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than $25 million in the facili- ty and equipment, and add more than 25 jobs by 2016. The new facility also will serve as a resource to the community for school out- reach programs, training pro- grams, internships and local business-development func- tions, according to CEO John Axelberg.
Jet Edge at its facility in Racine, WI. This is Jacquet Midwest’s third Jet Edge sys- tem, and the company plans to use the new system to pro- vide beveling and chamfering services to its customers in the Midwest as well as nation- wide through its five regional service centers.
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In its 94th year of continu- ous operation by the Axelberg family, General Sheet Metal Works offers prototype- through-production services via a range of fabricating processes.
The system features a 21 by 13-ft. work envelope, which enables processing of full
8 by 20-ft. or 10 by 20-ft. plates. The dual five-axis cut- ting heads enable double pro- duction and can cut precise 3D parts from virtually any material, including bevels to 50 deg., according to Jet Edge officials. Powered by a 60,000-psi, 100-hp intensifier pump, the ball-screw-driven system offers repeatability of ±0.001 in. It also has sub- merged or above-water cutting
Jacquet Midwest Installs Waterjet- Cutting System
Metal service center Jacquet Midwest has installed a dual-head five-axis Edge X-5 waterjet-cutting system from
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