A waterjet utilizes a high pressure stream of water to erode a narrow line in the stock material.
Water jet cutting technology.
Provides cost effective precision water jet cutting of virtually any material including stainless steel hardened steel kevlar composites marble titanium rubber aluminum glass ceramics granite plastic fiberglass and more.
Anything you can draw you can cut out of steel and for us that s priceless.
It s much faster than machining it s faster than doing it by hand and it s fairly maintenance free.
The waterjet technology association wjta members include high pressure waterjet and industrial vacuum equipment users manufacturers distributors researchers regulators and consultants.
The waterjet software thinks ahead as parts are cut calculating optimal cutting path and contact angle of the jet to produce perfect geometry.
Because the abrasive is added at the nozzle it is simple to switch between water only and abrasive waterjet cutting.
Wjta is international in scope with corporate and individual members throughout the world.
Unlike abrasive waterjet cutting however only pure waterjet is used to cut paper and foods.
In fact this process supersedes the development of the abrasive waterjet used to cut harder materials such as stone glass and metals.
The term abrasive jet refers specifically to the use of a mixture of water and abrasive to cut hard materials such as metal or granite while the terms pure waterjet and water only cutting refer to waterjet cutting without the use of added abrasives often used for softer materials.
A stream of water is extremely concentrated and shot out of a nozzle at 30 000 90 000 psi.
Because of this waterjets are unlimited in what they can cut.
Water jet cutting a technology on the rise october 2010 page 10 discovering the wide possibilities offered by the ability to produce exact holes.
Cutting technologies dynamic waterjet no longer remains stagnant at 90 degree angles to plane of a flat plate but tilts automatically as required depending on the material and part.
Waterjet cutters work on the same principle as high pressure washers that essentially cut the dirt off of the surfaces on which they are used.
16 the labrador flower was inserted in a marble tile at kmt waterjet.
Stone kitchen countertops can be cut to exact specifications and dimensions.
Waterjet cutter technology is based on the naturally erosive effects of water.
Water jet cutting technology has been used for several decades to perform paper cutting.
The waterjet is revolutionizing what we re trying to do as a motorcycle builder.
Waterjet technology is a cold cutting process which cuts by using supersonic water or water and abrasive to erode material.
