New Wardjet Live Remote Programming Camera Available

In operation, the metal sheet to be cut is positioned anywhere on the WARDJet cutting table and in any orientation. The Remote Programming Camera is mounted above the table and the image of the material can be viewed on the machine's controller or, for remote applications, over the internet, on a PDA or mobile phone. The camera’s cross hairs are used for highly accurate positioning of the part to be cut. Reference points on the material are taken and a CNC cutting code, which includes details such as speed of cut required and type of material, are downloaded to the WARDJet controller as a cutting file.

Sub-contractors who may not have reverse engineering capability can also benefit from the ability of the camera to digitize a large part, such as a template where no drawing is available.

When cutting expensive raw material, typically used for aerospace applications, the sheet yield is paramount and the Remote Programming Camera helps to maximise material utilisation.

The ability to do all of this either at the machine, or while sitting at a remote computer, opens up a wide range of possibilities for maximising the efficiency of the WARDJet investment and freeing the operator to undertake other work. “With the remote live camera WARDJet is offering functionality not available from other waterjet cutting table suppliers. We believe this offers unique and added value benefits,” says Paul Eastburn, Sales Director of Wightman Stewart, exclusive agents for WARDJet in the UK.