Strong of its knowledge and experience in high-pressure water-jet cutting technology, Grando-Massin is capable to cut a wide variety of materials in any 2-D shape with great precision:

     

Pure Water

Water loaded with abrasive

   
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Plastics (PE, PVC, PUR, PS...)
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Composite Materials
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Foams
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Elastomers
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Cork
    
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Felt
 
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Leather
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Textiles...
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Metals and alloys
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Stainless Steel
    
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Aluminium
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Non-ferrous metals
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Composite Materials
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Glass and quartz
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Ceramics
   
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Wood, Stones...
  
                     
   
          

With an integrated computer-aided design (CAD) system and a fully-computerized cutting technology, the high-pressure water-jet technology allows us to cut many materials in any 2-D shape with great precision without thermal effect or mechanical constraint, hence without deformation.

              
     

Technical Data :

bouton1.gif (555 octets) Pressure :
2500 to 4000 bar
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Water-jet diameter :
0,10 to 0,25 mm (pure water)
0,6 à 2,4 mm (water + abrasive)
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Positionning tolerance :
+/- 0,01 mm
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Cutting tolerance :
+/- 0,10 to 0,30 mm (pure water)
+/- 0,10 to 0,40 mm (water + abrasive)
   
bouton1.gif (555 octets) CAD software :
AutoCAD 2000
  
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Files :
.dxf
    
bouton1.gif (555 octets) Advantages :

 

Large cutting surface (+/- 6 m²)
- Cutting thickness up to > 100 mm depending on the material
- Rapid prototyping without tooling cost
- Small to large series
- Suitable for a wide variety of synthetic and natural materials