CNC West Dec jan 2019

20 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST December 2018/January 2019 Finepart Sweden AB reports the Finecut micro abrasive waterjet system brings the benefits of wa- terjet technology to the high precision fine mechanic segment. The Finecut is a premium precision machine with a positioning accuracy of +/-2.5 microns. It can cut minute parts of high complexity with a miniatur- ized cutting system capable of jet diameters down to 200 microns. Nevertheless, it can as well be used to cut high precision features into large parts up to 500 by 500 mm size, using the full work envelope. The particle erosion process nimbly adopts to the material and cuts complex shapes out of virtually all materials without thermal nor mechanical damage. Finecut Micro Abrasive Waterjet System The adaptability is specifically advanta- geous for composites and combined/sand- wiched materials that are easily cut with the same tool. The pioneering development team at Finepart Sweden AB launched the Fine- cut machine to the market 10 years ago, and customers across Europe currently use the Finecut technology in a wide va- riety of fields including, prototyping, fine mechanics and tooling, medical device, aerospace, watchmaking and luxury goods. The Finepart team are dedicated to offer customer solutions. The machine has a well proven design and it is often comple- mented with advanced customized solu- tions for fixturing and handling. Finepart has a design concept that secures that all new options being developed are made to be retrofittable also to the machines pre- viously sold. The idea is to offer Finepart customers the opportunity to continuously develop their capabilities along with the latest Finecut developments. According to a Finepart spokesman, “Unlike traditional waterjets, the fully en- capsulated machine can be placed in any workshop alongside other ultra-precision machines. The machine is a good complement to wire EDMs. Having the advantage of no recast layers, the ability to do piercing and cutting in one setup while of- fering significantly higher cutting speeds, and its ability to cut also nonconductive materials, are all reasons to consider the Finecut as the next tool in the workshop to widen the scope of business”. Finepart Sweden AB has two western region sales representatives. Finecut machine systems are sold by HS&S Machine Tool & Metrology in California and Nevada and by Machines and Methods in Washington and Oregon. HS&S will have one in their northern Cal- ifornia showroom ready for demos.