AST Waterjet expanded its business by adding a MultiCam 7000 Series CNC router to broaden its cutting capabilities beyond waterjet cutting. The router cuts sheet metal and other materials faster and with higher precision than a waterjet. It allows AST to efficiently produce parts with machined edges and complex hole patterns in less time compared to multiple machines. This increased AST's business and profits by 33% within the first six weeks of obtaining the router.

1. AST Waterjet of Grand Prairie, Texas, added a
MultiCam®
7000 Series Router to broaden the job
shop’s cutting capabilities, which expanded its busi-
ness. The router cuts sheet metal faster, more effi-
ciently and with a higher precision edge quality than
a waterjet. Plus it processes virtually any material.
“I bought the router because I was missing out
on opportunities,” Tony said. “Before MultiCam
installed it, I had contracts in place with lower bids.
Bright and shiny finished parts with machined edges
amaze my customers.”
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“The MultiCam Router allows me to
machine various materials efficiently
that most shops can’t.”
— Tony Woodall
AST Waterjet Owner
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Founded in 1993, AST’s original owners purchased
the second waterjet machine MultiCam manufac-
tured. It was actually a router converted into a water-
jet. Tony bought the company in 2006 and added
a MultiCam 7000 Series Router as an equipment
upgrade to be more efficient. He and 10 employees
service oil field, aerospace, machinery, wind farm
and cabinet industries in a 20,000-square-foot shop.
Tony singled out MultiCam because it’s a known
commodity from a quality standpoint. He wanted the
most heavy-duty and dependable industrial router. So
he choose the 7000 Series with a heavy gantry, 20-hp
drill-and-tap spindle, pop-up alignment bins, zoned
table and 30-hp vacuum pull-down unit. The first 8'
wide 7000 Series MultiCam built, it features a raised
gantry for 3-D carving.
AST owner Tony Woodall’s MultiCam 7000
Series Router produces a shiny machined edge.
Router Expanded AST Waterjet’s Capabilities
Cutting aluminum parts with internal counter-
sunk holes is easy with the MultiCam Router.
MultiCam®
7000 Series
CNC Router Applications
Automating Productivity
The router’s versatility allows AST to produce an
unlimited combination of hole types on any part.

2. “The router allows me to machine various materi-
als efficiently that most shops can’t,” Tony said.
“It’s more advanced and easier to use than competi-
tive machines. MultiCam is a great operation with
prompt personal service and tech support.”
Countersinking, tapping and chamfered edging used
to take multiple machines and steps. Now AST does
it all in one setup on the router in much less time.
Unlike waterjet, router-cut parts are virtually taper
free. Customers perceive them to be better quality
and worth more.
AST has to cut one part at a time on the waterjet but
machines hundreds in one setup on the router. The
shop cuts, countersinks and taps multi-layer base
plates for aerospace HVAC systems. One router
replaced the work of three machines and cut the job
time from two or three days down to just two or three
hours. Now AST makes these parts by the thousands.
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“The MultiCam Router’s extra capa-
bilities and speed increased my busi-
ness and profit margin by 33% in the
first six weeks.”
— Tony Woodall
AST Waterjet Owner
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Business took off quickly, keeping AST’s router run-
ning eight hours a day. As the workload grows, Tony
will move up to two shifts and add another router.
“I’ve moved many jobs from waterjet to router with
much lower operating costs,” Tony said. “And I no
longer turn work away or bid too high. With a lower
price point, I get more new business. The MultiCam
Router’s extra capabilities and speed increased my
business and profit by 33% in the first six weeks.”
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The industrial-strength MultiCam 7000 Series
Router features a heavy bridge.
Model: 7-407 CNC Router
Table Size: 96" x 196"
Cutting Head: 20-hp Drill/Tap Spindle
Ship Date: 11/30/11
AST Machine Details
AST uses the MultiCam Router to cut thousands
of oil field copper clutch plates.