Abrasive Waterjet Cutting stands above other cutting methods. A State-of-the-art process promising smoother finishes, fast turn around, quality products, and significant savings.

Whether you are cutting rubber, metals, plastics, wood, glass, mirrors, porcelain or composites, the abrasive waterjet process should be a time and money saving proposition for you and your company. 5 to 10 times faster than wire EDM machining and with no significant induced heat from the process, waterjet cutting stands above the other methods typically used. Much better than lasers for cutting reflective mediums and again with no heat stress.

Tolerances are within .003 + or – and cutting speeds up to 10 times faster than a wire EDM. Five qualities of edge finish are attainable in most materials. One of our bright areas is in cutting pockets in high quality mold steel. Instead of machining away the pockets and wasting the drop area, we cut the pocket with ".020” left for final finishing. No more broken bits as you break through. That savings alone is significant. You also have the solid drop to produce a future smaller mold from!

This state of the art process can reduce your production times for rough outs and leave more time to complete the detailed finishing work. Going from proto-type to small or medium production runs the same day are possible with this process.

Tolerances - +/- .003 within the cutting area
Cut area of 25" x 49"
Capable of fitting materials up to 29" x 60", inside the cutting bed
Tolerances diminish a great deal for larger pieces which can be cut above the table.

Materials

All grades of Steel
Hardened Tool Steel
Glass and Mirrors
Optical quality glass
Composites
Ceramics and Porcelain
Copper
Inconel

Titanium
Rubber
Foam
Stone such as Marble, Granite & Limestone
Wood
Leather
Plastics such as Acrylic, Poly Carbonates & Composites
Mirrored Stainless Steel

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Quality finish
Materials cut by the abrasivejet have a smooth, satin-like finish, similar to a fine sandblasted finish. Five qualities of edge finish are attainable in most materials.

No heat in machining process
Abrasivejets abrade material at room temperatures. As a result, there are no heat-affected areas or structural changes in materials. Abrasivejets can also machine hardened metals and materials with low melting points.

Environmentally friendly
abrasivejets use garnet as an abrasive. Garnet is a reddish natural crystal, with a Mohs hardness of 6.5 to 7.5. No noxious gases or liquids are used in abrasivejet machining, nor are there any oils used in the machining process.

No tool changing! A wide range of conventional processes can be performed with this single tool:

Drilling
Sawing
Broaching
Gear cutting
Profile milling

Punching
Slitting
Spline cutting
Blanking

Minimal burr
No heavy burrs are produced by the abrasivejet process. Parts can often be used directly without deburring.