THE COMPANY

OVERVIEW

Micro Waterjet, LLC was formed through a partnership with Waterjet AG and Max Daetwyler Corporation to bring micro manufacturing services for advanced abrasive waterjet technologies to North America. We serve a broad range of markets to include aerospace, automotive, electrical, job and machine shops, art and architecture, medical, motorsports, watch components, and many other advanced manufacturing, specialty applications.

Waterjet AG was founded to develop the Abrasive WaterJet Micro Machining® (AWJMM®) technology for the microwaterjet® cutting machine, the first of its kind in the world. As a seasoned contract manufacturer, Walter Maurer, Director of Waterjet AG in Aarwangen, Switzerland, decided to co-develop a high-precision waterjet cutting technology to meet and exceed his customer’s expectations. His source of inspiration was a collection of unfulfilled customer inquiries he had collected over several years. Working with a regional technical institute in Switzerland, all of the important components such as pressurization, valve, ductwork, cutting head and abrasive system were analyzed during a two-year research project. Today, the result is an abrasive water jet that is bridging the gap between existing cutting technologies including EDM and Laser.

Home to Micro Waterjet LLC as of 2009, Max Daetwyler Corporation USA opened its doors on Long Island, New York in 1975 to sell the company manufactured Doctor Blades for the gravure printing industry and to service equipment manufactured by the parent company in Switzerland. The company quickly expanded, relocating to Huntersville, North Carolina in 1990 to continue the sale of products and services. The facility operates a mechanical and electrical engineering department for contract research and development and a precision custom fabrication and machining shop for manual milling, drilling, turning, grinding and CNC cutting, as well as welding specialty material and working with exotic plastics and metals.

 







THE COMPANY

HISTORY
2003

After extensive R&D, the first prototype, precision water-jet cutting machine is operational Waterjet AG

2004

Two additional prototypes are built and put into full production

2006

Development of microwaterjet®, the second generation (F2) begins

2007

One additional machine of the type microwaterjet® is put into operation at Waterjet AG for further R&D

2007

The first microwaterjet® F2 is integrated into production

2008

Development and construction of microwaterjet® F3 begins

2008

Micro Waterjet LLC in Huntersville, NC is formed

2009

Micro Waterjet LLC installs two microwaterjet® F3 machines and begins offering micro manufacturing services in the USA

2010

Micro Waterjet LLC introduces the microwaterjet® machine for the first time at the 2010 International Manufacturing Technology Show and begins offering the system for sale in the USA



THE COMPANY

MACHINERY


☆ Two high precision microwaterjet® F3 cutting machines

☆ Maximum work piece size – 24 x 39 inches (610 x 990 mm)

☆ Micro de-burr tumbler

☆ Calibrated video microscope

☆ Onsite: Daetwyler Custom Fabrication & Machining Shop






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