The phenomenal growth in the use of waterject cutting and profiling technology marches on with the introduction of the first standard five axis machine from Water Jet Sweden.

The new machine will extend the applications of waterjet cutting technology even further, claims the company, as it opens up the way to three-dimensional cutting of components at a single setting.

By adopting GE Fanuc’s five axis 300i nano-seconds CNC system, together with a mix of GE Fanuc’s robust Alpha i and Beta i-series servos, WJS is offering what it believes is the best possible machine/control combination.

The first Water Jet Sweden AB plant was built 12 years ago at Ronneby, Sweden, and the company has grown as a supplier of standard and custom-built machines around the world, including Russia and China. The company will double its output capacity with the start-up in November 2006 of a second plant and a new showroom alongside the existing facility on the Ronneby site in southern Sweden. In Europe, in addition to Germany, two new subsidiary companies have recently been established: WJS UK Ltd in the UK, and Water Jet Polska, Poland.

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Glass Age