6/10/2016, Savannah, GA
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When customers visit the Precision Cutting Service team to talk about their projects, they’re sometimes surprised we use water and not a laser to cut their materials. Because water jet cutting is not well understood we thought we would discuss how water jet cutting works in this blog.
What is waterjet cutting, and how does it differ from laser cutting?
Understanding How A Custom Water Jet Cutting Service Works
Water jet cutting is exactly what it sounds like—we use special nozzles that direct water at more than 50,000 PSI in very thin streams. Think about the erosive properties of a river cutting through a canyon. That’s what we’re doing, but version is a million times or more faster.
Sometimes we add very fine abrasive to the water, depending on the material we need to cut, to ensure a smooth, clean surface.
While there’s no “magic bullet” solution to all cutting needs, waterjets have several big benefits over lasers:
- No heat. The chemical composition of many materials, rubber included, will be adversely affected by the heat from a laser cutting device, but there’s no such worry with water jet cutting. We can cut nearly anything without damaging the the integrity of the material.
- Deeper cuts. Lasers have severe limitations in how thick materials can be, because of their heat\energy dispersion properties. They struggle to cut more than around half an inch deep. Water jets can cleanly cut six inches deep or more.
- Cost-effectiveness. Water jet cutting equipment are expensive to buy but relatively inexpensive to operate and maintain. After all, they just use recyclable water. As a result, we can offer lower cutting prices than most laser-based shops.
In summary, we believe water jet cutting to be the most versatile solution cutting solution for most materials, shapes and size, allowing us to offer a much wider range service options for our customers.
Need Cost-Effective Cutting?
Our custom water jet cutting service can handle a huge variety of needs and materials, and we have more than 20 years of experience creating solutions that work. Whatever your next project, contact Precision Cutting Service to learn more about the benefits of waterjet cutting.
