This complete waterjet cutting head is designed for applications where cutting is performed with pure water. This makes the cutting head especially suitable for the food processing industry, where accurate, clean and controlled cutting is important.

The cutting head is designed as a pneumatic normally closed cutting head. This means that the cutting head is closed by default and is pneumatically opened during the cutting process. This makes the head suitable for controlled and safe integration into waterjet cutting machines, portioning systems and food processing lines.

Key features

• Complete waterjet cutting head
• Water only design
• Pneumatically operated
• Normally closed design, mechanically spring closed
• Suitable for food processing applications
• Compatible with sapphire, ruby, tetra or diamond
• Standard nozzle tube: 9/16" / Ø 14.28 mm outer diameter
• Nozzle tube nominal length: 152.4 mm
• Nozzle tube actual length: 143.51 mm
• Includes 3/8" / 9.52 mm nozzle nut
• Available orifice sizes: .003" to .016" / 0.080 mm to 0.40 mm
• Switching cycles: maximum 60 times per minute
• Switching time: 200 msec
• Required compressed air: 5.9 – 8.3 bar

Suitable for the food processing industry

This cutting head is primarily designed for food processing applications. Because it cuts with pure water, the head is suitable for products where clean cutting, hygiene and accurate portioning are important.

Typical applications include:

• Fish processing
• Meat processing
• Poultry processing
• Vegetable processing
• Bakery products
• Portion cutting
• Waterjet food processing
• Special food cutting applications

Flexible orifice configuration

The cutting head can be supplied with different orifice sizes. The correct orifice size depends on the application, required cutting force, product type and available pump flow. We can assist in selecting the right configuration.

Available orifice sizes range from .003" / 0.080 mm to .016" / 0.40 mm.

This allows the cutting head to be configured for small, precise cutting applications as well as applications where higher water flow is required.

Also suitable for special applications

In addition to standard food cutting, this cutting head can also be used in special processes where water is used as a carrier.

Possible applications include:

• Salt addition
• Sugar addition
• Special waterjet processes
• Product treatment with liquid
• Fruit peeling with an adapted orifice
• Precision processing with pure water

By using a different type of orifice, the cutting head can also be used for applications such as peeling or processing fruit.

Conversion to abrasive cutting possible

Although this cutting head is standard designed for water only cutting, the configuration can be adapted for abrasive waterjet cutting. In this process, abrasive material, such as sand, is added to the waterjet.

Abrasive cutting is widely used in industrial applications such as:

• Metalworking
• Steel industry
• Composite materials
• Ceramics
• Non-food cutting applications
• Industrial machine building

For abrasive cutting, additional components are required, such as a different nozzle nut, nozzle tube and abrasive cutting head configuration.

For machine building and integration

This cutting head is interesting for machine builders, system integrators and engineering companies that want to integrate a reliable waterjet cutting head into their own machine or production line.

The head can be used in:

• Food processing machines
• Waterjet portioning systems
• Special cutting machines
• R&D test setups
• Custom-built industrial machines
• Food and non-food applications

Benefits

• Complete cutting head for pure water cutting
• Suitable for food processing
• Pneumatic normally closed design
• Flexible use with different orifice sizes
• Suitable for accurate portioning
• Can be adapted for special liquid additions
• Optionally convertible to abrasive cutting
• Interesting for machine builders and engineering companies
• Applicable in food and non-food industries

Summary

This complete waterjet cutting head is a versatile solution for companies that want to cut with pure water in food processing or industrial applications. Thanks to its pneumatic normally closed design, available orifice sizes and the possibility to convert to abrasive cutting, this cutting head is suitable for a wide range of applications within food, machine building, R&D and non-food industries.