Waterjet cutting pebbles aids flood safety scheme

摘要

In the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership's (ESCP) project to protect Hayling Island's south coast, radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are embedded in pebbles allowing sedimentary drift to be tracked. Using a powerful 0.8mm diameter abrasive waterjet operating at a pressure of 90,000 psi, manufacturing services contractor ICEE Managed Services has cut small holes straight through more than 3,500 seashore pebbles for the ESCP, a government-funded scientific research group.