6,000 bar HPWJ technology
In competition with other processes such as laser and plasma cutting, waterjet cutting is increasingly developing into a real high-performance process. Nowadays, technology has advanced such that multi-head and 5-axis systems are in operation, enabling cutting to be carried out on 3D components. Currently, pressures up to 4,000 bar are used in waterjet or abrasive waterjet cutting technology. A further considerable increase in performance and therefore, increased productivity is only possible by raising the cutting pressure. Economic efficiency increases way above average when the cutting pressure is raised from 4,000 to 6,000 bar.
Advantages of 6,000 bar waterjet cutting compared to 4,000 bar:
- Increase in power density by 83 %
- Up to 2 times faster cutting speed
- Up to 40% reduction of abrasive mass flow
- Up to 25% reduction in operating costs
- Deeper cuts possible without the use of abrasive, for example, for aluminium up to 6 mm and titanium up to 3 mm cutting depth
Uhde high pressure 6,000 bar pumps series HPS/HPD
The development of 6,000 bar high pressure pumps is based on Uhde's many years of experience in the production of 14,000 bar autofrettage pumps and 6,000 bar high pressure pumps for pasteurization plants (HPP). In the year 2001 Uhde High Pressure Technologies GmbH was the first manufacturer to put a two-stage high pressure pump system for an operating pressure of 6,000 bar into series production. A single-stage pump has been developed in parallel and now, the technically mature pump is being integrated into the new pump generation HPS/HPD. For current performance data and further details please refer to following pages.
Feasible nozzle constellation
