Technology

The compressibility of water is a prerequisite for waterjet technlogy. By this means water can be compressed in a high-pressure pump and then conveyed through tubing to the cutting head. In the cutting head the jet is formed unleashing the stored energy which may be utilised differently depending on the application. For abrasive waterjets specifically the jet is mainly utilised for accelerating abrasvie particles.

The traditional abrasive waterjet technology has limits to it in regards to jet size. To be able to obtain less than 200 micron cut widths Finecut waterjet systems utilise our own patented technology.

Abrasive waterjets utilise natural erosion processes that provide the capability to cut virtually all materials. The narrow jet is capable of producing complex geometries with high quality surfaces and has the benefit of preserving material properties near the edges - often saving the efforts of finishing operations generally needed for thermally based cutting methods. For this reason the abrasive waterjet is often used as an important complementary tool by users of laser or WEDM systems.