Why Choose Abrasive Water Jet Cutting

Overall, Abrasive Water Jet Cutting...

  • cuts most any material including
    • steel of any alloy or hardness
    • titanium
    • 304 stainless
    • granite , stone, marble,brick, tile
    • copper, brass, aluminum
    • brittle materials like glass, ceramic, quartz, stone.
    • laminates ,plastic ,lexan
    • fabric, felt, carpet, foam, rubber
  • cuts up to 9 inches thick steel
  • cuts cool with no heat affected zone
  • cuts any design from a CAD file created.
  • cuts cool with no effected heat zone
  • has quick turn capabilities. No custom tooling required.
  • has the ability to nest parts for the most optimal use of material
  • is an environmentally friendly process.
  • cuts virtually any shape
  • leaves a clean edge
  • makes its own start holes.
  • has a choice of the tolerance for any part.

Benefits of Water Jet Cutting over Laser:

Abrasive Water Jet Cutting…

  • can machine many materials that lasers cannot like aluminum and copper.
  • does not heat the part. Thus there is no thermal distortion or hardening of the material.
  • is more effective on materials over .25 thickness.
  • is more environmentally friendly.
  • is capable of similar tolerances on thin parts, and better on parts thicker than .5".

Benefits of Water Jet Cutting over EDM:

Abrasive Water Jet Cutting…

  • is much faster and less expensive than EDM.
  • leaves no burned edges.
  • works with conductive materials.
  • makes its own pierce holes.
  • does not heat the surface of what they machine.
  • is capable of ignoring material aberrations that would cause wire EDM to lose flushing.
  • is useful for creating start holes for wire insertion later on.
  • makes bigger parts.

Benefits of Water Jet Cutting over Plasma Cutting:

Abrasive Water Jet Cutting…

  • doesn't heat the part
  • cuts virtually any material
  • cuts more precisely.
  • provides a much nicer edge finish

Benefits of Water Jet Cutting over Punch Press:

Abrasive Water Jet Cutting…

  • lowers the cost per piece for short runs
  • places holes closer to the materials edge
  • allows for faster turn-around

Benefits of Water Jet Cutting over Flame:

  • Flame is a very crude cut and does not compare.