Top 10 Reasons To Choose Waterjet Cutting
Long regarded as a tool for trained experts, waterjet cutting has changed dramatically in the last few years. New technologies have made it possible for just about any machine or fabricating shop to purchase and profitably operate a precision Waterjet cutting system, with little or no prior special experience.
- Wide range of materials
Waterjet cutting can work with a wide variety of materials, ranging from metals to ceramics, composites, glass—even marble and granite.
- Quality finish
The finish provided by the waterjet cutting is a smooth, sandblasted finish. No rough edges, burrs or jagged ends.
- No heat in machining process
Because the waterjet cutting uses water and abrasive, the material is not heated up significantly during the cutting process. This makes the waterjet cutting ideal for materials that are affected or deformed by heat, such as titanium, foam, wood, heat treated steel and glass.
- Environmentally friendly
The waterjet cutting uses water and garnet to cut. Garnet is an inert gemstone, which can be disposed of in the municipal waste stream. No toxic fumes are produced during machining.
- No tool changing
You don't need to change cutting tools with the waterjet cutting. One nozzle is used to machine all the different types of materials and shapes, saving time and the expense of multiple cutting tools.
- Minimal Burr
Using waterjet cutting, there is little or no burr in most materials.
- Quick to program
Waterjet cutting machines are supported by a wide variety of third party software products such as CAD/CAM, Nesting, and scanning.
- Fast set-up and programming
Waterjet cutting takes the tool path created by software and calculates the exact position and cutting speed of the nozzle at a resolution of over 2,000 points per inch (800 points/cm).
- Complement existing tools, used for either primary or secondary operations
Waterjet cutting can also work with your other machine tools to take advantage of the unique capabilities of each. An example of this is roughing out nested parts to maximize material usage, and then performing final machining on a mill or machining center.
- Reduce setup times
Little or no side force on the material being machined reduces the need for complex fixtures and greatly speeds setup times.
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