Anderson-Crane's Jet Edge Mid Rail Gantry waterjet system features an 8' x 13' work envelope and SigmaNEST Companion CAD/CAM nesting software to maximize material usage. It is powered by a 60,000 PSI, 50 HP Jet Edge iP60-50 waterjet intensifier pump. The system features an eco-friendly Ebbco closed-loop water filtration and chilling system designed to prolong waterjet component life and reduce water consumption and sewage fees by recycling water. Photo Courtesy Anderson-Crane Company
#304 stainless steel screw conveyor trough flanges and round inlet and discharge flanges. They are all 1/4" thick. These parts are now always cut on the waterjet, and go straight from the waterjet table to the welding production line with no cleanup in between required. Photo courtesy Anderson-Crane Company
Anderson-Crane Company, a material handling equipment manufacturer, has installed a Jet Edge waterjet cutting system at its fabrication facility in Litchfield, MN. "With its new waterjet system, Anderson-Crane is now capable of cutting complex finished quality parts from virtually any material," said company spokesman Rob Crane.
Anderson-Crane Company manufactures a variety of material handling equipment, including screw conveyors, screw feeders and bucket elevators and specializes in custom projects. The company also fabricates hoppers, bins and gates. In addition to manufacturing its own products, Anderson-Crane operates as a local job shop, building structural equipment for local businesses and molds for the plastics industry. It also offers metal repair services.
"Meticulous attention to quality is what compelled Anderson-Crane to install a precision waterjet cutting system," said Crane. Before installing its waterjet, the company had been cutting parts on a CNC plasma machine and outsourcing work to waterjet shops.
"Due to our high demand for quality, we have spent a lot of time cleaning parts that come off our plasma machine," said Crane. "We decided to buy a waterjet because of its clean cut; our goal is to reduce rework and part cleaning time. We wanted a system that cut parts with little or no edge cleanup required. A laser proved too costly. A waterjet allowed us to cut metal (our main working material), as well as softer material such as gasket. We had been outsourcing waterjet cutting and were always satisfied with the edge quality and easy assembly of its finished parts. With the waterjet we are able to move from raw material to finished parts in as little time as possible while improving our products' quality and precision."
Anderson-Crane's Jet Edge Mid Rail Gantry waterjet system features an 8' x 13' work envelope and SigmaNEST Companion CAD/CAM nesting software to maximize material usage. It is powered by a 60,000 PSI, 50 HP Jet Edge iP60-50 waterjet intensifier pump. The system features an eco-friendly Ebbco closed-loop water filtration and chilling system that prolongs waterjet component life and reduces water consumption and sewage fees by recycling water.
In addition to improving its own products, Anderson-Crane also plans to grow its job shop business by offering waterjet cutting services. It plans to cut primarily mild and stainless steel and occasionally rubber gasket and UHMW.
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