TCI Precision Metals Adds Waterjet Machining Center
The new machine is the second waterjet TCI Precision Metals has added in the last twelve months to keep up with growing demand for precision Machine-Ready Blanks and other specialty parts.
TCI Precision Metals added an additional Omax waterjet machine to support increased demand for precision Machine-Ready Blanks made of stainless steel, aluminum and other alloys. The Omax waterjet is capable of cutting materials that are up to 8″ thick on 15’0″ x 7’5″ table. Photo Credit: TCI Precision Metals
TCI Precision Metals announced the installation of its second Omax 80X waterjet machining center. TCI says the new machine is the second waterjet added in the last twelve months to keep up with growing demand for precision Machine-Ready Blanks and other specialty parts.
TCI claims it has standardized the Omax 80X for its speed and more accuracy compared to other abrasive waterjets in the industry.
“Our recent investments in both sawing and waterjet cutting equipment have paid off by helping us shorten lead time and improve on time delivery. Most of our Machine-Ready Blanks orders are for either aluminum or stainless steel alloys. For our aluminum customers we previously installed a new Schelling fm8 plate saw, capable of cutting aluminum and other nonferrous metals up to 6" in thickness at speeds up to 100 ft/min,” says Ben Belzer, president of TCI Precision Metals. “We then added our initial Omax waterjet machine, and now our second one, capable of cutting stainless steel alloys and other ferrous materials that are up to 8″ thick on 15'0″ × 7'5″ table. This allows us to maintain complete control over managing our customer’s expectations when it comes to special needs and on time delivery.”
Omax waterjet machining centers feature Tilt-A-Jet cutting head technology; the model 80X produces high precision, finished edge cuts that are square, with no edge tapper.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Waterjet Cutting Without Abrasives
Soon, industrial users of waterjet metalcutting may be able to cut sheet metal, composites and other materials without abrasives -- or at least with much less abrasive than they're accustomed to using.
-
The Personal Waterjet Cutting System Is a Natural Development
Much like what is happening with desktop 3D printing, Omax has developed a way to bring the versatility, capability and simplicity of waterjet cutting to a broader spectrum of users.
-
New Waterjet Technology Offers Micromachining Alternative
Micro Waterjet LLC offers a machine that overcomes the lack of positioning accuracy and limited cutting stream control that have historically barred waterjet from work at the micro scale.