Waterjet Cutting Machinery
A waterjet cutting machine uses water under high pressure and velocity to precisely cut through and grind away small amounts of material. These cold-cutting machines, often used in combination with CNC machines, removes material without heat; they also cut machine parts and etch designs with precision. Waterjet cutting machine can utilize either non-abrasive or abrasive waterjet cutting processes. Non-abrasive waterjet cutting machines use a focused high power stream of water to cut rubber, food, cardboard, wood, plastics, carpet, and other soft materials. Adding an abrasive substance to the process, as in abrasive waterjet cutting, greatly enhances the ability of waterjet cutting machine to cut through harder materials. Abrasive waterjet cutting machines are ideal for cutting marble, granite, aluminum, steel, titanium and many other hard, difficult to machine materials.
The waterjet cutting machine provides a cost-effective process with many benefits. Manufacturers from across automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment and communications industries as well as artists, food processors and lumberyards use waterjet cutting machine's cold-cut precision to fabricate a wide range of parts. These machines quickly cut through materials of varying hardness and thickness. The finished parts have a smooth finish, high accuracy, and no burring, fracturing or thermal stress. Unlike other types of material cutting and machining, waterjet cutting does not create particle dust in the air, allowing manufacturers to cut down on costly facility air pollution control. The machines are available with multiple cutting heads, various pump selections, and compatibility with numerous off-the-shelf CNC, CAD and CAM software programs.