Omax Corporation

Brian K Guglielmetti

Kevin Hay

A waterjet system in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present technology includes a cutting head and an associated catcher assembly. The cutting head directs an abrasive-containing waterjet toward a workpiece supported by a cutting deck of the catcher assembly. The catcher assembly also includes a tank and a container fluidly connected to the tank. The tank contains abrasive-containing liquid in which the waterjet diffuses after the waterjet passes through the workpiece. The container collects abrasive at least primarily by shielding abrasive-containing liquid within the container from at least some turbulence of abrasive-containing liquid within the tank during operation of the waterjet system. The catcher assembly also includes a quick-release coupling through which the container is removably connected to the cutting deck. Operating the quick-release coupling allows the container to be removed to dispose of the collected abrasive.

Abrasive-collecting container of a waterjet system and related technology

Various embodiments of fluid-jet systems are described herein. In one embodiment, a fluid-jet system includes a table and two bridges that are each longitudinally movable along the table. Each bridge carries a fluid-jet cutting head latitudinally movable along the bridge. The fluid-jet system also includes a first controller operably coupled to the first bridge and the first fluid-jet cutting head. The first controller controls the first bridge and the first fluid-jet cutting head. The fluid-jet system also includes a second controller operably coupled to the second bridge and the second fluid-jet cutting head. The second controller controls the second bridge and the second fluid-jet cutting head independently of the control of the first bridge and the first fluid-jet cutting head by the first controller.

Fluid-jet systems including multiple independently-controllable bridges and fluid-jet cutting heads, and associated methods

A drive system, such as for a fluid jet cutting system, includes a brushless synchronous motor configured to drive movement through a loosely coupled transmission, a sensor configured to sense movement, and a control system configured to drive the brushless synchronous motor responsive to previously measured drive coupling.

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Bonney Lake, WA, United States of America

Brian K Guglielmetti