A stream of water is extremely concentrated and shot out of a nozzle at 30 000 90 000 psi.
Water jet cutting technology.
Because of this waterjets are unlimited in what they can cut.
Stone kitchen countertops can be cut to exact specifications and dimensions.
Water jet cutting technology has been used for several decades to perform paper cutting.
Wjta is international in scope with corporate and individual members throughout the world.
16 the labrador flower was inserted in a marble tile at kmt waterjet.
The waterjet technology association wjta members include high pressure waterjet and industrial vacuum equipment users manufacturers distributors researchers regulators and consultants.
Waterjet cutter technology is based on the naturally erosive effects of water.
The waterjet software thinks ahead as parts are cut calculating optimal cutting path and contact angle of the jet to produce perfect geometry.
We can handle prototypes short or long runs aerospace plastics signs and metals.
Anything you can draw you can cut out of steel and for us that s priceless.
Unlike abrasive waterjet cutting however only pure waterjet is used to cut paper and foods.
Waterjet technology is a cold cutting process which cuts by using supersonic water or water and abrasive to erode material.
Cutting technologies dynamic waterjet no longer remains stagnant at 90 degree angles to plane of a flat plate but tilts automatically as required depending on the material and part.
A waterjet utilizes a high pressure stream of water to erode a narrow line in the stock material.
The term abrasive jet refers specifically to the use of a mixture of water and abrasive to cut hard materials such as metal or granite while the terms pure waterjet and water only cutting refer to waterjet cutting without the use of added abrasives often used for softer materials.
In fact this process supersedes the development of the abrasive waterjet used to cut harder materials such as stone glass and metals.
Because the abrasive is added at the nozzle it is simple to switch between water only and abrasive waterjet cutting.
A water jet cutter also known as a water jet or waterjet is an industrial tool capable of cutting a wide variety of materials using a very high pressure jet of water or a mixture of water and an abrasive substance.
The waterjet is revolutionizing what we re trying to do as a motorcycle builder.
Water jet cutting a technology on the rise october 2010 page 10 discovering the wide possibilities offered by the ability to produce exact holes.
Provides cost effective precision water jet cutting of virtually any material including stainless steel hardened steel kevlar composites marble titanium rubber aluminum glass ceramics granite plastic fiberglass and more.