Highlights from the 2009 American WJTA Conference and Expo

Awards Presentation
Exhibit Hall
Live Demonstrations

Thanks to Sponsors of the 2009 American WJTA Conference and Expo

FS Solutions
GMA Garnet (USA) Corporation
Gardner Denver Water Jetting Systems
Guzzler Manufacturing
High Pressure Equipment Company
IGEMS Software AB
Jet Edge
Jetstream of Houston, LLP
Parker Hannifin-EPD
Peinemann Equipment
StoneAge, Inc.
Terydon, Inc.
TurtleSkin WaterArmor by Warwick Mills
VLN Advanced Technologies, Inc.
Vacuum Truck Rentals, LLC

The WaterJet Technology Association (WJTA) welcomed nearly 900 participants from 34 countries to the 2009 American WJTA Conference and Expo held August 18-20, 2009, at the Marriott Westchase Hotel in Houston, Texas.

The pre-Conference workshops, WaterJet Technology: Basics and Beyond and Recommended Practices for the Use of Industrial Vacuum Equipment, were held on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Basics and Beyond covered the fundamentals of waterjets – history, equipment, applications, and safety, followed by sessions on hydro-excavation, cleaning, surface preparation, and precision waterjet cutting. The Recommended Practices workshop included a hands-on review of vacuum trucks, a “science lab” review of the power of vacuum and how vacuum loaders work, controlling diesel engine runaway, getting peak production and performance out of an air mover, and electrical and static electricity issues.

The WJTA Boot Camp, back by popular demand, gave contractors an opportunity to hear industry experts discuss electrical safety, DOT regulations for trucks and trailers, proper inlet pump suction conditions, safety in waterjetting, high pressure waterblasting applications and safety, abrasive waterjet cutting applications, hose fittings and pressure testing, choosing a contractor, hydro-excavation, and OSHA’s combustible dust national emphasis program.

Awards presentation, exhibit hall and live demonstration pictures can be found in the links at the top of this page.