Water cutting technology uses a stream of water with abrasive material, which under the extremely high pressure allows for cutting and processing of a wide range of materials – from very thin foils to 20 cm thick materials. The main advantage of this material processing technique is very low cutting temperature and high precision of cutting edges. Opposite to the laser or plasma cutting technologies, the water cutting method does not leave feather edges, which requires additional processing, and the material itself does not change under high temperature, mechanical pressure or chemical reactions. The next benefit of using the water cutting technology is a short process of production preparation, which – in connection with the CNC software - allows to use this method both in the individual production and in the production on a macro scale. The technology in question is suitable for cutting a wide variety of metals, glass, wood, textiles, rubber, ceramics, natural stones, composite, plastics and many other materials, which cannot be cut using other cutting methods.
The materials cut with a water stream
Steel: Constructional, carbon, acid resistant, tool, armoured, stainless, alloy, zinc coated and chromium
Non-ferrous metals, e.g. aluminium, copper, bronze, brass, etc.
Natural stone, e.g. marble, granite, sandstone, graphite
Glass, layered glass, armoured glass, wire glass
Ceramics, porcelain, milled rock, ceramic tiles
Wood and wood-like materials, e.g. MDF
Plastic, polymers, e.g. rubber, polyurethane, polyamide, glasstherm, plastic, PVC, vinyl, Kevlar, Teflon, carbon fibre, etc.
Water cutting is unrivalled when it comes to cutting thin, delicate materials, like aluminium sheets, thin panes, paperboard, Plexiglas, etc. The maximum thickness of cut materials is 200 mm. Because the water stream cutting technology is a method that does not use any chemical substances therefore it is environment friendly – which is nowadays a key issue for many companies.
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