Pressure delivered

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.