Compact Waterjets: The Perfect Teaching Tool

摘要

AT TRADE SCHOOLS, universities and high schools, abrasive waterjet cutting machines provide an excellent teaching tool. They are simple, versatile, easy to use-and easy on the budget. Full-size industrial abrasive waterjets cost less than conventional chipmaking machines. Their drawback is their large size; many schools struggle to make room for waterjets. Now, compact machines offer their full-size counterpart's benefits to teachers in a fully enclosed, cost-effective platform. These compact systems use 240-V, single-phase power on a dedicated 30-A circuit, so they install quickly in educational settings, roll through a standard doorway on casters, and require only a clean municipal water source and a collection-tank drain. This design enables educational institutions to add a technology that cuts nearly any type of material with the same CAD/CAM software that commercial employers use.