Metal Forming, Fabricating/Lasers, and Gear Generation - Bend, cut, burn, shape, weld anything!

摘要

Manufacturing parts from metal involves more than making chips. In the Metal Forming, Fabricating/Lasers pavilion and the nearby Gear Generation pavilion, visitors can check out the latest developments in these fields. Water jet cutting technology, according to Stephen R. Light, president and CEO of Flow International Corp. (Kent, WA), is making significant advances. "Waterjets continue to expand their capabilities and become mainstream manufacturing tools," says Light. "New jet manipulation technologies and software that remove taper have made the process and the parts it can produce more accurate. We're seeing applications that previously would have required the accuracy of a high-quality machining center or EDM become waterjet applications."