Waterjet manufacturers Jet Edge (St. Michael, Minnesota) and Tecnocut S.p.A. (Bergamo, Italy) have announced a strategic research and development partnership designed to strengthen both companies’ positions in the waterjet industry.
Tecnocut will share its IKC 5-axis waterjet cutting technology with taper control, and in exchange, Jet Edge will share its 90,000-psi (6,200-bar) waterjet intensifier pump technology. The companies have also agreed to partner on a number of research and development projects related to waterjet pump design, multi-axis cutting and robotics.
