What's Natural Cutting?

It's a cutting method that doesn't use harsh chemicals, produce high heat, or cause any toxic fumes. Waterjet Cutting is environmentally friendly and more cost effective. The cut is very clean and precise. It uses all natural products for cutting. It's just water and sand under high pressure. A needle sharp stream of abrasive water does the precision cutting.

Why Use Waterjet Cutting?

  • No heat, warping, or material discoloration.
  • Capable of cutting complex & difficult shapes.
  • Cut materials that lasers can not.
  • Smooth finish without the burr.
  • No material limitations. Cut just about any material.
  • No costly dies or fixtures required.
  • Easily cut materials as soft as foam or hard as rock.
  • No thermal stress put on material. Excellent for aerospace materials.
  • Cleaner cutting alternative to plasma cutting and flame cutting.
  • Time reduction compare to laser cutting. Material can be stacked and cut.
  • Can cut materials as thick as 12 inches.
  • Fast turn-around.
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HOW DOES WATERJET CUTTING COMPARED WITH

Wire EDM Cutting?
  • Waterjets cut several times faster than EDM.
  • Waterjets make their own pierce holes.
  • Waterjets do not heat the surface of the material.
  • Waterjets require less setup time. (more cost savings)
  • Waterjets cut bigger parts.
  • Waterjets are like very fast cutting EDM machine with less precision than EDM.
  • EDM is ideal when tolerances are extreme, typically less than .001
Flame Cutting?
  • Waterjet cutting provides a clean and smooth edge finish.
  • No material limitation with waterjet such as wood, plastic.
  • Flame cutting is typically faster as it melts/burns the edge of material.
  • Flame cutting is cheaper if you can use it.
Laser Cutting?
  • Waterjet can cut many materials that lasers cannot.
  • With Waterjet cutting there is no thermal distortion or hardening of the material.
  • Waterjet will cut thicker materials than a laser.
  • Waterjet cutting is safer. No noxious fumes, no heat, no fire.
  • Waterjet cutting does not lose much focus when cutting over uneven surfaces.
  • Waterjet cutting does not create "scaly" edges, which makes it easier to make a high quality weld.
  • Laser cutting is often faster on thinner steel.
  • Waterjet will allow material to be stacked and cut simultaneously for quicker cutting.
Plasma Cutting?
  • Plasma cutting will produces heat and smoke causing HAZ (heat effected zone)
  • Waterjet cutting will compliment Plasma cutting where higher quality and more precision is desired.
  • Plasma Cutting has material restrictions.
  • Little cheaper if material stress, distortion and edge quality is not an issue.
Punch Press?
  • Waterjet has a lower per piece price on short runs.
  • With waterjet cutting, brittle materials cause no problems.
  • Thick materials are easier to cut with waterjet.
  • Waterjet easily cuts holes closer to the material's edge.
  • Punching has a high initial cost. Punching die needs to be made.
  • Punching is not cost effective for small quantity parts
  • Punch press can make very large quantity of parts very quickly.