What is a Waterjet?
Waterjet cutting is best described as a controlled, accelerated erosion process. For this reason, a waterjet stream can cut through virtually any known material, making waterjet one of the most versatile machines available.
Pump
The intensifier-style pump pressurizes water to very high pressures, in excess of 50,000 psi.
Tank
The water-filled tank is the foundation of your waterjet cutting machine. It dissipates the energy of the stream after it has cut through the material on the table.
Cutting Head
The high pressure water is transported through a series of stainless steel tubes, then often mixed with abrasive and propelled through the cutting head.
Abrasive Mini Hopper
The mini hopper meters out abrasive to the nozzle according to specific feed rates optimized for cutting.
Cutting Surface
Job Shop Grates™, water bricks or other supports offer a flat, rigid surface for clamping material fundamental to accurate parts.
Gantry
The bridge-style gantry is mechanized in the X and Y axes to precisely control movement of the cutting head.
Abrasive Bulk Feed Hopper
The bulk feed hopper holds hundreds or thousands of pounds of garnet abrasive material which is fed into the mini hopper mounted on the Z-Carriage.
Controller
The PC-based touchscreen controller (HMI) software converts CAD/CAM files into basic G&M code to operate the waterjet.
Benefits of Waterjet Cutting
Waterjet cutting is best described as an accelerated erosion process that we are controlling. For this reason, waterjet can cut or erode through virtually any material known, making it one of the most versatile machines available. As one of the fastest growing machine tool industries, waterjet cutting has proven to save time and money on countless applications. See why so many have choosen waterjet because of the advantages it offers: