor. This customer wanted to construct their own tank for their WARDJet RX-3013 Waterjet (which has a cutting envelope of 30' x 13'). This meant that we had more room on the truck than we usually do. While we would normally pack everything (including the tank) onto a wide load truck, this machine got packed nice and neat on a standard flat bed in just a few minutes. The rails that the gantry travels on are fully assembled at WARDJet, and will be installed quickly and easily at the customer's facility in no time at all. They will also be mapped with our FARO Laser Tracker for ultimate accuracy. This machine was very fun to build! It features four cutting heads on four separate Z-Carriages, two High-Pressure Gauges, and a helical rack and pinion drive system. It will be powered by two 100 HP pumps, delivering a full 50 HP to each cutting head. Really incredible stuff...

Rich

WARDJet Waterjets Featured in Modern Applications News

Modern Applications News contacted WARDJet a few months ago looking for a waterjet case study. The story covers ITEN Industries, an extremely diverse vertically integrated plastic parts manufacturer located in Ashtabula OH. Their WARDJet waterjet machine has multiple Z-Carriages, each with their own pneumatic drill and cutting head - just another example of a customer using their machine as NOT JUST A WATERJET. The drill lets them pre-drill holes in composite materials in order to prevent delamination, something that commonly occurs when dealing with these types of materials. The story is published in their newest edition. View it online here.

Rich

New WARDJet Catalogs Include Waterjet University

The first round of our new WARDJet Catalogs arrived on Friday. They feature over 100 Pages of information on our waterjet cutting systems, including the first 4 chapters of Waterjet University. If you haven't been there yet, Waterjet University is the place to find answers to all of your waterjet cutting questions! Anything from pump and gantry design, to cutting speed charts, to recommendations on water quality. Most of the information can be found in our existing online catalog - PLUS - new sections that cover the J-Series Waterjet Machines, L-Series Waterjet Machines, R-Series Waterjet Machines and WARD Pro Abrasive Recycling Systems that we offer. This new book will be on the web very soon, so stay tuned if you don't already have a copy!

Rich Ward

Tech Support Videos Added

Support of our customers and those who trust WARDJet to be at their side as they learn and grow in the waterjet business, is our key focus.  We have added several videos today, some on how to service parts, and others are tutorials showing how to program and use some of the features of the controller and software.  All this is done to increase your ability to become the most efficient waterjet user possible.  Please always feel free to call or email if you have any questions.   http://wardjet.com/support-videos.asp

Rich

Tech Support Page Updated

We consider technical support to be the most important part of who we are and strive to ensure that this grows and gets better each day.  You will see several changes in the next few weeks, but this is the start.  Have a look and play around with the different links.  http://wardjet.com/support-steps.asp

Rich

 

ZX-613 Loaded On A Truck Nice N' Neat

When we ship machines we have become very good at loading in a very short timeframe. Typically each load will be drawn and laid out prior to the truck arriving so it all goes smoothly.  This is a ZX-613 shipped this week.

Rich

 

RX-3013 With Two Pressure Gauges and 4 Heads

A few photos from the back of the RX-3013 on the floor.  OK… so we won’t win any awards for these shots.  We will get those when the machine is complete.  But this shows the insides of the unit as it comes together.   It has 4 Z carriages each with height sensor, along with several other capabilities.  Two 100 hp pumps will power this machine hence the dual pressure gauges on the cross beam. 

Rich

ZX-2043 On The Web

The ZX-2043 is built specifically for shipping overseas in a standard shipping container.  The machine, which has a cutting envelope of 2 meters x 4.3 meters with 2 heads, ships fully assembled and tested.  Typically we can take it out of the container and have it moving around on your floor the same day.  We then spend time leveling and checking circularity with a ball bar.  The idea is to have the machine running and in operation 3 days later with a few more days of training on site after that.  Although we have already installed the ZX-2043 model overseas, we only put this link on the web today.  http://wardjet.com/Z2043.asp   There are tons of photos of the unit under the slide show which you can go to directly.  http://picasaweb.google.com/WARDJet/WardjetApril2009_web#5330186857633136930

