Project Overview

WAZER is the first desktop waterjet that cuts any hard or soft material with digital precision. The developers was looking for an easy-to- use tool that could make precision cuts in hard materials. Existing desktop digital tools like 3D printers and laser cutters work well for soft materials, but the only affordable method for cutting metal, glass and stone is to use hand operated tools, which is both time consuming and inaccurate.

Organisation

Wazer

Team

Nisan Lerea
Matthew Nowicki
Dan Meana
Christian Moore
Josh Itzkowitz

Project Brief

Existing desktop digital tools like 3D printers and laser cutters work well for soft materials, but the only affordable method for cutting metal, glass and stone is to use hand operated tools, which is both time consuming and inaccurate.

We set out to create the very first desktop waterjet cutting machine. WAZER is not just a low-cost tool for hobbies and prototypes - we wanted to empower individuals to turn ideas into durable, finished goods.

Project Innovation/Need

WAZER takes standard drawing files like .svg or .dxf and cuts out the digital profile in virtually any material. The high velocity jet uses a combination of high pressure water and sand-like abrasive particles to cut through the work piece.

WAZER is the only desktop machine that cuts virtually everything, including steel, titanium, aluminum, glass, stone, tile and carbon fiber. It achieves detail and accuracy impossible by hand while freeing users up to complete other tasks.

Wazer is compact and contained. The waterjet fits in any small workshop. It’s fully enclosed, making it safe, clean and quiet to operate.

Design Challenge

“WAZER began as a senior design project at Penn Engineering and has evolved into something much bigger. We’ve dedicated a lot of time developing and further iterating the design and engineering, including spending the last 8 months in Shenzhen, China.

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