The possibilities for manufacturing projects have certainly opened up with the addition of waterjet cutting at the Science Technology Centre (STC).
Waterjet technology uses ultrahigh-pressure water that flows from a pump and out a 1 mm nozzle where it mixes with garnet to form a thin high-speed waterjet.
Materials – such as such as metal, composites (fibreglass and Kevlar), plastics, woods, ceramics, rubber and foam – can be cut with ease and accuracy.
Using waterjet cutting, most parts, small and large, can be completed from design to finish in hours. This is especially ideal for just-in-time manufacturing – an important component for lean manufacturing practices.
Sample Waterjet Projects
The STC is a research, prototyping, manufacturing and service department within University Services. The STC team have been designing and building experimental tools that have enabled researchers at Carleton University to break new ground in many disciplines – predominately in the sciences and engineering – since the 1950′s.