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Long regarded as a tool for trained experts, abrasivejets have changed dramatically in the last few years. New technologies have made it possible for just about any machine or fabricating shop to purchase and profitabl operate a precision abrasivejet cutting system, with little or no prior experience. OMAX® revolutionized the industry by offering the first truly affordable system to reconcile abrasivejet capabilities with consistent precision results.

Wide range of materials
The OMAX® JetMachining® Center can work with a wide variety of materials, ranging from metals to ceramics, composites, glass—even marble and granite.

Quality finish
The finish provided by the OMAX JetMachining Center is a smooth, sandblasted finish. No rough edges, burrs or jagged ends.

No heat in machining process
Because the abrasivejet uses water and abrasive, the material is not heated up significantly during the cutting process. This makes the OMAX JetMachining Center ideal for materials that are affected or deformed by heat, such as titanium.

Environmentally friendly
The OMAX JetMachining Center uses water and garnet to cut. Garnet is an inert gemstone, which can be disposed of in the municipal waste stream. No toxic fumes are produced during machining.

No tool changing
You don't need to change cutting tools with the OMAX JetMachining Center. One nozzle is used to machine all the different types of materials and shapes, saving time and the expense of multiple cutting tools.

Minimal burr
Using the abrasivejet, there is little or no burr in most materials.

Quick to program
The OMAX JetMachining Center comes complete with a comprehensive CAD program (called Layout). You can draw parts from scratch in Layout, or import standard DXF files created in other programs. You can even trace over a photograph or bitmap image. In addition, OMAX machines are supported by a wide variety of third party software products such as CAD/CAM, Nesting, and scanning.

Fast set-up and programming
Make is the other main program provided as part of the OMAX JetMachining Center. Make takes the tool path created by Layout and calculates the exact position and cutting speed of the nozzle at a resolution of over 2,000 points per inch (800 points/cm). All you do is specify the material and thickness and Make does the rest.

Complement existing tools, used for either primary or secondary operations
The OMAX JetMachining Center can also work with your other machine tools to take advantage of the unique capabilities of each. An example of this is roughing out nested parts on the OMAX to maximize material usage, and then performing final machining on a mill or machining center.

Reduce setup times
Little or no side force on the material being machined reduces the need to complex fixtures and greatly speeds setup times.