Breakthrough ICH Cutting Head with Integrated Collet drives up dependability, tolerances, and repeatability

Sep 1, 2024, 22:15 PM by Jason Connors

Quality TestingIRWaterjet continues to break new ground waterjet cutting head designs with a subtle change that has a huge impact on performance and precision of the ICH Cutting head.

Our team of Engineers and Machinists analyzed the existing design seeking improvements that could give customers an edge in their industry.

The result of our analysis is an exciting new collet integration that retains the focus tube into the cutting head, delivering better dependability, finer cutting tolerances, and improved repeatability.

This improvement stems from recognizing continual issues that the loose collet created. It would get stuck into place, get lost, or simply wear out prematurely.

The previous version simply slid over the focus tube. This new design delivers 50% improved alignment and precision.

The benefit is improved life expectancy and accuracy of the focus tube. This feature is magnified in centrifugal applications where the cutting head must rotate or tilt to cut corners and chamfers in the material.

When dependability, tolerances, and repeatability matter, this integrated collet is a game changer.

IRWaterjet is committed to providing our customers the benefits of the most up-to-date and groundbreaking ideas. And we always come through with competitive prices, industry leading technology, and support.