Krando Metal Products, Inc.

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Mar 2, 2011

Krando Featured in Modern Metal Magazine

Krando Metal was featured in the February 2011 issue of Modern Metal Magazine, showcasing our new KMT waterjet machine. Read More

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As featured in the February 2011 issue of Modern Metals Magazine... Krando Metal Products, Inc. has the first dual-head waterjet able to run at 90,000 psi with 125 horsepower.

Krando Metal Products gains a competitive advantage with its 90,000 psi, dual-head waterjet

By Meghan Boyer

February 2011-Some companies may hesitate to be the first adopter of a new product or technology, but Krando Metal Products Inc., Broomall, Pa., relishes it. The company has the first dual-head waterjet able to run at 90,000 psi with 125 horsepower, and it's providing Tony DiAngelus, founder and CEO, with a number of benefits.

"It's given us an extremely competitive edge because no one else has one of these," he says. "We can say to someone, 'Our waterjet is cutting as quick as some lasers.'" In addition, Krando is experiencing faster production speeds and lower costs per part because of the waterjet, which the company installed in November.

KMT Waterjet Systems, Baxter Springs, Kan., supplied the 90,000 psi Streamline Pro 125 horsepower pump with dual intensifiers, and MC Machinery Systems Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., manufactured the Suprema DX 6x12 table with dual heads. Both companies have been committed equally to making sure the pump and table work together "because it's the one and only," says DiAngelus. "We started a new phase."

Established in 1987, Krando manufactures products largely for the construction industry, including decorative panels, signage, address markers, awnings, canopies, specialty louvers, grill work and decorative trim. The company works with a variety of materials, including aluminum, stainless steel and hot-rolled. A product can range from a simple perforated panel with round holes to a very ornate panel that has the name of a company waterjet cut into it, says DiAngelus.

Having two waterjets-the new system and an existing one with a 60,000 psi KMT Streamline 100 horsepower pump-allows Krando more flexibility to handle different jobs. "We could be doing work for a refinery that has a pipe break, and they need new flanges cut. They can't wait two weeks," he says. "Now that I have this primary machine, I can flip parts back and forth from one to the other."