Archive for June, 2010
The Benefits of Waterjet Cutting
If you’ve ever used a saw in any capacity, you are undoubtedly aware of the amazing amount of heat the tool creates. Whether you are using a handsaw or a bandsaw, the friction heats both the blade and the material you’re cutting. For most applications, this isn’t a huge concern, but there are times when the heat generated by sawing can be hazardous to your materials.
While it may seem like something out of a science-fiction flick, waterjet cutting has, to a large extent, solved this problem. A water jet cutter uses extremely pressurized water to cut through everything from metal and wood to minerals. There are several variations of this machine, but they all offer the same advantage; precision cutting without excess heat.
Expanding My Business
For three generations my family has owned and operated a small dairy farm in southern Pennsylvania. Most of our business has been confined to a 10 to 20 mile radius from our headquarters, but when I started working with my dad a few years ago, we began to discuss expansion. Over the past few years our clientele has more than tripled, which has necessitated some significant changes.
First of all, much of our equipment and machinery had to be updated. This included a new stainless steel vat, as well as modernized packing equipment. While it has been a lot of work, the process is certainly paying off; we recently purchased a farm in New York and plan on growing our company even further.