The entry-level MAXIEM Waterjet line allowed Tenex Incorporated to embrace and introduce waterjet technology into their shop. For 18 years, their job shop primarily utilized precision laser cutting equipment to manufacture truck components and brackets. New general management brought fresher ideas to drive more production efficiency and cost-effectiveness to their processes. The MAXIEM line provided an accessible transition to adopt abrasive waterjet technology, and their MAXIEM 1530 has been busy ever since. Equipped with a new MAXIEM, Tenex Incorporated eliminated the expenditures for outsourcing waterjet cutting projects involving stainless steel and aluminum. Bringing the work in-house helped the company tighten quality control and become the quick, competitive turnaround shop necessary to generate new business.

“Water jetting is really part of our core business,” said General Manager Joseph May. “Since we were outsourcing all of that work, it made it difficult to respond to our customers with lead times and quotes. Now that we have the MAXIEM, we can control that aspect of our business and open up other opportunities for new business.”

Tenex Incorporated
Owner: Larry Thomas
Location: Hendersonville, TN
Specializes In: Precision waterjet and laser cutting, metal fabrication, and finishing
Founded: 1991
Website: www.tenexincorporated.com