Advantages of Waterjet Cutting Technology

Waterjet Cutting Technology: The Power of Water

Modern Water Jet cutting techniques have created a significant improvement in fabrication methods for many industrial and architectural applications in glass production and manufacture. Significant savings in production time and costing can be made when compared to traditional glass cutting methods available in the industry. Cutting with Water Jets can have substantial advantages over other popular cutting methods.

Jets of water are driven at up to 3 times the speed of sound through a high pressure hose at amazing levels of pressure up to 60,000PSI to create the precision cuttings that can be achieved. The Water can be mixed with abrasive substance such as garnet to erode glass in the targeted and precise fashion required. Jet cutting technology has no problem in slicing through many types of glass or refractory materials and has the constructive ability to cut sandwich structures or a combination of different materials and surfaces.

Tolerances are at an approximate low of around 0.08mm due to the high accuracy achieved, reducing or completely removing the need for a secondary process. Glass cutting can therefore achieve a decreased production cost and reduction in completion time by finishing projects in less required steps. Waterjet does not have chemical impacts or a high temperature which eliminates thermal stresses experienced with some other techniques and gives significantly improved material yielding.

An Innovative Process & Efficient Production

Adverse environmental effects such as smoke or dust are avoided with waterjet, and most of the used water can be recycled to use over again. Machines can be programmed with precision cutting control software reducing required employee training time and skill, production time, and operational precision.

This waterjet method is reliable, clean and environmentally sound, generating no fumes or gases during the process of cutting glass or similar materials. Due to a reduced processing speed, no further reworking or costing is incurred which in turn can vastly improve production efficiency.

The mass of the water used in the jets is recycled with the abrasive material for cutting removed. This gives no unpleasant environment effects and optimises the machines used for maximum efficiency.

Extensive experience & exclusive developments

With the introduction of modern constructive features and innovation to benefit many types of manufacture in the glass cutting industry, Wightman Stewart is on the forefront of waterjet cutting technology in unique and innovative ways.

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