AUTOMATED SOLUTION
November 1st 2003

KMT Waterjet Systems has introduced an Abrasive Management System that optimises waterjet cutting. The system automates abrasive metering, leaving the operator free to look after the actual cutting process. Central to the system is the Feedline III Abrasive Metering System that provides an accurate, fully adjustable flow rate to the cutting head mixing chamber. This is said to eliminate any chance of blockages, having a maximum flow rate of 1000g/min (standard particle size 80 mesh abrasive). For ease of use, different flow rates to suit varying applications can be stored in the material database of the control system or electronically adjusted using the Feedline III potentiometer. The company claims that the Autoline abrasive cutting head, that forms an essential part of the AMS, has been chosen as the number one in the waterjet industry by a world- renowned group of experts who found it cut faster and more consistently with greater cost savings than all other units under test.

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