Rather than opt for an alternative
90,000psi intensifier,Metals
& Services of Addison,
Illinois, US invested in an
AccuStream AS Series
60,000psi intensifier to use
in conjunction with its
latest three cutting
head waterjet cutting
machine. This decision
has allowed the
company to maintain
cutting power to each of
the three heads at the same time,
rather than limit the strength of the
waterjet to just one head.

The metals distribution company
believed that the Accustream
60,000psi intensifier could deliver
high pressure to the three
cutting heads more
effectively than a 90,000-psi
pump, using its full
cutting capacity for
one cutting head.

When two or three
cutting heads were
used, cutting speeds
with the larger
intensifier dropped
dramatically.