Rich

Water Quality for Waterjet Cutting

Water quality is vital to the operation of your waterjet.  Hence the next chapter of WATERJET UNIVERSITY is on water.  It’s a quick read and could make a difference to how you run your system.  http://wardjet.com/waterjet-university/04-Water-Quality.asp

Rich

Made in America

WARDJet waterjets are Made in America.  While the trend to source more products outside the USA grows, WARDJet has made a very clear decision….  We will build our machines here, employ as many local university graduates, and base our R&D here.  We believe the advantages of building in the USA far outweigh any savings that might be generated outside the USA.  So yes, while many of our competitors are outsourcing more and more, (you may want to ask this question if you are interested when looking at various manufacturers and request an audit of external content) we are pleased to build WARDJet waterjets in the USA.

Rich

4 Head RX-3013

Here is a RX-3013 being built today that will ship with 4 cutting heads each mounted on a separate Z carriage.  It has the X-Classic controller with 8 full programmable axis capability, so if desired, all 4 X carriages could be made to be fully programmable in Z, each receiving their own commands.  There would still be one axis available to use for pipe rotation, or an indexer. 

If you did not use the drives for programmable ‘Z’s’, you could still add a full 5 axis cutting head and still have a spare drive for pipe cutting or something else.   This system will ship with 4 independent height sensors, one per cutting head, which again gives tremendous flexibility to the system.

Rich

Waterjet University Chapter 3 - How It Works

Waterjet University continues to grow.  We just added Chapter 3 – How It Works.  http://wardjet.com/Waterjet-University.asp   You can also go to www.waterjetuniversity.com if you want to go to direct.

Rich

Waterjet University Chapter 2

Want to understand the relationship between orifice, nozzle, abrasive flow, pressure, cutting speed, edge finish, cutting power, taper and more.  Chapter 2 has most of it covered.  http://www.wardjet.com/waterjet-university/02-Waterjet-Relationship-Parameters.asp

Rich

Shipping a Z-610 Today

Yes, we do make a Z-610.  We do not get much call for a machine this size, but we do make them.  This unit shipped today with 2 pumps and some interesting options when it came to unlimited pressure control from within the software and controller.

Rich

Waterjet University Launched

WATERJET UNIVERSITY

I have taught over 60 courses, many of them 4 and 5 day courses, on waterjet cutting over the years.  As a result, we ended up with a book of over 400 pages on useful information on waterjet cutting.  We are going to be posting all this information on the web over a period of time, and call it the Waterjet University.  Chapter 1 was posted yesterday.  As this grows it will serve as a great reference on waterjet cutting for anyone looking to understand and learn more about waterjet cutting in general.  http://www.wardjet.com/Waterjet-University.asp

“The Power Of YES’ article is now published on our site.   http://wardjet.com/WJCuttingArticles.asp

Rich

Intensifier Pump Specification Chart

All specifications for a 30hp, 50hp, 75hp, 100hp and 150hp, operating at 50hz and 60hz, running at 220V, 380V and 460V, are now on the web with a PRINTER FRIENDLY page too.  Go to the bottom of the ‘Waterjet Pumps’ page per the link below.  This will make it much easier for anyone to get all the details on the 60,000 psi pumps we supply.  Details on the 90,000 psi pumps will be added shortly.

http://www.wardjet.com/pumps.asp

Rich

More Testimonials Added

We continue to add testimonials on the web. This is a great application of a WARDJet.

http://www.wardjet.com/Waterjet-Testimonials.asp

Rich

Jeff Day Joins WARDJet

Jeff Day, a well known product manager of waterjets and author of many informative and educational waterjet articles, has joined WARDJet. We are really pleased to have Jeff with us, and I believe he will be a valuable part of the team as we continue to grow and serve all those who trust WARDJet to be their partners in waterjet cutting.

I see Jeff bringing with him 10 years of experience in technology, with a broad understanding of the waterjet industry. We are all pleased to have Jeff on board with us.

Rich

Close-Up of Tapping

Here are a few shots of stainless 3/16” tapped with different holes and threads.

Rich

New Waterjet Drilling and Tapping Video

Have a look at the NEW tapping video.  We have some companies running 3 waterjet heads with 3 taps making 3 parts at a time.  http://wardjet.com/videolibrary.asp#Options   Look for the NEW file at the bottom of this page.

Rich