Waterjet Benefits for Composites
Summary of Waterjet Cutting Benefits
- Increased productivity, fast cutting and high-quality parts
- Flexibility to adapted designs and material changes
- Minimal kerf
- Raw material savings — reduced scrap
- Low operating cost — waterjet orifices and abrasive focusing nozzles require occasional replacement
- Omni-directional cutting, even at tight inside corners
- No need for extensive part clamping , minimal lateral or vertical forces
- Single-pass cutting, depending on material thickness
- No thermal damage
- Net or near-net cutting, little or no hand finishing
- Reduced tooling costs, lighter, flexible tooling