IFB - Integrated Flying Bridge Waterjet Cutting System

High Productivity with an Integrated, Compact Design
The Integrated Flying Bridge (IFB) incorporates a design that combines the motion control, pump and high-pressure components of a waterjet cutting tool into one compact machine. It consumes minimal floor space, provides excellent operator access, and is configured for easy material loading and unloading. This abrasive waterjet machine is capable of cutting any metal, stone, tile, and glass material with unmatched accuracy and intricacy.

The World's Most Popular Waterjet Cutting System
The Integrated Flying Bridge is a design that has been field proven through over a thousand installations worldwide. The robust open gantry is designed and constructed using advanced finite element engineering to ensure it will consistently deliver an extremely high level of accuracy and performance well into the future.

For maximum productivity, it’s possible to equip the machine with optional features such as dual cutting heads, Dynamic Waterjet®, height and collision sensors, and an automatic abrasive removal system to keep the catcher tank clean and eliminate downtime associated with having to remove used abrasive. Finally, because the machine is equipped with FlowMaster, Flow’s intelligent Windows-based PC control and programming system, it is extremely easy to learn and simple to use. No waterjet or programming experience is necessary to begin producing perfect parts.

All the Unique Benefits of Waterjet Machining
The Integrated Flying Bridge delivers all the benefits that make waterjet systems so unique and capable. Waterjets are able to cut complex shapes and parts in almost any material — from metals of all sorts, to stone, glass, ceramics, rubber, plastics and composites — all up to 8 inches thick. Since they cut parts with no heat affected zone, secondary finishing is typically unnecessary. Because waterjets put no lateral force and exert very little downward force on the parts they are cutting, no elaborate fixturing provisions are required. And finally, with an additional cutting head, it’s possible to further increase the machine’s productivity and economically produce multiple parts.