Abrasive savings

The latest version of the AccuStream Abrasive Regulator is now available.With abrasives accounting for a large percentage of any abrasive waterjet cutting operation, the Abrasive Regulator 2 offers high accuracy in the dispensing of abrasive so consumption is optimised in accordance with the cutting operation being undertaken.

The regulator can be fitted to new waterjet machines with an AccuStream intensifier and retrofitted to most other leading waterjet manufacturers' products. The Abrasive Regulator 2 has 30 different precision settings for flows of 0 to 500g of abrasive per minute.

This finely tuned delivery can also be adjusted with no interruption to the cutting process. The adjustments are made instantly through a turn of the highly accurate dial. This accuracy is in contrast to some older abrasive regulators, which only have one setting for abrasive flow.

In operation, an acrylic canister gives the operator visual confirmation of abrasive delivery. There is a simple air-to-open and air-toclose control and a built in backflow diverter.