KMT Waterjet Success Stories - KMT Robotic Solutions
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Waterjet System Strips Jet Engines Clean
GE turned to KMT Robotics Solutions, a global leader in flexible robotic systems, to design and implement a more flexible, efficient, and cost-effective solution. The company’s solution was an open-loop customized stripping system utilizing a 6-axis robot, rotating table, and intuitive programming software.
“KMT worked hand-in-hand with GE Engineering to develop an efficient, open-loop filtering solution for stripping the process waste,” said GE Engine Services special process engineer John Segovia. “This included great outside-the-box thinking and simple ideas for a complex problem.”
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Precision Waterjet Concepts
Precision Waterjet Concepts - Specializing in 4 & 5-Axis Water Jet Cutting
Precision Waterjet Concepts specializes in 4 & 5-Axis water jet cutting and doesn't limit them to just just flat, 2D parts. The 5-Axis travels to 185 degrees and the 4-Axis travels to full 370 degree cutting range. Their KMT 100hp Streamline Pump has over 23,000 hours of usage and enables them to cut beveled, angled, round & orb shapes in all industries from automotive, to underater exploration to food. The diversity of the PaR Systems table & KMT Waterjet cutting system allows them to go from cutting most any size & thickness of carbon & stainless steel to aluminum to countertops to glass...all on the same table!
KMT Water Jet Cutting & Louisiana Cutting - The Perfect Combination!
Louisiana Cutting uses an ESAB 17' x 41' table equipped with a Plasma Cutter and combined with a KMT Streamline 150HP Redundant Waterjet Pump and up to 4 Cutting Heads to offer their large variety of customers the perfect fit to their cutting jobs. The diversity of the cutting system allows them to go from cutting most any size & thickness of carbon & stainless steel to aluminum to countertops to glass...all on the same table!
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Working on a Dream!
Upstart precision cutting service Louisiana Cutting gets by with a little help from friends like KMT.
It takes courage to start any business. It also takes months of planning, coordinating and financing, not to mention long hours and loads of patience.
Imagine, then, putting forth a back-breaking effort to start a precision cutting business, only to have the economy implode just as you’re opening your doors.
That’s what happened to Louisiana Cutting, Baton Rouge, La., and yet a year later, business is booming.
Read the full article in FF Journal >>>
KMT Robotic Systems was recently featured in Boating Business Magazine
Ranger Streamlines Boat Building with New Tool
By Jonathan Lee
Ranger Boats anticipates the JetTool to result in a cleaner work environment and improved cost savings.
KMT Robotic Solutions' JetTool's high-pressure, robotic water jet projects water through a near-microscopic nozzle at 60,000 psi, allowing it to make clean, uniform cuts. Before the KMT Robotic Solutions 60,000psi JetTool, it took four operators approximately 30 minutes to perform the same task the JetTool can do in 16 minutes. The JetTool provides a cleaner work environment, saves the company approximately US $100,000 per year in perishable tooling costs and the initial investment will be returned in less than three years!
Ranger Boats, Flippin, AR, has improved its boat manufacturing process with the use of a JetTool.
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KMT Waterjet & the PaR Industries' 5 Axis Cutting System---its the Perfect Cutting Technology for the complex parts manufactured at Tank Components Industries in Springfield, MO.
Story of a CNC Waterjet Super-User!
In the world of ultra high-pressure waterjet machining, there are the everyday users and then there are the Super-Users. These companies truly embrace the full power of technology and make it a central part of their business plan.
Tejas Electrical Enclosures Inc. of Houston, Texas, is a success story that epitomizes the American dream. Tejas is home to four high-pressure waterjet cutting machines manufactured by Romeo Engineering Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas.
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Still not convinced Water Jet can Cut Everything?!!!
Nick Jacob & Clint Schonacher of Louisiana Cutting used a KMT pump with abrasive water jet nozzle mounted to an ESAB cutting table to cut this 72" OD, 3" wall thickness, 516 Gr70 
Elliptical Head.
The Elliptical Head is for a 6' OD x 10' Seam-Seam Production Separator (Pressure Vessel).
The 16-1/4" hole was cut 24" off center w/axis parallel to the vessel to accommodate the weld neck flange shown in the pictures.
Nominal thickness for the vessel is 3" which is comprised of a 516 Gr70 shell clad w/ ~1/4" of Inconel Alloy 625. 
Because all work was done in reference
to the vessel's axis actual cutting thickness ranged from 3-1/8" to 6".
Finished Part - Weld Neck Flange & Elliptical Head Assemby
For More Information, visit www.louisianacutting.com
"With the PRO 90,000psi Pump, we now cut parts faster than we can keep up with!"
Brian Miller, VP of MPI, uses their new KMT Waterjet 90,000 PSI Streamline PRO pump to cut more parts in less time from sheet metal to polyethylene plastic. MPI regularly receives customer requests to have their parts cut using water jet only!
View video of the KMT Streamline PRO 90,000 PSI Pump water jet cutting 1-1/2" sheet metal and 1" polyethylene plastic parts.>>>
KMT gets "Turbo Charged" with West Coast Customs
West Coast Customs, Inc. designs incredible original detailed automobiles for famous individuals including Shaquille O’Neil and Paris Hilton, and also uses the KMT Waterjet Pump and Cutting Head on a HYDRAjet Table for fabricating custom parts.
