ABRASIVE WATERJET CUTTING IS RAPIDLY BECOMING AN ACCEPTED TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL TYPES OF APPLICATIONS. ADVANCEMENTS IN EFFICIENCY OF SYSTEM HARDWARE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS GROWING ACCEPTANCE. CLOSE TOLERANCE, REPEATABLE PART PRODUCTION IS ACHIEVABLE WITH LONG LIFE MIXING TUBES AND CONSISTENT ABRASIVE FLOWS. INTEGRATION OF ABRASIVE WATERJETS ONTO SINGLE AND MULTIPLE AXES CUTTING MACHINES ENABLE USERS TO CUT PARTS TO FINISH TOLERANCES. THIS PAPER OUTLINES SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND OPERATION, TYPICAL COSTS, CUT SPEEDS AND OPERATING PARAMETERS. ANTICIPATED FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN ABRASIVE WATERJET MACHINING ARE REFERENCED.
| Number of Pages : | 23 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
