Ceramic Cutting Products

Please contact us for water jet cutting information should you have questions about any of the products detailed below.

The Shark LWA™
The Shark 6' x 12'
The HammerHead™

The Shark LWA™

Designed specifically for waterjet shape cutting, The Shark LWA™ provides a large work area cutting capability, combined with highly advanced and powerful software. The simple to use, yet highly sophisticated software leads the waterjet industry in capabilities. A number of available options can be delivered with The SHARK LWA™ to improve productivity and profit.

An Automated Height Sensing feature is available with The Shark LWA™ for complex ceramic applications, with an automated dual head cutting, or MultiTool Feature. The software provides full capability for Automated Synchronized Mirror Cutting allowing the full use of table size for dual head processing.

Available in 9’x20’ or 9’x40’ The Shark LWA™ delivers unrivalled accuracy and simplicity for large area and large volume ceramic cutting. Wightman Stewart provides promptly supplied products that will improve your business production capability and ultimately you overall profit margin.

9'x20' or 9'x40' table size
Laser Mapping
Ground Hardened Steel Guideways
Separate Water Catch Tank
Closed Loop Servo
+/- .005 accuracy
Electronic BackLash Compensation
Heavy Duty Bellows Materials
Digital Abrasive Feeder
60hp/60,000 psi pump
Abrasive Cutting Head
Cost Calculator/Quoting Package
Industry Leading Software
Air conditioning unit/console
Remote Operator Pendant
Industrial Console Cabinet
Industrially hardened Keyboard
Servo Controlled Z Axis and auto nudge/jog feature & auto tool lift
Automatic Pierce Utilities

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The Shark 6' x 12'

Presenting a unique combination of superior design and engineering, The Shark waterjet cutting system was developed to provide quick set up time, low cost processing, and ease of use. It was created with practical initiative with customer workplaces in mind, combined with superior design. The Shark waterjet cutting system delivers a high quality table for any environment with systems available in dual as well as single head mode.

Abrasive Vessel
Accurate Digital Abrasive Feeder
Abrasive Cutting Head
Automatic Pierce Utilities
24 hour support
Bridge Gantry X-Y table
Fully enclosed bellow system
Full 6 x 12 foot cutting area
Industrially hardened Keyboard
Air Conditioning Unit/Console
Software Suite – from Drawing to Part
Stainless steel clad tooling lip
High Pressure Plumbing (standard installation)
+/- .003 accuracy in cutting head positioning
Servo Controlled Z axis, with Auto Tool Lift and Nudge Jog
Industrial strength Control Console including the latest PC and Controls technology

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The HammerHead™

Presenting a sturdy framework for large scale ceramic cutting, and for cutting virtually any other material, the The HammerHead™ was designed as a uni-frame work envelope waterjet cutting system.

Basic systems include the 10' x' 5' package as standard:

Abrasive Vessel
Fully sealed bellow system
Industrially hardened Control Console
Digital Abrasive Metering system
“Rain Gutter” helps provide clean work area
Brick Bed for "On the Surface" cutting
"Easy to maintain" control design
Abrasive Cutting Head - #1 performer in the industry
Ground Hardened Steel Guide-ways
High Pressure Plumbing (standard installation)
Curved bellows to decrease garnet build-up
Servo Controlled Z axis, with Auto Tool Lift and Nudge Jog
30 HP Intensifier Pump for up to 60,000 PSI operating pressure
Exclusive software suite

The HammerHead™ system delivers an accuracy of up to +/-.003 in positioning from use of a laser mapped cutting head.

Additional options are available with the machine, including:

Automated Dual Head Cutting
Remote Operator Pendant
Industrial Keyboard
Completed Nesting Software
Abrasive Removal System
Closed Loop Water System
Console Air Conditioner
Upgrades to 60HP or higher horse power pumps

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