Operator safety is paramount in the waterjetting industry. With more companies — especially those in the refinery and petroleum cleaning industry — wishing to remove their operators from possible harm from high-pressure sources and caustic chemicals, automated systems are becoming more common.The Hydra X Xtream Pad Dragon from Stutes Enterprise Systems, introduced to the water and wastewater industry at the 2015 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show, is just such a product. The innovative robotic waterjetting system allows the operator to manipulate the variable-speed rotating nozzles as an extension of his own body.“What we essentially did with
