Monthly Archives: June 2016

PRINCIPLES OF WATER JET CUTTING

Pure water cutting is primarily used to cut soft materials such as rubber, foam or plastic. Filtered tap water is pressurised to in excess of 50,000psi then forced through a tiny head which focuses the beam of water into a very powerful and accurate stream capable of cutting very accurately. To cut ‘hard’ materials or… Read more »

WATERJETS VERSUS PUNCH PRESSES

Advantages of waterjets Waterjets have a lower cost-per-piece for short runs compared to a punch or die press, due to the time and expensive to create the dies and punches. Creating the CAD drawing for a part is all that is needed when using waterjet cutting, with a punch press the drawing is only the… Read more »