Mission Completed! A full-size 3D Waterjet to Radius Aerospace.
Elizabeth Robison, project manager at Radius Aerospace, recently defied the snowy winter and travelled from Hot Springs, Arkansas USA, to Ronneby, Sweden with one mission – to supervise the Factory Acceptance Test of their new waterjet cutting machine.
“All our machine orders are based on specific customer requirements and testing before delivery is key to secure customer satisfaction,” said Christian Svensson, US Sales Manager at Water Jet Sweden.
Radius Aerospace fabricates and manufactures a broad portfolio of aircraft and aerospace structures, components, sub-assemblies, and systems. The company focus on core services like forming, welding, bonding, machining, processing, and assembly.
Radius Aerospace has for many years used waterjet technology in their facility and have good experience of it, continuously improving their production processes. The company investigated new application areas for waterjet cutting and contacted Water Jet Sweden at the start of 2022. A dialogue then began on how to optimise a machine design to best support their ideas, based on the FiveX – a unique 3D waterjet cutting system from Water Jet Sweden.
“Since both parties have a complementary area of expertise, the specification of a machine like this is always a joint effort,” said Christian Svensson, US Sales Manager at Water Jet Sweden.
When it comes to the FiveX machine the size, features and fixtures are bespoke to fit the customer’s application and area of usage. Before the summer an agreement was reached on how to design the setup and the machine order was placed. In December the new machine was ready for delivery, and it was time for a thorough two-day FAT (Factory Acceptance Test).
“It is key for us to meet customers’ expectations. There should be no problems or questions left when the machine leaves our production hall,” says Christian Svensson “Securing machine performance before delivery is standard procedure for us.”
The FAT was successful, and, in early 2023, the new machine was installed at Radius Aerospace facility in Arkansas, USA.
On the Radius Aerospace website you can read: We are dedicated and focused on providing the very highest quality fabrications with the best customer service while delivering the highest value.
“We believe the new machine will be useful for Radius Aerospace to reach their ambition,” said Christian Svensson.
About Radius Aerospace
Radius Aerospace fabricates and manufactures a broad portfolio of aircraft and aerospace structures, components, sub-assemblies, and systems. The company focus on core services like forming, welding, bonding, machining, processing, and assembly. The company has production facilities in both USA and UK.
About Water Jet Sweden
Water Jet Sweden develops, manufactures and markets advanced solutions for water jet cutting and provides a quality aftermarket offer with service and parts. Since 1993 they strive to be the obvious first choice for customers worldwide who seek solutions in water jet cutting of high quality and high technical content.
For more information on how we can increase your throughput and reduce your processing costs with our world-leading water jet cutting technology or to get a quote on any of our waterjet cutting machines just call us on 01937 845499 or send us an email to info@wjsuk.com
June, 2025