Manually cutting insulation is a slow, inexact process even if you can find a worker to do the job. That's where Lockformer comes in. The Lockformer Vulcan 1600 Fiberglass and Insulation Foam Waterjet Cutting System automates the insulation cutting and fabrication process for mechanical contractors delivering an unrivaled level of quality and efficiency. In this post, you'll learn all about the Lockformer Vulcan Waterjet Cutting System and how it automates the slow, costly, and imprecise manual process of cutting insulation, delivering an unrivaled level of quality and efficiency for today's sheet metal fabricators.
How the Vulcan Waterjet System Improves Insulation Cutting Operations
Cutting insulation manually is a slow, costly and inexact procedure. The Lockformer Vulcan 1600 Fiberglass and Insulation Foam Waterjet Cutting System automates the insulation cutting and fabrication process for mechanical contractors, delivering an unrivaled level of quality and efficiency. In fact, the Waterjet can achieve 95% labor savings over manually cutting fiberglass.
The machine will cut up to 4″ fiberglass or 2″ foam insulation at a maximum positioning speed of 3,000 IPM. With its precision speed and efficiency, the Waterjet can fabricate insulation fittings for about one-tenth of what it costs to buy them or one-tenth the time it takes to cut them by hand while also reducing your scrap waste by up to 75%.
From the stainless steel lined table, to the 3 by 3 steel tube framework, that same strength and structural integrity is everywhere. The machine features a standard 5’ x 10’ stainless steel lined table which can be upgraded to 5’ x 20’ and can be sheet fed or coil fed. The cutting power comes from an all-encapsulated High Intensity Pump system from Karolin Machine Tool (KMT) Waterjet Systems and is delivered via a horizontal whip that can be installed in most any fab shop, regardless of the height of the ceilings.
With the ability to use our barcoding technology sorting metal blanks to the matching liner becomes a thing of the past. Our liner processing can keep up with more than two plasma tables with just one operator, all the while eliminating those costly bottlenecks in your insulation department.
With a Windows 10® Professional PC with 19" Monitor and Printer and a 7590 CNC-TS and 15" Color Graphic Industrial Touch Screen, the Waterjet can be integrated with most CAD to CAM Software systems for maximum shop productivity and seamless connectivity with other machines throughout your operation. The software optimizes the cut pattern to maximize the pieces that can be cut from a single sheet of insulation. Unlike a laser or plasma, the precision of the Waterjet can cut right to the edge of a previous cut for a zero scrap factor with zero waste from part to part. The software also streamlines your fittings operation by matching the cut insulation to the corresponding metal blanks. And the precision quality of each cut is unmatched in the industry.
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Experience the Impact of Automated Insulation Cutting in Your Shop
The Lockformer Vulcan 1600 Fiberglass and Insulation Foam Waterjet Cutting System delivers precise insulation blanks exactly matching all your fittings, elbows, squared arounds, and transitions. Its automated features and state-of-the-art design makes the entire assembly much faster, all while greatly reducing scrap, ultimately delivering labor savings of 95%.
To learn more about the Lockformer Waterjet Cutting System and how it can significantly impact your shop’s efficiency and productivity, request a 1-on-1 consultation with a Lockformer Technical Advisor today.
