JXL-86 High Speed, Pure Water, Waterjet Cutting System

We are currently in the process of building a JXL-86 with an off-loading platform and pinch roller.  It will feature a chain feed system and XL-Controller. This automated system is generating a lot of interest and has proven itself to be a great solution for higher speed water only applications.

Rich

Download the NEW WARDJet Product & Information Catalog featuring our latest technologies and innovations

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If you are serious about getting a new waterjet, you are going to want to take a look at what we have to offer: 5-Axis Cutting, PDA Wireless pendants, abrasive recycling,  gantries with large cutting envelopes and small footprints, independent and fully programmable z-carriages, extremely advanced and easy-to-use X-Series waterjet controllers, and so many more options that make you say "Wow! This is NOT JUST A WATERJET..."

Rich

WARDJet is pleased to announce that their website is now available in multiple languages.

Spanish, German, Russian, Portuguese and Chinese.

IGEMS Training Center

We always want to make running a waterjet as easy as possible.  Today we added the IGEMS Training Center to our web site, to make it easy for anyone to learn more about the capabilities of the software, as well as try it out.   There are 25 videos there to explore as of today.  http://www.wardjet.com/igems-training-center.html   If you want to download a version to play with, go to the download section of the web – bottom right hand side.  http://www.wardjet.com/downloads.html 

Rich

Controller Retrofits - NO Need To Buy A New Waterjet

Retrofit your older controller with a WARDJet X-Series controller.  Customers love being able to have all the capabilities of a new WARDJet waterjet on their old – sometimes VERY old waterjets.  It takes a couple of days and your Allen Bradley, Higerman, Calypso and virtually any controller can be changed over.  Get  warranty and guarantee on a controller that is simply amazing and renew the life of your waterjet.  Call for a quotation.  It is far more affordable than you would think!

Rich

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

Shipping an X-Classic Waterjet Controller

Over the years we have mastered crating and shipping things like controllers.  What used to take hours now literally takes less than 10 minutes.  The controller is placed into the custom built crate with padding in all the right places.  Beams that secure the controller in location, also with padding are quickly positioned and hey presto, we have a secure, well protected way to ship one of the most important parts of the waterjet.

Rich

Shipping a couple of waterjets

When shipping over the winter period we take special care to ensure no water is anywhere in the system.  With temperatures of 17 deg F, things tend to freeze quickly.  We once purchased a used system and the owner never removed the water prior to shipping, even though we were assured it had been, and the filter housings along with other components all cracked.  It was quite interesting.  None of the high pressure components were damaged.   But nothing like a direct drive pump we once got that was full of water.  It literally cracked the casing!

Rich

Waterjet Water Quality Questions

An important question that our technical support team gets asked quite often:

Q:   What are some of the factors to consider when testing the water quality for a waterjet system?

A:  There are three main things to consider in the quality of the water that your waterjet cutting system uses. The Ph level, the Silica content, and the Total Dissolved Solids(TDS). The Ph level should be between 6 to 8 ideally. We also consider a TDS count of less than 100ppm to be good. You should always have your water tested...

If you do need some sort of filtration system to improve your water quality some of the common remedies are deionizing tanks, reverse osmosis, and water softeners. Typically a water softener is enough for most applications.

Use Cell Phone as a Wireless Pendant for Your Waterjet

With the WARDJet X-Series Controllers, windows mobile cell phones can be used as a pendant to run your waterjet from anywhere in the world.  With the combination of video and wireless pendant, you can stop, start, change cutting speed, view a color image of the part being cut and a host of other functional features.  You literally have control wherever you are.

I can be almost anywhere in the world and with the touch of an icon, view the cameras and see the waterjet, and with another touch of an icon, see exactly what is on the controller, the time left to completion of the job etc.  And you too could have this.  There is no charge for the cell phone software once you have the wireless PDA option, and the program can be loaded on as many cell phones as you wish.

Rich

Cell Phone to Monitor WARDJet Cameras

WARDJet now offer the ability to literally monitor as many cameras as you wish live from your cell phone.  You can zoom and pan the cameras from the cell phone so if you are at your desk, lunch, at home watching TV or in Europe, all you need is phone service to the internet and you are live on the shop floor. 

We also have cameras with built in sound so you can hear what is happening.  You can talk to the shop too!

So no matter where you are, you can see and monitor and run the waterjet remotely.

Amazing.  WARDJet at work.  Changing the way waterjet businesses run.

Rich

FABTECH Show Chicago

We have had 2 excellent days at the show in Chicago with 2 days to go. 

Rich

NEW Slideshow

Lately you may have noticed that the website has a new slideshow player.

If you click on the slide it will open a larger version of that slide in a new window.

-Rich 

Shipping ZXA-813

It never ceases to amaze me how we are able to load a complete machine in about 30 minutes.  This unit shipped this week.  It is the 3^rd machine this customer has purchased from WARDJet which we appreciate.  They purchased their very first unit from us as a used waterjet in 2003.

Rich

Two WARD PRO's Installed in Norway

Two WARD PRO abrasive recycling systems were installed last week in Norway.  Look closely and you will see they are next to each other.  We look forward to many more WARD PRO installations into Europe and Scandinavia.  http://wardjet.com/WardPro.asp 

Rich

Open House AMRC / Boeing

I had a great trip and the open house was fantastic.  AMRC / Boeing / Rolls Royce have a phenomenal facility and now with the WARDJet waterjet they have added more capability.  And as for the angels – I was wondering if this is what is in store for us long term…. (taken in Barcelona over the weekend!)

Rich

Olivetti Laptop from 1986

OK – so I was going through some stuff at home and found my first laptop from 1986.  An Olivetti made in Italy – top of the line personal computer.  What was most amazing is we plugged it in and it fired up as if I had turned it off yesterday.  It runs off two floppy drives with minimal hard drive memory.

We have come a long way with the X-Classic controller and our own software division that even makes our own circuit boards!  Who would ever have guessed

Rich

Waterjet Talks at the AMRC

 Yesterday and today have been fantastic. Thanks to everyone who came to the open house at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Centre with Boeing to learn more about WARDJet, Wightman Stewart and the waterjet cutting systems that we build. It has been an absolute pleasure introducing our people, our company and our technology to you. I hope to make it back to England very soon. 

-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 Taper Compensation With Psy-Winder

A quick video shows taper comp in action cutting a hole using the Psy-Winder 5-Axis Waterjet Cutting Head.  http://wardjet.com/videolibrary.asp 

Rich

Cutting Corn with Waterjet

So are you hungry and looking for good quality trimmed corn?  If you have a waterjet this should be a breeze.  Most people think waterjets are used mainly for engineering applications, but the cutting and dicing and processing of food with waterjet is a huge business.  We have cut the most unusual over the years.

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