Waterjets

This technology involves a cold cutting process that uses pure supersonic water, or water and abrasive, to erode material. An ultrahigh-pressure pump generates a stream of water with extreme pressure that is converted into velocity via a tiny jewel orifice, creating a supersonic stream as small as a human hair to cut soft materials. Garnet can be added to this supersonic stream to greatly increase cutting power. Water and garnet can exit the cutting head at nearly four times the speed of sound, making the waterjet capable of cutting steel over one foot thick. Pure and abrasive waterjet technologies combined can cut virtually any material, any shape, at any thickness. Pure waterjet cuts soft materials like gasket, foam, plastic, paper, disposable diapers, insulation, cement board, automotive interiors, carpet, food. Abrasive waterjet can cut hard materials like metal, ceramic, stone, glass and composites.

Waterjets: Articles

Waterjet Cutting for Multiple Materials

Elasto Proxy, waterjet cutting

For fabricators in search of new opportunities, and for customers who want shops that provide greater value, waterjet cutting is too important to overlook.

For fabricators in search of new opportunities, and for customers who want...

Increase Your Productivity with Highly Precise and Accurate Solutions

Franziska Maschowski, TRUMPF Inc., Automated Bending, TruBend Center 7020, panel bending machine, ToolMaster system, TecZone Fold software

The most innovative and updated features to today’s metal forming and fabricating machinery, additive manufacturing equipment, software, controllers and accessories result in efficiencies — both in production and cost savings.

The most innovative and updated features to today’s metal forming and fabricating...

OMAX: Waterjets are in Its DNA

With Video
waterjet functionality, waterjet cutting technology, high-pressure pump, Steve Ulmer, OptiMAX, IntelliMAX software, OptiMAX, OptiMAX, OptiMAX 80x, ProtoMAX, MAXIEM 1530, John Kamal, Hypertherm Associates, OMAX USA, OMAX Corporation

With a sole focus on building abrasive waterjet machinery, the newest generation of OMAX brand core products is the culmination of nearly 30 years of work.

With a sole focus on building abrasive waterjet machinery, the newest generation...

Sneak Preview: FABTECH 2022

AirPower Series, Wila, tool holders

At FABTECH, the metal fabrication industry can tap into the power of this in-person event to discover new innovations and become inspired.

At FABTECH, the metal fabrication industry can tap into the power of...
Waterjets: Products
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Southeast Design – 2-Part Show
September 11 - 12, 2013
Greenville, SC
Mid-Atlantic Design – 2-Part Show
September 25 - 26, 2013
Phoenixville, PA
CMTS of Canada
September 30 - October 3, 2013
Mississauga, Canada
Wisconsin Manufacturing and Technology Show
October 8 - 10, 2013
Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center Halls B&C
DISCOVER 2013
October 8 - 16, 2013
Florence, KY
WESTEC 2013
October 15 - 17, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
SOUTH-TEC
October 29 - 31, 2013
Greenville, SC
New England Design-2-Part Show
October 30 - 31, 2013
Marlborough, MA
DMG / Mori Seiki Manufacturing Days
November 12 - 15, 2013
Mori Seiki Manufacturing – Davis, CA
FABTECH
November 18 - 21, 2013
McCormick Place – Chicago, IL
Midwest Design-2-Part Show
November 20 - 21, 2013
Northern Kentucky Convention Center – Covington, KY
PCD Tool Manufacturing
November 20, 2013
United Grinding North America – Fredricksburg, VA