CML Alloys adds water
The cutting table has a 2.5 x 4.3 metre capacity to accommodate large sheets of titanium
CML Alloys has invested in a turnkey waterjet cutting system that will allow it to cut nickel alloys and titanium with a high degree of accuracy and minimal waste.
The company has also improved lead times and further expanded its range of services using the waterjet cutting process to provide fully machined parts to exacting customer specifications.
The system, supplied by Wightman Steward, includes an Accustream AS Series intensifier and two diamond cutting heads, combined with a WARDJet waterjet cuttingtable and twin screen CNC controller.
The two heads are used when there is an increase in demand and throughput needs to be increased. The second head also acts as a back-up.
The cutting table has a 2.5 x 4.3 metre capacity to accommodate large sheets of titanium. Whilst most of the titanium cutting involves straight-line cutting, the 2.5 metre deep table gives CML Alloys the facility to cut components such as large dished heads.
The system can cut titanium sheet to finished tolerances of (+0.0/0.2mm) – and an important factor for many of the company’s customers need to know that the material will not require further processing. It can also eliminate the need for subsequent drilling operations by water-jetting holes while the plate is set up on the table.
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