Waterjet safety enclosure system

A safety enclosure system for a waterjet cutting machine comprising:

• one or more waterjet cutting machines for cutting a workpiece within a work area;
• one or more walls positioned at a perimeter of the work area wherein the one or more walls includes a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end defining a void therebetween;
• a detection device with a transmitter positioned at the first end and a receiver positioned at the second end;
• the detection device having a signal communicated between the transmitter and the receiver within the void;
• and
• a controller in communication with the detection device that terminates a selected operation of the one or more waterjet cutting machines when the signal is interrupted.

A method for forming a safety enclosure for a waterjet cutting machine, the method comprising the steps of:

• positioning one or more walls at a perimeter of a work area for a waterjet cutting machine wherein the one or more walls include a first end and a second end, the first and the second end defining a void therebetween;
• sending at least one signal between the first end and the second end of the one or more walls, the at least one signal generated by a detection device;
• detecting an errant spray from the waterjet cutting machine at or near the at least one signal of the detection device;
• controlling the waterjet cutting machine by sending a communication from the detection device to a controller of the waterjet cutting machine.