The 3M×10M waterjet cutting machine is a true large format waterjet, equipped with a high-quality, high-performance SL-VI 50HP high-pressure pump and a laser height measurement device. It is specifically designed and optimized for metal cutting conditions in Southeast Asian shipyards. This system achieves an excellent balance between size, speed, and precision, suitable not only for cutting large-size steel plates, stainless steel, and aluminum plates, but also for processing complex workpieces such as composite materials and large structural components. It is a highly competitive **large format waterjet solution for modern heavy industry.

Firstly, from a structural design perspective, this equipment employs a high-stroke Z-axis and a robust bridge-type structure. The high-stroke Z-axis ensures stable and precise height control of the nozzle when cutting thick plates or irregularly shaped workpieces; the bridge-type structure provides excellent rigidity and stability, maintaining cutting accuracy and trajectory consistency even at high speeds within the ultra-large 3M×10M stroke range. For shipyards that need to cut large hull plates and segmented structural components, such a **large format waterjet** can significantly improve layout utilization and processing efficiency, reducing the number of workpiece movements and flipping operations.

Regarding platform expandability, the machine's Y-axis adopts a modular design, allowing for docking like "Lego bricks," and can be extended up to 40 meters. This means users can flexibly choose the appropriate stroke based on the actual factory length and production plan, and continue to expand the platform length as needed in the future, protecting early investments. This modular concept is also reflected in the X-axis, with various width specifications such as 2m, 2.5m, 3m, 3.5m, and 4m available, truly achieving "matching as needed." For customers seeking long-term development and flexible production capacity, this equipment is not only a currently efficient large format waterjet but also a platform that can be upgraded and expanded as the company grows.

Remark: One 40’container can loading all the devices of the machine.

Multiple X-axis and multiple Z-axis options further enhance the system's flexible production capabilities. Users can configure two or more cutting heads on the same large format waterjet, enabling simultaneous processing of multiple workpieces or synchronous cutting of multiple areas of a single workpiece, significantly shortening the overall processing cycle. Especially in industries such as shipbuilding, wind power, and aerospace composites, large workpieces often require numerous holes, chamfers, or contouring. Equipping the machine with multi-head cutting significantly increases the output per unit time.

In terms of configuration, the SL-VI 50HP high-pressure pump provides stable and powerful power to the entire large format waterjet. The 50HP power rating balances energy consumption and performance, delivering high-pressure, stable-flow high-pressure water while also being compatible with abrasive cutting modes, ensuring sufficient power for cutting thick metal plates and high-strength alloy materials. The reliable high-pressure pump design reduces downtime for maintenance, making it suitable for applications like shipyards with three shifts and continuous production. Combined with an efficient filtration and cooling system, it ensures stable pressure output and consistent cutting quality even during long-term operation.

To address the unevenness and thickness variations of large plates, the equipment is equipped with a laser height measurement device. Laser sensors can detect changes in workpiece surface height in real time and feed the data back to the control system, enabling automatic fine-tuning of the Z-axis. This allows the large format waterjet to maintain an appropriate distance between the nozzle and the workpiece surface during long-stroke cutting, effectively avoiding problems such as incomplete cuts and inconsistent kerf widths caused by sheet warping. For shipyards and steel structure plants, reducing sheet pretreatment and leveling time directly lowers production costs and is a crucial factor in improving delivery efficiency.

Besides traditional sheet metal cutting, this **large format waterjet** is also ideally suited for applications in the aerospace and new energy sectors. Its high-stroke Z-axis and large platform size make it the preferred equipment for processing large composite material components such as drone wings and wind turbine blades. For these lightweight composite materials, waterjet cutting, compared to machining and thermal cutting, better preserves the integrity of the material's internal structure, avoids heat-affected zones, and does not introduce additional mechanical stress, resulting in clean and precise cut edges. Therefore, this large format waterjet is often considered the preferred solution for cutting drone wings and wind turbine blades.

From an application perspective, the perfect combination of size, speed, and accuracy is the core value of this large format waterjet. Its 3M x 10M effective cutting range can easily accommodate entire large marine steel plates or multiple medium-sized plates for layout and cutting, reducing the number of cutting operations. A high-speed servo system and optimized motion control algorithms ensure high acceleration and high positioning accuracy even with a long stroke. Combined with a high-pressure pump and advanced control software, it can achieve various cutting processes such as complex contours, high-precision holes, and beveling. Whether it's a large shipyard pursuing high production capacity or a high-end manufacturing enterprise emphasizing precision, they can find a suitable solution on this large format waterjet.

Another important advantage is its customization capability. We can flexibly combine platform size, X/Y/Z stroke, number of cutting heads, high-pressure pump configuration, and automatic loading and unloading system according to the customer's plant layout, workpiece size, production needs, and budget. For example, for customers with limited space but long workpieces, extending the Y-axis travel can be a key focus; while for customers requiring multi-station operation, a dual-workspace structure can be designed, allowing processing on one side and loading/unloading on the other, further amplifying the efficiency advantages of the large-format waterjet. Through in-depth communication with the customer's engineering team, we can provide a truly customized solution tailored to actual production needs, rather than just a standardized piece of equipment.

In summary, this 3M×10M waterjet cutting machine, integrating a large-format platform, a high-travel Z-axis, a bridge-type structure, modular expansion, multi-head configuration, an SL-VI 50HP high-pressure pump, and a laser height measurement device, is a high-end large-format waterjet for industries such as shipbuilding, wind power, and aerospace composites. It not only helps Southeast Asian shipyards improve efficiency and quality in metal cutting but also provides a reliable production tool for other users requiring ultra-large-format processing. Through customized dimensions and configurations, this large-format waterjet will be able to continuously adapt to the ever-changing production needs of different customers, becoming an important equipment foundation for the long-term development of enterprises.

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