In previous years, waterjet abrasive recycling was found to be most successful for companies using large volumes of abrasive who could recoup their investment in a short period of time. With recent advancements to the WARD Pro system, from WARDJet this money saving process can be used by waterjet companies of all sizes. The latest WARD Pro has a new design that is more efficient, requires less maintenance and extends the life of consumables.
Every waterjet company has sludge abrasive which is collected and then often thrown away. Typically, at least half of this sludge is recoverable as usable abrasive. The WARD Pro takes this sludge from the tank and after separating only the good, reusable abrasive, and dries it. Recycled abrasive has been proven to cut at the same speed with the same abrasive flow rate as new. WARDJet's re-designed website includes the WARD Pro Savings Calculator (input specifics to discover how to reduce abrasive costs to as low as $0.03/lb).