Metal Cutting by Waterjet Fabrication

A waterjet cutter is an instrument extremely able of cutting rigid metals or any other hard material using a forceful jet of water at relatively high speed. Sometimes water is replaced by a combination of water and some scratchy substance. This technique is frequently used in production or manufacturing of machine parts and other heavy tools. This technique is very useful and highly applicable in various industries like tools manufacturing, automobiles, mining and other metal fabrication works, since it is helpful for the important operations like cutting, carving, and reaming. These cutters use the energy of high pressure water to generate extremely powerful force to slice objects. A waterjet cutter pressurizes a torrent of water flow to cut a variety of materials, for instance foam, rubber, plastic and wood. Abrasive jet cutters blend abrasive material with a rushed water stream to cut tough objects. 

Waterjet cutting is well thought-out as a green technology because water jets produce no harmful waste and do not pollute environment. Huge fragments of reusable scrap matter can be sliced with water jet cutting technique that could have been gone astray using traditional and custom cutting techniques. Consumption of water in waterjet cutters is very low and the water once used in cutting can be used again by recycling it using a closed-loop structure. Generally, used water is sufficiently clean or you can filter it and dispose down the drain. Use of garnet abrasive is totally non-hazardous as it is a natural material and non-poisonous in nature and can be used repeatedly after recycling. Other advantage of water jet cutting is that you get rid of dust particles produced in the air by traditional cutting methods. This feature seriously helps in improving the working atmosphere and minimizes the troubles that may arise from workers exposure to contaminated environment.