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 »
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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 »
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