machining capability of the combination of Flow’s HyperJet pump, rated at 94 ksi (6481 bar), and its Dynamic Waterjet XD wrist. The Dynamic XD high-precision technology provides Flow’s patented high-precision taper and stream lag com- pensation software to 3-D bevel cutting applications. It allows users to cut complex 3-D parts free of taper. The newest addition to the Mach 2 line is a value-priced machine tool optimized for either pure or abrasive waterjet cutting. The Mach 2 provides fast and accurate cutting wheth- er cutting 3" (76-mm) thick steel plate or multistacked gasket material. The system demonstrated Dynamic Waterjet with Active Tolerance Control that provides two to three times faster cutting than conventional waterjet machines.
PKM Delivers Flexibility to Machining At IMTS, ICON Technologies, a Hydromat company, intro-
duced the ICON Tripod 700S Powerflex Productivity Center, a modular six-axis parallel kinematics machine. PKM technol-
The ICON Tripod Powerflex Productivity Center delivers the flexibility of a robot with the stiffness and accuracy of a machine tool.
ogy combines the flexibility and envelope of a robot with the accuracy and stiffness of traditional machine tools. Motions in the XYZ axes are performed by three parallel axes that provide stiffness and accuracy while maintaining flexibility in the cutting area. As a result, the Tripod Powerflex doesn’t notice any dif-
Provides “inline” fluid recycling faster, easier & cheaper than how you maintain your cutting fluids today
It’s like dialysis for your sump!
No more draining tanks, lost production time, wasted labor, moving hundreds of gallons of new and old fluids around the shop, disposing of valuable/recyclable coolants, and high coolant bills! The SumpDoc™
simply moves from one
machine to the next, seamlessly cleaning and rejuvenating the machine’s coolant. All in the background while your machines continue to produce parts.