Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication (PACSHIP) is now offering precision water jet cutting services at its San Diego shipyard and fabrication shop.

The ship repair and fabrication contractor is capable of processing complex parts from virtually any material with its new 60,000 psi Jet Edge Mid Rail Gantry water jet cutting system, which features an 8’x13’ work envelope and is capable of maintaining +/- 0.001" linear positional accuracy (over 12") and +/- 0.001" repeatability (bi-directional).

PACSHIP added its new water jet cutting machine after receiving a Small Shipyard grant through the U.S. Maritime Administration, said Bill Carroll, PACSHIP director of business engagement. The grant was offered to small shipyards to help them modernize and become more competitive.

Since installing its Jet Edge waterjet machine, PACSHIP already has experienced improvements in quality, efficiency and capabilities, Carroll noted. His statement was echoed by PACSHIP’s Sheetmetal Department Manager, Mr. Dave Whitacre.

“We have greatly increased our capabilities in all types of material cutting, thus reducing the need to outsource precision cutting by keeping the work in house,” Whitacre said. “We recently accomplished the precision cutting of approximately 1000 SQ.FT of ½” thick Kevlar armor plating to assist in our ballistic door manufacturing. As far as productivity gains, we can tell you that, for the Sheet Metal Department, the waterjet has significantly reduced the time on task jobs by a factor of five.”

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