In-House Production Applications

Your business depends on versatile manufacturing solutions that yield maximum profitability. The versatility of abrasive waterjet cutting takes you to new levels of productivity. Whether you're cutting prototypes or short-runs of complex parts, Flow offers a variety of solutions to fit any manufacturing need.

The waterjets' ability to cut close part tolerance will enable you to maximize material usage by taking that previously unusable scrap material and producing smaller parts — meaning less scrap on your floor and more money in your pockets. The waterjets' inherent cold-cutting process gives you higher-quality edges — saving you time and money previously spent on secondary machining.

With FlowMaster PC control, Flow waterjet systems are some of the easiest to use machine tools in the world. Unlike CNC systems which require sophisticated operators and other process such as EDM, laser or machining centers, which utilize a variety of tooling depending upon the material and shape being cut, waterjets are simple to use. No extensive knowledge is required and usually operators are trained in less than a day.

Waterjets are an ideal, economical method for cutting near-net parts. With minimal tooling requirements, set-up time is quick — meaning consistent part tolerances every time. Whether you're cutting 8 inch thick Inconel, titanium, tool steel, or other materials, you'll discover the waterjets are versatile enough to cut a variety of shapes and materials for your customers. Their versatility means you can use one machine to process the wide variety materials which go into your product. From plastics and composites to metals ,glass and even foam, a waterjet can almost any material, to any shape you utilize in your product. See what our customers have to say about the impact waterjets have made in their production environments.

"The coolest thing about this waterjet machine is that it can spit water out at Mach 2 speed and can cut metal up to 6 inches thick. When you watch this thing in action it's pretty amazing to see its power and how perfectly it can cut stuff out. Because the Flow (water)jet can cut out any 2-D shape that I can dream up allows me to explore new design possibilities that there's no way I could have designed a year ago. It's such an amazing tool I could go crazy with it."
- Paul Teutul Jr., Orange County Choppers

"We are very pleased with the waterjet process, which has helped us save time and money and produce the high quality platinum rings synonymous with the Tiffany name." - Tino Volpe, Tiffany & Company "The waterjet is a good machine that is a real time saver. They've increased our productivity and improved throughput on our shop floor. We constantly find ourselves asking 'what did we ever do before the waterjets?'"
- Orestes Mihaly, Scenic Technologies

"The waterjets have enabled us to reduce time by reducing the number of steps involved in the cutting process. Using an abrasive saw on a particular job would have required 480 cuts. Now, we can simply lay the part on the waterjet table, program FlowMaster with the cut specifications, turn on the machine and the waterjet will cut to near-net shape without tying up an operator during the cutting. The ability to jump from layout to cutting is a huge benefit, reducing a 28-hour process down to just 2 hours in this case."
- Andrew Dirats, Dirats Laboratories

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