Water Jet Cut Ejection Materials

Wagner Die Supply now offers Custom Water Jet Cut Ejection Rubber. Each ejection rubber pattern can be custom cut for each die from your CAD die layout files. A computer program is developed from the die layout so that each area of cutting rule has the appropriate ejection material. The rubber is then cut-out on a water jet shape cutting system. Because of this computer-controlled accuracy, many different benefits are realized.
Each cavity in a die has the exact same interchangeable rubber pattern. This ensures uniform ejection across the entire die. Each piece of rubber is offset from the cutting and creasing rule in the die by specific, controllable distances. This ensures proper cutting, and eliminates damage caused by rubber placed too close to knives. The die has a clean and uniform appearance, which allows quick and easy inspection for missing rubber pieces. When re-knifing or replacing a die, the computer program for the die ejection is simply re-run and completely identical ejection material is water jet cut again.
The amount of time and the amount of skill needed to rubber a die is now greatly reduced. A map is provided showing where each piece of rubber is to be placed on the die. The time needed to rubber a die can be reduced by seventy-five to eighty percent! The improvements in make-ready time, product quality and press speeds are the benefits that our customers enjoy.