Making the cut - Medical Marvel

Medical Marvel
Currently under consideration by the national high cost of medical care. Most of the credit for our lives anymore that the medical technology that helps diagnose the problem properly before the irrevocable damage done to ensure that important life. The technology has been found in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) equipment to medical professionals with a view of part of the body without the use of color, or invasive surgical procedures.

Waterjet Cutting Glass

Manufacturer of a type mir out to find ways to provide the equipment at lower cost. Enter waterjet and a group of professionals who are trained to fully understand how to increase their savings with waterjet technology.

The original design of the MRI device makes use of the thickness of the aluminum, three Assembly normally half-inch, five-eighths inch and three-quarters of the finger Inch sheets and are equipped with the appropriate parts are cut from it. Remainder of a half-inch plate was discarded. Repeat steps five-eighths inch and the plate again with aluminum three-quarter inch. After frequent set - ups, the minimum number of parts have been cut and a large pile of scrap was left to haul away.

 Parts for MRI, waterjet cutting place quickly to realize that this procedure does not fully exploit the capabilities of waterjet. Machine waterjet has shown for the ability of the "nest" (place warm at the same time), they are reducing the amount of material scrapped this approach also helps to reduce the settings from the section much will be cut from a single sheet of material.


Chang waterjet consulting with engineers about the need for MRI using the three different thickness of aluminum. Engineers agreed that despite the thickness of the three specified in the original design, it is appropriate to use the thickness of a finger, only five eighths for the parts mentioned earlier from aluminum, cut half inch and three quarters inches.


Medical Marvel
Programmers waterjet cascaded down the details of the new design. Their computer was reprogrammed to the nest and take full advantage of 74 x 74 inch sheet of aluminum. As thoroughly Midwestern housewife, nothing was put away. A large ring used as a plate to cover the end equipment, took up most of the sheet material. Previously unused parts from the corner and the center ring was recaptured by assigning small parts that need to be eliminated from those areas.

The end result is significant savings in excess of $ 100,000 per year savings arising from a combination of factors. Material relegated to Division earlier debris, has been used to create parts that operate at lower price per piece material. Increased use of aluminum-inch five-eighths are allowed for purchase in the amount of material is large, the cost of materials decreased due to volume discounts. Additional savings result from lower harvest set - ups, meaning reducing the average time for cutting.

 But lessons have not ended. Because of the change components MRI, engineers have increased the understanding of technology in waterjet. Understand the capabilities of waterjet allowed to restructure the existing equipment and new design to make use of waterjet technology. Nesting has become part of the design. Here comes the blueprints of parts marked as "cut with waterjet only" a clear indication of growing acceptance of this technology.