Water-Only Waterjet Cutting FAQ's About Waterjet & Laser Cutting
About Water-Only Cutting:
Another method for processing material is our water-only waterjet, also known as "pure waterjet". Here you have a replication of abrasive waterjet cutting but without the abrasives. This form of waterjet cutting allows for the rapid production of parts from soft materials.
The orifices in water-only waterjet cutting can range from diameters of 0.004” up to 0.010”, the difference between them is the pressure desired for processing a specific material. The smaller the diameter, the less pressure is being applied. The orifice itself is usually composed of one of three types of materials; diamond, ruby or sapphire. The most common of these is sapphire; however the longest lasting orifice is diamond.
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 Benefits of Water-Only:
Increased Detail Ability
No Heat Cutting
Fast Processing
Ability to Process Soft Materials
Low Cutting Power
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The no heat cutting starts when the design from the customer goes to our sales team and to our programmers who produce a CAM file readable to the waterjet machinery. From this CAM program, the exact replication of the customer design is then produced via waterjet. The advantage of using water-only waterjet is the visible cleanliness presented on the finished product. On porous materials, it’s easy for abrasive to get stuck in and on the material and leave a dirty appearance. However, with our water-only machinery, there are no abrasives, thus the parts leave with the customer with a much cleaner finish.
Our Water-Only Waterjet:
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A few features of our water-only machinery:
- CAD/CAM capability
- Tolerance up to +/- .003"
- Burr-free parts
- Cut Materials up to 13' x 30'
- Can cut soft, flimsy, or thin materials
- Multiple-head cutting
- Tight nesting of parts
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Waterjet cutting is excellent for a number of industries and applications.
Learn more about the waterjet cutting and laser cutting services that
FedTech offers, or request a quote for your laser job shop needs!
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