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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

Ohio Northern University students pay WARDJet a Visit

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IGEMS Training Center Update

If you haven't had a chance to take a look at our IGEMS Training Center yet you might want to. We are continually making updates as a part of our commitment to helping you succeed. It is loaded with useful videos, guides, manuals and free trial software.

XL-4 Controller on Toolbox

As usual we offer many options to all we do and here we are showing the XL controller on a toolbox with wheels.  There are several ways the controller can be mounted.  On a stand, on a stand with wheels and on a toolbox.  All you need to do is let us know.  And best of all, you can always change this yourself if you wanted to at a later date.

Rich

Milling / Machining / Fabrication All Within 50 Feet

I get a great deal of satisfaction from seeing sheets of steel delivered then completely finished, fully functioning waterjets helping people make a living, leave.  Our combination of milling and fabrication make this fun.  Note the mill in the background behind the tank.  Here you see the side beams being machined this morning, then mounted and welded into position on the J-86 this afternoon.  Its great and 100% under our control.

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

WARDJet New Website

You may have noticed our new web site, which if you are looking at the blog, you will be viewing.  This site has been 6 months in the making with a great team of people at WARDJet which will allow WARDJet to expand and offer infinitely more technology than we could before.  High definition videos can play at high speed, a full interactive on-line store will be launched soon, and there are many more things behind the scenes that all work to enhance our capabilities.  Keep dropping in and visiting the site and you will see for yourself.  Thanks for being interested and being a part of our team.

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 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

Controller Retrofits

WARDJet continues to receive requests to retrofit controllers on other waterjet systems.  More information on this opportunity is listed on the web under the controller section.  http://wardjet.com/controllers.asp 

An advantage of installing a X-Classic or XL-Series controller is most of the features available on the WARDJet waterjets should be able to work on any machine.  There are restrictions on how the machine is built etc, but being able to use your older waterjet as a digitizer, have full remote control, wireless PDA pendent etc and most of the accessories WARDJet offer might be available to you.  http://wardjet.com/WardjetAccessories.asp 

The ability to map and volumetrically calibrate your entire system and compensate for inaccuracies also opens up.  So if you have a waterjet that is not the most accurate, it might be possible to compensate for some of the inaccuracies with the intelligence and capabilities of the WARDJet controller.  If you have any questions give us a call.

Rich

R-2013 WaterJet ready to ship Friday

This WARDJet R-Series waterjet cutting machine ships tomorrow. When we ship the R-Series machines they ship completely assembled with the cross beam and risers all as one. We also preassemble the rails to make for easy installation. http://wardjet.com/RSeries.asp

Rich

WARDJet Challenge 2- Which Grate Support System is Better Suited To Your Waterjet Cutting Application

There are many choices of supporting your material when cutting with waterjet.  In our second CHALLENGE, we explore the differences between 7 types of grates and supports, and discuss why one may be better than another for a specific application.  This is not a subject that it talked about much so it should be enlightening.  http://wardjet.com/Challenge_Grates.asp

Rich

 

June Newsletter

Our June newsletter was sent out today.  Plenty has happened in the last 6 weeks.  We launched the JX-813 Pure Water, self loading and unloading system.  Launched our Pinch Roller feed system.  Started the WARDJet Challenge on the web site.  Launched WATERJET UNIVERSITY.  Offered a full XL-Controller retrofit for Calypso waterjets with one or 2 heads, including WARDJet height sensors.  So plenty to read and see.  Certainly it has been a fun 6 weeks.  http://www.wardjet.com/newsletters/WARDJet-June-Newsletter.pdf

Rich

 

Cutting Stacked, Perforated Aluminum Sheets

We stacked 5 sheets of thin aluminum sheets that were perforated with tens of thousands of small holes.  We wanted to see the effect of raising the nozzle to be 1/8”, ¼” and ½” above the surface of the material.  We expected the small perforated holes to have more of an effect on the integrity of the lower sheets, but as you can see, the damage was minimal.  We cut the sheets at 60,000 psi with a 10/30 orifice / nozzle combination at 100 ipm.  We also stacked 10 sheets thick and cut at 50 ipm, but we did see serious degradation of the quality of the cut through to the bottom.  Higher speeds of course are achievable, but this application does not allow higher than 100 ipm for various reasons.

Rich

Boeing, Rolls Royce and Sheffield University

I had a fantastic time last week at the board meeting of the AMRC, a joint venture with Sheffield University, Boeing and Rolls Royce.   I was invited to be on the board of directors so this was my first board meeting.  WARDJet is the waterjet supplier of the research and development center.  I knew the AMRC had a good reputation for the work they did in the aerospace industry, but really never fully understood the degree to which highly advanced R&D is done.  We really count it a privilege to be a part of the AMRC.  There is a bit more about this on the web with links to their site.  http://wardjet.com/AMRC-Boeing.asp

Rich

Gear Cutting Thick Material

Gear cutting can be made easier in many areas with a waterjet. Here are a few photos. It is easy to pick up the middle of the ring using sensors to ensure circularity.

Rich

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

- Like This!!! -

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