Their show, Street Customs, is shown on the new Turbo HD Network and the TLC Channel on Thursday nights. Watch Ryan and his team cut their custom parts on the Waterjet!
"Hey we can do this on a Waterjet!"
Jay Leno, The Tonight Show host on NBC, is also the proud owner of “Jay Leno’s Big Dog Garage”, a 17,000 square foot collection of antique automobiles spanning over 100 years, as well as hard to find motorcycles. The “Big Dog Garage” finds more & more uses for waterjet cutting daily when restoring their classic autos & motorcycles.
See video of General Manager, Bernard Juchli, discuss how waterjet cutting technology allows them to easily cut one-of-a-kind and obsolete custom car parts >>>
"Waterjet Cutting Offers Unlimited Possibilities"
Paul Zuccatto of Advanced Profiles uses KMT water jet cutting because of the flexibility of the process and the ability to hold tighter tolerances. It can cut almost anything in any shape resulting in unlimited possibilities!
See video of plastic & copper components being cut with waterjet at Advanced Profiles>>>
"It can be done with Waterjet!"
Will Watts of Dependable Glass Works is an extreme fabricator of glass. Dependable uses KMT Waterjet Systems to cut blast resistant, bullet-proof & monolithic glass up to 9" thick! Architects & Designers come to Dependable when others have told them "it can't be done"!
See Video of Glass Cutting at Dependable Glass Works using KMT Waterjet Systems >>>
"Waterjet will cut most anything profitably"...
Rodie Woodard, President of Maximum Industries in Irving, TX attributes that 65-70% of their business is for the aerospace industry. Because of its "cool cutting process", their KMT Waterjet Cutting Systems allow them to cut the delicate designs and materials that would be damaged with a laser or other heat generating, wide kerf cutting tool.
(Front lobby metal divider and carpet cut with water jet)
Check out the video of Rodie explaining the cutting capabilities and profitability of waterjet cutting >>>
"Waterjet Cutting is the Most Accurate"
Learn how the KMT SL-V 200R waterjet cutting pump running 15 hours a day, improved reliability and increased capacity for International Automotive Components in the February 2009 issue of Canadian Industrial Machinery (CIM). Full article on pages 38-39 & check out the new PRO 90,000psi Pump on page 41>>>
International Automotive Components of Mississaugua, Ontario uses 6 axis robots with KMT water jet pumps & water-only cutting valves for their cutting. Because waterjet is the only cutting tool with a cutting kerf tolerance of +/-.001 accuracy, IAC can hold their required +/- 1mm to 2mm maximum tolerance on all materials and parts.
View video of the 6 axis robotic waterjet cutting at IAC >>>
KMT Waterjet Streamline™ Waterjet Pumps for Metal Cutting...and much more!
Davidson Fabricating located in Broomall, PA uses the KMT Streamline™ S-30 60,000psi Waterjet Cutting Pump for the production of 85-90% of the parts run through their manufacturing facility. The waterjet allows for perfect integration of multiple cutting applications from the aerospace industry to the food industry along with numerous small detail components requiring one-piece part production. Davidson & KMT were recently featured in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine detailing their "Chopper Shop" producing parts for Boeing Aircraft's Chinook helicopter and the V-22 Osprey aircraft.
Full CTE article (767 kb)
View video of Davidson waterjet cutting >>>
“Waterjet doesn’t know what it can’t Cut.”
Krando Metal Products also of Broomall, PA satisfies their customers needs for cutting not only metal parts, but because of the waterjet's cutting flexibility, they can cut concrete, granite and multiple other materials! See why Tony DiAngelus says that because the waterjet doesn't know what it can't cut, it makes it the most versatile cutting tool in the industry! 
View video of Krando waterjet cutting applications >>>
Impeccable Quality!
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is world famous for its beautiful stone, granite and tile architecture. Along with most every other Vegas hotel & casino, they have Billy Patton of Patton & Patton to thank. Patton & Patton has created memorable works-of-art out of stone for the Paris, Wynn, Venetian, Ballys, Flamingo, Harrahs, Mirage, MGM and many more! Whether its a custom designed granite roulette table, tiled lobby, exclusive shop sign, pool or spa, you can bet the Pattons and KMT had a part in it.
See video of Billy Patton explaining how waterjet expedites cutting stone and reduces scrap >>>
Insane Efficiency!
Mark Lauzon of Stone Works of Oregon uses a combination saw and KMT waterjet cutter to rapidly produce custom cut bathroom vanities, kitchen sink counters and much more with minimal scrap. Hand finishing is eliminated and perfect parts can be created when using a sawjet combination cutter. As Mark puts it, the combination of saving time with less material scrap makes for insane efficiency! Mark runs a stone cutting information website, www.stoneadvice.com where you can find out more about waterjet cutting technology for the stone industry.
See video of the sawjet cutter at Stone Works of Oregon >>>
KMT Waterjet, Award Winning!
KMT was recently recognized in the September, 2008 Edition of Modern Application News Magazine Reader’s Choice category for major advances in new waterjet technology. Read the full Readers Choice Awards article. (2.83 mb)
KMT Waterjet is a Member of the Waterjet Technology Association