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Demonstration ofAWJ Meso-Micro Machining

JetMachining® Center – OMAX 2626AWJ Nozzle: 5-10 (Beta) Abrasive: 320 mesh garnetDemo Part: Planetary gear (7 elements)

Peter H.-T. Liu, Ernst Schubert, and Andrew Turpin

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JetMachining Center and Nozzle

OMAX 2626 JMC 5-10 Nozzle

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Tool Paths of Gear Set

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Video

AWJ Cutting of Ring Gear

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Main Components

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Assembled Gear Set

Front Back

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Demonstration Run

• Micro motor: Solarbotics - Spur

Gear Head Motor (GM14a)

• Power: AAA battery

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Video

Motorized Planetary Gear

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The slide show is a sneak preview of one of many potential applications

of µAWJ technology for low-cost manufacturing of clocks, watches, and a variety of geared devices.

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Acknowledgment

This work was supported by an OMAX’s NSF SBIR Phase II Grant #1058278. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

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Thank You!

from the µAWJ Technology R&D Team