An innovative technology using highly-pressurized water to create clean, efficient cuts, waterjet cutting has become one of the most popular methods today to cut harder, thicker material. At Precision Cutting Service, we use waterjet cutting systems to precisely cut everything from custom gaskets, to OEM parts, striking aluminum signs, unique floor and wall medallions, and a wide variety of metal fabricated custom applications.
Below we’ve collected some of the key advantages of using a waterjet cutting service to cut thicker materials.
- Raw Material Savings: Because we use computer driven systems with cutting tolerances of up to .0003,” we are able to nest parts tightly, which allows us to get maximum utility out of the material we cut. This includes cutting different parts from the same material. In short, we save material and you save money.
- Speed: Efficiency can be everything when it comes to cutting. With waterjet cutting, thicker materials can be cut quicker than with other forms of cutting, such as saws or lasers. And because waterjet cuts are always smooth, post finishing, like sanding, is never required, as it is with saws and some lasers. Again, this saves time and money.
- Material Thickness: Waterjet cutting can easily cut material that is six or more inches thick—including pipes that are eight inches thick—that would be impossible to cut precisely or cost-effectively using other techniques.
- Setup, Programming, & Maintenance: Another feature that makes waterjet cutting more efficient is that there’s minimal setup time because the cutting software we use can be programmed quickly and accurately to perform multiple jobs.
- Eliminated Thermal Damage: With waterjet cutting, you need not worry about “cutting heat” damaging your material—like warping, for example—because there is no heat. Some cutting methods generate so much heat that they change the chemical composition of the cut material, but this is never the case with waterjet cutting.
- Precision: When working with different materials, waterjet cutting enables you to take their composition into account for ultimate precision. You can calibrate pressure and speed for more sensitive materials to minimize the chance of damaging them, and, as mentioned above, our cutting tolerances are .003.”
Contact Precision Cutting Service for first-rate waterjet cutting solutions!
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