Benefits of Abrasive Waterjet
Composite Cutting Advantages vs. High Speed Routing
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Preferred part finish over routers
- Much longer tool life — up to 100 times
- No secondary operations required
- No material delamination
- No heat generation, so no heat affected zones (HAZ)
- No airborne dust
- Little or no cutting forces or vibrations
- Simple fixturing
- Higher feed rates/faster machining
- High speed
- High accuracy
- Robust construction
- Very few moving parts
- Ease of alignment
- Kinematic coupling for Side Fire