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Waterjet Process Application/ Uses

 
Aerospace applications include:
»  Custom control panels and structural components for special purpose aircraft such as crop      dusters and oat planes  
 »  Rough trimming of turbine blades on jet engines  
 »  Aluminium skin, struts, seats, shim stock, brake components, titanium & exotic metals used in      manufacturing landing gear

Automotive applications include:
»  Flanges for custom exhaust systems
»  Specialty metal gaskets for antique automobiles  
»  Specialty clutch components for racing cars 
»  Specialty brake disks and components for racing cars  
»  Custom skid plates for off-road motorcycles
»  Intricate decorative brackets and fittings for custom cars & motorcycles  
»  Copper head gaskets for racing engines  
»  Short run production for the model shops
»  JIT inventory control for piece parts on High Performance Radiators 
»  Custom motorcycle bodies
 

Medical applications include:
»  Blanking out surgical instruments from special steel alloys
»  Cutting artificial limb components from carbon fiber composites
»  Manufacturing carbon braces and orthopedic appliances
»  Making prototype medical devices for test and evaluation
»  Model shop prototyping
»  Water only applications; cutting thin plastic used as dividers in cases that hold medical        instruments before, during and after sterilization

 
Glass applications include:
» Special shaped window panels for cabinets and doors
» Lens blanks (up to 2” thick) from glass and quartz
» Glass components used in the electronic and medical industry
» Optical laser parts for various high tech industries
» Custom glass panels for the space shuttle
» Replacement glass for antique autos
» Art deco mirror designs
 
Specialty Lenses:
» Laminated lenses for adjusting colour on HD-TV systems
 
Food Processing Equipment applications include:
» Components (primarily from stainless steel and plastic) for food processing lines
» Guards, enclosures, food handling and packaging equipment
» Custom food processing equipment
» Specialty liquid filling equipment
 
Electrical Equipment applications include:
» Custom and short run electrical enclosures and control panels
» Custom designed elevator control panels
» Components for portable generators
 
Semi-Conductor applications include:
» Quartz cutting equipment
» Stainless steel parts for semi-conductor manufacturing
 

Recreational Equipment applications include:
» Cutting composite cross bow limbs for cross bows and archery bows
» Custom triggers for firearms and rifles
» Motorcycle and ATV skid plates

 
Architectural Products applications include:
» Components for architectural trim and window systems
» Custom designs in vinyl, stone and marble flooring and wall coverings
» Sign letters in marble, glass, steel, aluminum, brass, plastics. Etc.
 
Musical Instruments applications include:
» Blank out valve components for instruments such as saxophones and clarinets
» Intricate designs from material such as mother of pearl for custom guitar inlays
 
Film Industry applications include:
» Cutting rigging components and props for movies
» Equipment for camera travels (i.e., rails, motion systems for cameras)
 
Gasket applications include:
» Copper head gaskets for racing engines
» Metal and rubber gaskets for various industries.
 
Model and R & D Shops applications include:
» Making architectural models to producing test fixtures and prototype components for Automobiles and  R&D    labs
 
High Production Manufacturing applications include:
» Manufacture cross bow limbs
» Punch die buttons
» Small aerospace specialty parts and lenses (sights for rifles)
 
Industrial Processing Equipment applications include:
» Centrifuges
» Vapour Deposition Process (VDP) Targets
» Profile knife blades for woodworking
» Profile knives for recycling composite roof tiles
» Profile knives for wood molding
 
Machine Tool applications include:
» Manufacture punch die buttons and strippers
 
Plastics manufacturing applications include:
» Polyurethane products for a variety of industries
 
Elevator Manufacturer applications include:
» Manufacture elevators for high end homes, and smaller commercial applications such as            Nursing homes
» Manufacture architectural components and metal fittings for elevators
 
Wood Stove Manufacturer applications include:
» Used in lieu of plasma for their product line requiring a better quality edge surface and on      short-run production of occasional one-off unit.