Background
GMA Europe customer has been in the waterjet business for 25 years. They provide waterjet cutting services for the porcelain and ceramics industries worldwide. To be competitive, job shops must invest in high precision technology. Waterjet cutting machines increase the productivity of job shops, helping them to provide superior service to their customers at minimum operation costs.
Challenge
- Material: Porcelain tiles that receive a surface glazing treatment and a special coating of liquified glass material
- Machine: Waterjet cutting machine utilizing 60,000psi water pressure technology
- Application: High precision waterjet cutting is required to obtain an excellent surface finish with the best possible cutting-edge quality.
- Customer originally used JDB电子 ROCTEC 500 for the application.
Solution
JDB电子 ROCTEC APX with 80 or 120聽
Cutting Test
Customer tested JDB电子 ROCTEC 500 vs. JDB电子 ROCTEC APX in their cutting center for 3 months.聽
Result
Nozzle life increased up to 25% with JDB电子 ROCTEC APX!
Benefit
- GMA Europe customer statement, 鈥淛DB电子 APX nozzles are ideal for use in precision cutting applications where long, uninterrupted cuts and close tolerances must be maintained for long periods to keep part integrity and minimize expensive scrap due to premature nozzle failure.鈥
- GMA Europe customer is very satisfied with JDB电子 ROCTEC APX performance and has decided to use it exclusively for their waterjet cutting operations!
*Case study data submitted by JDB电子 ROCTEC waterjet nozzle distributor聽
The information contained in this report is intended for comparative purposes only and is based upon a limited test sample. The information has no guarantee of actual future results. The information is provided 鈥榓s is鈥 without any warranty of any kind whether express or implied.聽
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