Tools & Peripheral Systems

A truly efficient waterjet installation extends beyond the machine frame itself. By equipping your machine with the right tools, automated peripheral systems, and specialized cutting tables, you optimize the complete production environment. At Water Jet Sweden, we provide a broad range of peripheral equipment and specialized water cutting tool features designed to enhance operator safety, reduce setup times, and maximize daily throughput.

Comprehensive Support for Your Machine Ecosystem

While the cutting head and high-pressure pump drive the cutting action, peripheral equipment ensures that material handling, abrasive feeding, and tank maintenance run without interruption. Integrating smart operational features—such as automatic height sensing, collision protection, and automated abrasive removal—turns a standard machine tool into a fully streamlined production unit.

Whether you need to protect fragile glass panels, handle heavy steel plates, or minimize operator intervention, our modular peripheral tools ensure your workshop operates safely, cleanly, and profitably for years to come.

Key Tools and Peripheral Categories

We offer specialized peripheral equipment tailored to every stage of your cutting process:

Operational & Safety Features

Laser Positioning & Indicators: Helps operators quickly locate sheet corners, set origin points, and align workpiece zero points with precision, drastically reducing pre-cut setup times.
Collision Protection & Height Sensors: Protects your valuable cutting tool assets by continuously sensing material contours and preventing nozzle damage caused by tipped or warped parts.

Abrasive Handling & Management Systems

Continuous Abrasive Feeders: Delivers a smooth, regulated flow of dry garnet sand from large storage hoppers directly to the cutting head, eliminating manual refills during long production runs.
Automated Tank Sludge Removal: Continuously extracts spent abrasive sand and settled sludge from the water tank, keeping the water clean, extending machine lifespan, and eliminating manual tank shovel maintenance.

Specialized Work Table Grids

Galvanized Grids: A standard galvanized steel grid table bolted directly to the tank. Close grid spacing provides exceptional support for small parts and general sheet fabrication.
Wave Grids: Designed specifically for parallel multi-head cutting setups. The wave shape reduces water splashback and protects the underside of the raw material.
Tube Grid: Built for cutting heavy structural plates at lower cutting speeds. The robust steel tube construction supports extreme weight while allowing rapid water drainage.
Glass Tubes: A specialized tube grid system developed explicitly for delicate glass processing. Plastic tubes with rubber sealing surfaces offer gentle, vibration-free support to prevent chipping or cracking.
Honeycomb Grid: Manufactured from thin aluminum strips assembled into a deep honeycomb pattern. Ideal for pure waterjet cutting (PWJ) of soft materials like rubber, foam, and gaskets.

Upgrade Your Waterjet System

Looking to add automated sludge removal, upgrade your cutting grids, or retrofit your machine with laser positioning? Contact our technical team in Sweden to explore our modular options.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are tools and peripheral systems for waterjet cutting machines?

Tools and peripheral systems are additional functions, features and equipment that support the waterjet cutting machine in daily production. They can help improve safety, handling, productivity, abrasive management, work table performance and operator efficiency.

The right tools and peripheral systems can make the machine easier to use, more efficient to operate and better adapted to specific production requirements.

Why are peripheral systems important in waterjet cutting?

Peripheral systems are needed because they support the complete cutting process around the machine itself. While the cutting machine performs the cutting, peripheral systems help manage abrasive supply, abrasive removal, workpiece handling, operator safety and production workflow.

By choosing the right peripheral systems, it is possible to reduce downtime, improve the work environment and create a more efficient production setup.

What function tools are available for waterjet cutting machines?

Function tools can include features that help protect the machine, improve cutting control and make daily operation safer and smoother. Examples include collision protection, height sensing and other tools that support accurate and reliable cutting.

These tools are especially useful in professional production environments where safety, repeatability and efficient job handling are important.

What are operation features used for?

Operation features are used to make the machine easier and more efficient for the operator to manage. They can support setup, positioning, workpiece control and daily production routines.

For example, features such as laser positioning or workpiece indicators can help the operator set the correct zero point, align the job and reduce setup time before cutting.

What is an abrasive supply system?

An abrasive supply system stores and feeds abrasive material to the waterjet cutting process. In abrasive waterjet cutting, a stable and reliable abrasive supply is important for maintaining consistent cutting performance.

The right abrasive supply system can support higher productivity, reduce manual handling and help ensure that the machine has the abrasive material it needs during production.

Why is an abrasive removal system important?

An abrasive removal system helps remove used abrasive and sludge from the cutting tank. This is important because abrasive buildup can affect the work environment, machine performance and long-term reliability.

Keeping the tank cleaner can reduce manual cleaning, improve working conditions and help extend the lifetime of the machine system.

What work table options are available for waterjet cutting?

Work-table options are used to adapt the cutting area to different production needs, materials, and handling requirements. The right work-table setup can support cutting accuracy, material stability, and easier job handling.

Worktable options available:

Galvanized Grids – A standard galvanized steel grid table bolted to the machine tank. The close spacing between the grids provides stable support and helps retain smaller parts on the cutting bed.
Wave Grids – Ideal for applications requiring parallel cutting. The wave-shaped grid design reduces splashback and minimizes water spray on the underside of the material.
Tube Grid – A grid system ideally suited for cutting thick and heavy materials at low cutting speeds. The robust tube construction provides stable support while allowing efficient drainage of the cutting water.
Glass Tubes – A tube grid system specially developed for glass cutting. Plastic tubes with a rubber sealing surface provide gentle, stable support and help protect brittle materials during cutting.
Honeycomb Grid – A special grid designed for pure waterjet cutting (PWJ). It is manufactured from thin; 50 mm wide aluminum strips assembled into a deep honeycomb structure. The design provides effective support while allowing water to drain efficiently.

Choosing the correct work-table solution depends on the material, part size, cutting process, and how the machine is used in daily production.

How do I choose the right tools and peripheral systems for my machine?

The right tools and peripheral systems depend on your material, production volume, cutting process, operator workflow, safety requirements and maintenance needs. A machine used for frequent abrasive cutting may benefit from abrasive supply and removal systems, while a production setup with varied materials may need additional function tools or work table options.

When choosing a waterjet cutting system, it is important to look at the complete production environment, not only the machine itself. The right peripheral systems can improve efficiency, safety, and long-term operating economy.