A water jet cutter is a tool used in the industrial sector that is used to cut a variety of materials. The tool uses water that’s released in high pressure to cut the materials. The water can also be mixed with abrasives that help in cutting the different types of materials. When the water jet cutter uses water only to cut, it usually cuts materials such as wood that are softer as compared to materials that are cut with the mixture of abrasive materials and water like metals. Water cutting is used in various industries like mining, it always preferred for cutting when the material being cut is sensitive to change in temperatures.
Benefits of water jet cutting
Water jet cutting is very precise or accurate
Water jet cutting is a very accurate in operation. While the tool is working it gives an allowance of diversion of about 0.005 inches, this allowance is very minimal that it is unnoticeable to the naked eye. The precision of the water jet is mainly because it is controlled by the computer, the software used is programmed to work in such an accurate manner. The process is not manually controlled, reducing occurrence of human error in the process.
It can make different cuts
The water jet cutting machine has different cutting speeds that lead to different edge qualities. The cutting edge varies from Q1 to Q5; Q1 is the fastest cut while Q5 is the slowest cut. The difference in cuts also leads to deference in price as the different edges are visibly different. The fastest cut usually leads to a rougher surface or edge while the slowest cut gives a much smother edge. The different cuts create different edges; the different edges also bring about the change in cost to perform the desired work.
Can cut a variety of materials
A water jet cutting machine is favoured in the industrial sector because it can be used to cut more than one material. The different materials cut vary from soft materials like rubber and wood to very hard materials like steel and titanium. As long as this material is flat, it can easily be cut by the machine. The different materials lead to the use of different materials used in the machine to cause the cutting. For soft materials like rubber they can be easily cut by the water cutting machine, but tougher materials like metal require the water to be mixed with abrasive materials that will make the cutting simpler.
Does not interfere with the materials structure
With the use of the water jet cutting machine, the materials being cut does not get affected in structure because there is no zone or area on the materials that is affected with heat. The functioning of the machine allows the different materials especially metals to be cut without the interference of its components by outer factors caused by the water jet cutting machine. This leaves the structure of the end product similar the initial product that was to be cut using the machine.