Which Cutting Process Is Right for Your Application?
When selecting the best cutting application for your needs, it is important to have a thorough understanding of the different methods available to you. Some cutting methods are better for extremely detailed and fine work, while others may be more equipped for thick materials. The most common cutting methods available on the market today are waterjet cutting, wire EDM cutting, […]
Read MoreA Guide to Cutting Thick Materials
Waterjet cutting is an incredibly versatile method used to shape components from a variety of materials. One of its primary benefits is the ability to cut particularly thick materials. With waterjet cutting, thick steel and other materials can be cut accurately and efficiently. Here, we will discuss the potential limitations of waterjet cutting for thick materials, its benefits over other […]
Read MoreAbrasive vs. Pure Waterjet Cutting: Which Should You Choose?
Waterjet cutting is a cold cutting technique that produces clean and precise cuts on an expansive range of material types. Waterjet cutting originated with pure water cutting for paper and other very soft materials, but evolutions of the technology have placed various additives into the water stream to facilitate the cutting of harder materials. Pure waterjet cutting simply uses a […]
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What Is Waterjet Cutting?
Waterjet cutting is a versatile cutting method that uses a high-pressure stream of water—usually mixed with an abrasive media—to cut a wide range of materials into shapes and designs. Compared to other cutting processes, such as plasma or laser cutting, it offers several advantages, including better accuracy, the accommodation of more complex part designs, and the ability to cut thicker […]
Read MoreWhat Materials Can Waterjets Cut?
Waterjet cutting is a versatile fabrication process that uses a highly pressurized jet of water, sometimes mixed with an abrasive compound, to cut and shape the workpiece. Its usefulness in the manufacturing sector stems from its ability to cut very thick materials and its accommodation of an extremely broad selection of materials, including the following: Metal Plastic Composites Ceramic Rubber […]
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Waterjet Accuracy
Many waterjet manufacturers advertise accuracies ranging from +/-0.0005” to +/-0.0015”. It is necessary to understand that this is referring to the positional accuracy of the machine rather than the accuracy of the parts it cuts, and there is a significant difference between the two. Many factors play into the accuracy of parts cut on a waterjet—likely more than for any […]
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Case Study: Tube Sculpture – Artist Emil Lukas
This unique art sculpture by Emil Lukas was built right here in our shop. The sculpture is 8’-9” tall x 12’ wide, and contains over 600 aluminum tubes. The tubes are touching in the back of the sculpture and spaced apart in the front with waterjet cut spacers, which forces the tubes into a spherical arrangement. The result is basically […]
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Case Study: Waspaloy Project
People often ask how thick we can cut with our waterjet, and it’s hard to know how to answer them, because the truth is that the slower you run your machine, the thicker you can cut. So, if you can figure out a way to get the material under your cutting head, you can cut through pretty much anything. One […]
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