Flow International MACH 4 AF – Year 2011
waterjet cutting machine
| Metal length | 2500 mm |
| Metal width | 1900 mm |
| Nbr of heads | 1 |
| CNC | Yes |
| Type of CNC | Siemens 840D |
| Flow International MACH 4 AF | |
| Length x width x height | 7500.0 × 7500.0 × 3000.0 |
| Weight | 15000 kg |
| Worked hours | 1600 hours |
| Hours under power | 1600 hours |
Abrasive waterjet systems excel at three-dimensional cutting, and Flow manufactures a complete line of turnkey systems for cutting complex shapes. This machine is one of the most powerful and accurate machines available
The Mach 4 AF systems cut with precision accuracy, at speeds up to 400 inches per minute. This system features a Siemens 5 Axis CNC controller, for your programming ease.
Axis X 2500 mm
Axis Y 1900 mm
Axis Z 600 mm
Number of tool 1
Full details of the machine are available upon request
A brief history of the machine is that it was bought by GKN aerospace and Rolls Royce for a R&D project connected to manufacturing Carbon Fiber aircraft engine fan blades.
It was built in 2010 but installed and commissioned in 2011, the machine as barely used during 2011 to December 2019 when it was decommissioned with only 1600 hours shown on the hour meter. As you can imagine no expense was spared on the maintenance of the machine.
