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News Release from: KMT Waterjet Systems | Subject: KMT Streamline SL-lV 50 intensifiers
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 June 2004
Waterjet cuts quality jigsaw puzzles
Creating high quality wooden jigsaw puzzles, using waterjet cutting to produce the intricate interlocking shapes, guarrantees the production of a top quality product.
Creating high quality wooden jigsaw puzzles, using waterjet cutting to produce the intricate interlocking shapes, is the latest development at Colin Gee, one of the UK's leading exponents of this versatile technology The company has relied almost entirely on KMT Waterjet Systems intensifier technology which has been used in conjunction with a variety of different makes of cutting table including Waterjet Sweden
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 6 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The latest waterjet venture from Colin Gee, PG Puzzles, produces a range of highly collectible wooden jigsaws puzzles with a quality simply not obtainable from any other supplier - and that is down to waterjet.
This is the only company in the UK to use waterjet to produce jigsaws on a production basis.
They interlock perfectly thanks to the close tolerance of cut provided.
Then there is the ability to produce more unusually shaped pieces which traditional fretsaws or even laser cutting machines cannot replicate.
The Gee Graphite division of the company produces laminated graphite material to act as a gasket within valves and other critical engineered components in the power generation and petrochemical industries amongst others.
Waterjet cutting technology is able to cope with the intricate gasket shapes, provide the necessary accuracy of cut and successfully cut a composite of graphic reinforced with a stainless steel or nickel core.
The company's Waterjet Cutting Division of the company acts as a sub-contract facility for some of the UK's leading companies.
The water only operation today is fulfilled through three multi and single head waterjet cutting tables, all connected to three KMT Streamline SL-lV 50 intensifiers.
Typical of the work undertaken is the production of intricately patterned vinyl floor coverings and Colin Gee has been able to fulfil demands for more sophisticated cutting patterns for tiles and borders, including the creation of bespoke logos.
Abrasive work, for example cutting ceramic wall tiles with sophisticated centre patterns or even glass inserts, is also undertaken with a waterjet table equipped with four KMT Autoline cutting heads and fed by a new KMT Plus Pump intensifier.
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