A system comprises a tank, a number of actuators, and an index table. The tank is configured to hold a fluid. The tank has a bottom, a number of walls, and an open top end. The number of actuators is configured to move the tank in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of the tank. The index table is configured to hold a workpiece above the open top end such that movement of the tank in the direction perpendicular to the bottom of the tank moves the tank towards or away from the workpiece.

A recycling apparatus is composed of a high-pressure water generating device, generating high-pressure water, and a jet nozzle that is connected to the high-pressure water generating device and spouts the high-pressure water toward a solar panel. The jet nozzle spouts the high-pressure water toward a back surface of the solar panel to remove a layer of the solar panel until a cover glass included in the solar panel.

The present disclosure relates to processing a substrate including at least one sheet of paper, cardboard or carton by directing a jet stream of liquid nitrogen to a surface of the substrate via a jet nozzle; and by moving the jet nozzle at a distance from the surface. The jet stream can be unmodulated or modulated. For example, the jet stream can be modulated by a modulation unit such as to reduce the impact of the jet stream on the surface. In this way, the jet stream can be applied to score folding lines into the substrate. An unmodulated or on/off modulated jet stream can be applied to cut lines into the substrate. Thus, by applying an appropriate modulation to the jet stream, the processing can switch between cutting the substrate and scoring folding lines into the substrate.

A machining arrangement for drilling a hole into a front wall section of a workpiece by way of a machining jet, the front wall section being located in front of a rear wall section of the workpiece, as seen looking in a drilling direction, the rear wall section being disposed with an intermediate space at a distance from the front wall section, the machining arrangement being switchable between a continuous mode, in which the machining jet formed from liquid and abrasive material continuously impinges on the workpiece, and a pulsed mode, in which the machining jet is pulsed, so that the impingement of at least on of said liquid and said abrasive material on the workpiece is recurrently interrupted, the machining arrangement including a controller which is programmed and configured so that the hole is drilled at least partially in the pulsed mode.

A fluid jet cutting device (10) for sectioning materials is provided. The device includes a compact and portable body (12) having an equipment chamber (14) accessible through a first panel (20), a working chamber (16) accessible through a second panel (22) and a receptacle (18) in communication with the working chamber. A pump assembly (26) and motor (28) are removably positioned on a base (32) in the equipment chamber. A guide assembly (36) is positioned in the working chamber and a cutting head (38) having a nozzle (50) is movably coupled to the guide assembly for movement along three axes. A drive assembly (52) moves the cutting head along the guide assembly. A clamp (56) for holding a work piece includes a first face (58) and a second face (60) movable relative to the first face so as to secure regular, irregular or complex shaped work pieces. A basket (66) is positioned in the receptacle below the clamp and the device may be controlled by way of a touch screen user interface (72).

The present invention relates to a method of producing gelatine, the method comprising the steps of: providing animal material containing collagen; cutting the animal material with at least one fluid cutting jet to form animal material sections; hydrolysing the collagen in the animal material sections to form gelatine; and isolating the gelatine. The invention also relates to a fluid jet cutting device and to the use of a fluid jet cutting device in the production of gelatine. The invention is particularly useful in the production of gelatine from pig skin and/or cow hides and/or fish skin.

Fluid jet systems, components and related methods are provided which are well adapted for processing workpieces under particularly work-friendly conditions. Embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods that reduce, minimize or eliminate a gap between a workpiece being processed and jet receiving devices that receive and dissipate the energy of a fluid jet passing through the workpiece. Other embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods involving fluid jet processing of workpieces in a submerged condition. Still further embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods involving position and orientation adjustment of a fluid jet receptacle to coordinate the path of an incoming fluid jet with a central axis or other feature of the fluid jet receptacle.

Waterjet cutting apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a tank defining a volume to contain a fluid therein, a fixture extending from the tank, and a tube extending from the tank, the tube to isolate the fixture and a part supported by the fixture from turbulence of the fluid disposed in the tank.

Fluid jet systems, components and related methods are provided which are well adapted for processing workpieces under particularly work-friendly conditions. Embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods that reduce, minimize or eliminate a gap between a workpiece being processed and jet receiving devices that receive and dissipate the energy of a fluid jet passing through the workpiece. Other embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods involving fluid jet processing of workpieces in a submerged condition. Still further embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods involving position and orientation adjustment of a fluid jet receptacle to coordinate the path of an incoming fluid jet with a central axis or other feature of the fluid jet receptacle.