Glass

Waterjet cutting has become an extremely fast process when cutting glass compared to traditional methods. It is now commonly known as the industry standard as method of choice because it is the most cost-effective way of processing full pieces of glass which require shaping or internal cut outs. Other traditional methods such as CNC machining are often too slow when cutting glass causing bottlenecks in companies production lines.

As glass is quite a brittle and fragile material, the cold cutting process works perfectly for making intricate cuts without causing cracks or microcracks within the material.

Commonly manufactured

PowerPoint Cut Outs | Kitchen and Bathroom Splashbacks | Frameless Shower Screens | Mirrors | Tabletop Inlays | Coffee Table Designs | Window Panels

Metal

Metal fabricators are choosing waterjet over other alternative methods in their day to day part cutting operations. Waterjet provides fabricators and other manufacturers with an extremely versatile cutting process that allows you to cut your full range of metal material with one tool. The cold cutting process once again is where waterjet sets itself apart within metal fabrication as it can cut parts to high tolerances with no heat stain and no secondary finishing.

Types of metal material

Aluminium | Stainless | Copper | Hardened Steels

Food

Waterjet cutting has become predominate within the food industry because of the safety it provides with preventing cross contamination for occurring between foods. It is also proving to be an ideal method of portioning foods because of the accuracy of the cuts. For large food corporations this provides amazing savings on time, increases product shelf life and provides and extra level of safety as blades are not being used to cut the foods.

Common Food Industries

Meat | Poultry | Vegetable | Fruits | Frozen Food | Cakes & Desserts

Aerospace

In an industry where there is no margin for error the precision required within this manufacturing process is second to none. Waterjet cutting is used to make components for jet engines and turbine blades as well as composite materials for aircrafts because it undoubtably delivers this type of precision every single time. The absence of heat affected zones in waterjet cutting means that there is no danger of microscopic cracks or warping’s that could potentially be life threatening. The adaptability that waterjet provides means that parts can be cut and manufactured to scale.

Automotive

Automotive manufacturers use waterjet cutting because of the benefits it provides in being versatile with cutting different components such as headliners, door panels, carpets all from the one machine. In addition, these material types can be cut with speed and accuracy without having to change anything but the cut software programming.

Some of the materials required to be cut within the automotive manufacturing process can be deemed as hazardous if they are affected by heat zones. Many manufactures face safety compliances to be met because of the toxic fumes that can be caused by cutting these materials with alternative methods. Waterjet cutters eliminate all of these risks because of the cold cutting process that is used when cutting objects.

Smooth and rough free edges mean manufacturers can cut once and expect a finished product, speeding up workshop efficiency in getting the car from design to on the road in a shorter amount of time.

Composites

Composite materials are reinforced for greater strength so cutting these materials requires a different approach than cutting metal materials. Traditional techniques are often found to be non-profitable as conventional cutters will cause the parts to wear out and require quicker replacement. Because Waterjet cutting uses an erosion process composite material can be cut without facing the likelihood of the material losing its strength, making it more suitable for applications in the medical and aerospace industry.