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THAILAND MANUFACTURED HIGH-PRESSURE WATERJET CUTTING SYSTEMS
LOCAL STATE-OF-THE-ART SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY
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Being established in 1989, Techni Waterjet™ is one of the oldest and most experienced waterjet manufacturers in the world. The business started in Australia and was recently acquired by the Italian GMM Spa Group.
Today, Techni is a global corporation with machines installed in 36 Countries around the World. With dedicated engineering and R&D facilities, Techni have developed some revolutionary technologies. Among the others, the most significant was the Electric Servo Pump, an extremely energy efficient waterjet pump.
High-Pressure Waterjet Cutting Machines
The Intec-G2® Series represents the latest in the evolution of innovation to create a precise, easy-to-operate, safe and highly reliable waterjet cutting machine. This series of machines can cut almost any material to 200mm (8”) thick.
Every Intec-G2® is designed and built to the highest quality standards of profile cutting machine manufacture, incorporating practical design features and superior components. These design solutions won the prestigious “Excellence in Product Design” Award at the Manufacturing Innovation Excellence Awards upon its introduction into the market, back in 2001.
Techni aims to provide each customer with a durable product that requires minimum maintenance while delivering an easy to use, fast and accurate system at a competitive price.
Pumping Technology and Innovation
Any manufacturer in the market for a new waterjet will be faced early on with a critical choice: whether to invest in a direct-drive or intensifier pump. Techni Waterjet™ offers a third option, designed to combine the advantages of both.
Both two traditional types of waterjet pumps draw, pressurize and eject water by moving a piston-plunger assembly back and forth within a sealed chamber. The difference lies in the mechanism used to drive the plunger. Direct-drive models use a crankshaft, whereas intensifier pumps use hydraulic cylinders.
“When we decided to develop our own pump, we knew we weren’t going to make another intensifier pump, the technology has been around since 1975 and hasn’t really changed since then. During the design stage, I came up with the idea to get rid of the hydraulic cylinder used in traditional intensifier pumps and replace it with a servo motor. We had experience in building our own servo motors from the 5-axis PAC60™ head, which is also a Techni invention developed in-house.” [Darren Reukers, former MD at Techni Waterjet
and MD at QuantumSPT]
The Quantum™ Electric Servo Pump (ESP) combines the advantages of the two most prevalent pump types while avoiding their drawbacks.
Replacing hydraulics with servo motors is not entirely new. The direct servo technology was first applied by Nasa for the Space Shuttle Program by replacing old-fashioned hydraulic cylinders with new, highly compact, efficient, reliable and infinitely controllable servo linear actuators.
Back in 2010 Techni was conferred an Award that declares the Electric Servo Pump as the most innovative product in the category of “Separation Technology”.
“Quantum™ ESP is the only waterjet pump that uses only the power required for any given pressure and flow rate. The pump is about 90% efficient because it is only working when producing water to come out of the head. So, on a typical average machine, you talk about 60 to 70% improvement in energy efficiency over an intensifier pump.” [Darren Reukers] Other advantages over traditional waterjet pumps include up to 75% less cooling water requirement, as well as longest life fittings and tubing due to the elimination of “dead head” pressure spikes, easy maintenance, silent operation, and a significantly reduced footprint.
The ESP actuator is widely controllable, and it has been designed so that it can be easily adapted to other pumping applications. Quantum™ ESP, currently at its 4th generation of development, is indeed now successfully applied to other industries, other than just waterjet cutting, like robotics for automotive industry. The ESP is also equipped with a sophisticated yet user-friendly advanced diagnostic system, which prevents the pump from failures.
Recently, Quantum™ ESP has been further developed into the Ultimate Series which is able to deliver water pressure up to 6000 Bar (so called hyper-pressure), allowing faster cutting. The Ultimate Series ESPs can still reach the hyper-pressure while keeping the power consumption to a minimum, bringing along all Quantum™ technology advantages.
To cut faster not only means faster turnarounds, but also lower abrasive requirements due to completing the job earlier and using a higher power density cutting stream. Considering that abrasive usage contributes to more than 50% of the overall operating cost of the waterjet, Quantum™ Ultimate Series has a short payback cycle.
Today’s leading corporations place sustainability and CO2 Output as a KPI in their business models and in their mission statements. Governments incentivise investments into green technologies.
Quantum™ is currently the only waterjet pump to fully meet these
new eco-friendly criteria. It is future-proofed technology.
Manufactured in Thailand
Techni Waterjet™ is currently the only waterjet manufacturer present on Thailand territory. Therefore, customers can expect unmatched services, from OEM installation and training to aftersales and spare parts always available. Furthermore, buying directly from the manufacturer means lower cost of purchase and fast delivery, with the peace of mind of having local support whenever you need it.
Techni Waterjet Co., Ltd.
300/21 Moo 1, Tambol Ta Sit, Ampur Pluak Daeng, Rayong, 21140 Tel: +66 (0) 33 012561 | Email: natthaponkt@techniwaterjet.com | Website: www.techniwaterjet.com
