Side Guards For 5-Axis Cutting

Multiple safety precautions are taken as standard with a 5-axis Psy-Winder along with easy, neat, simple to use covers that fold down for loading and unloading.  Sensors provide an additional layer of safety.

Rich

5 axis Psy-Winder

Here are a few photos showing a bit more of the workings of a 5 axis Psy-Winder being built today.  Note the one photo has light in the background.  This is not a trick!  Our new circuit boards have lights built into the board with a switch so if you need to look at anything, simply flip the switch on the circuit board, and the light comes on.  Pretty cool we think... and another bright idea making a difference to WARDJet customers.

Rich

WARD PRO Production

We are thrilled as are our customers with the WARD PRO production.  The changes we made from the WARD 1 which include integrated dust and steam collector, smaller overall size to fit 2 units side by side in a standard container for shipping overseas along with CE certification has all worked for the good. 

Rich

Steel Fabrication Plate

We had some fun last week installing a 20 foot x 16 foot steel pad that is level to 0.010”.  We used our FARO TRACKER to check the installation levels – a bit extreme use of such a tool.  The idea is we looked for months for large platens with no success.  So we selected a portion of our shop floor, surveyed and shimmed it so when we laid two 8’ x 20’ sheets into the grout surrounding the shims, we would have a good welding platform for our fabrication.  We are now doing all fabrication in house.

Rich

CNC Milling

May 2010 be a wonderful year for us all.  I am excited and looking forward to the next 12 months as WARDJet get an opportunity to expand and implement our technology developed over the years. 

We are off to a great start to 2010 with new orders over the Christmas - New Year’s period.  We also figured out how to map compensation tables into our large CNC milling machine using our metrology equipment.  This is great as our waterjets will be even more mechanically excellent when it comes to positional and repeatability tolerances.  As a result, mapping compensation built into our controllers, although always there, becomes less critical and all around our machines reach even tighter tolerances.

Rich

Custom Built Waterjet Tanks

The design principles of WARDJet tanks reach beyond our own use.  We now offer and build replacement tanks to our specifications that use WARDJet Job Shop Grates, along with easy to install Abrasive Removal Only Systems.

Rich

WARDJet Waterjet at the University of Sheffield AMRC with Boeing

We're very excited to have one of our ZX-513 Waterjet Cutting Machines on the floor of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Centre with Boeing. If you are in the area, feel free to stop by during our open house with Wightman Stewart (our UK distributor) Tuesday October 20th or Wednesday October 21st. You will be able to see the machine in action cutting parts, and I will also be giving a presentation twice daily featuring live video with our production facility in Tallmadge OH - where you will be able to see 5-Axis parts being cut with our Psy-Winder 5-Axis Waterjet Cutting Head. It will be fun to say the least!
-Rich

Waterjet Cutting Laminated Glass

OK so we cut peaches and steel in the last week.  Well here is some laminated glass cut using the Psy-Winder 5-Axis Waterjet Cutting Head into a 3D shape.  We were able to pierce and cut multiple holes and cones without delaminating or shattering the glass.  This was achieved using our VSMH - Variable Speed Mini Hopper - which changes the abrasive flow to the cutting head automatically, while we change the pressure at the pump.  All from within the program and all automatically while we stand and watch.

Rich

Psy-Winder 5-Axis Waterjet Cutting Head

Our 5-axis waterjet cutting capabilities with the Psy-Winder are growing not only with customers but leading magazines are finding it impossible to ignore us. If you want any more information or wish to see live cutting of your parts from the comfort of your office, while having a cup of coffee, let us know and we can do this in a flash.

Rich

Psy-Winder

There is more information on the Psy-Winder on the web.  http://wardjet.com/psy-winder.asp 

Rich