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News Release from: KMT Waterjet Systems | Subject: Pump at W Campbell
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 March 2004
Waterjet system takes on the toughest
tasks
Investing in a KMT Waterjet Systems powered waterjet cutting machine has enabled Hull-based steel fabricators and profilers W Campbell and Sons to offer a new profiling service.
Investing in a KMT Waterjet Systems (formerly Ingersoll-Rand) powered waterjet cutting machine has enabled Hull-based steel fabricators and profilers W Campbell and Sons to offer a new service in the ultra competitive world of profiling Realising the need to keep abreast of technology to stay ahead in the game, W Campbell already had plasma and laser profiling machines to cope with an increasing demand for steel profiling
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Now, thanks to the waterjet machine, the company is able to offer a profiling service for an almost unlimited range of materials up to 300mm thick.
The Waterjet Sweden machine, supplied by Wightman Stewart, is powered by the KMT Plus Pump that incorporates an upgraded Klockner Moeller PLC with additional functionality.
This allows a greatly increased number of programmes to be integrated without the need for further PLCs.
So how does the waterjet system's performance compare with plasma and laser cutting? "It's better than all our expectations," said Brian Campbell who, as a director, manages the family-run firm.
"The accuracy and speed are excellent.
"We expected some parts to be difficult to cut, but it is really easy with waterjet".
The company had a customer that needed 400 busbar supports cutting from a special insulating material.
They had tried milling them out but the material was splintering when slots were being cut in the 20mm thick material.
Waterjet cutting was, however, able to cope with it easily.
At present the company cuts parts from 0.5mm up to 20mm thick but the machine can handle up to 300mm thick and, of course, unlike the other cutting technologies, it can cut any material.
The KMT-powered machine was installed at Campbell's in the autumn of 2003 and KMT's backup service has been faultless.
KMT has also provided training for the pump.
"I know if we need any further training I could simply ring KMT, and they would help," says Mr Campbell.
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