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What you should know
Double R Water Jet Cutting uses a mixture of
water and fine garnet abrasive to cut materials ranging from aluminum to
inconel and rubber to plastic. The water/abrasive mix is pressurized to
60,000 psi and passed through a cutting head at speeds up to 1000 feet
per second. This pressurized stream cuts a virtually limitless variety
of shapes and contours.
Because Water Jet's cut without heat, parts are
produced without Heat Affected Zones (HAZ) or metallurgical changes that
can occur in operations like laser and plasma cutting. This eliminates
the need for costly and time consuming operations , which is especially
beneficial when cutting materials like stainless steel, alloy steels,
titanium, or hi-temp nickel alloys like inconel.
Advantages of Water Jet Cutting:
• Quick Set-Up
• Time Minimal Tooling Requirements
• No Heat Affected Zone or Metallurgical Change
• Small Kerf Maximizes Yield
• Close, Consistent Oversize Cutting Cuts
Finish Machining Time
Quality In - Quality Out
Software controls the entire Water Jet Cutting
process, so achieving the desired results requires an experienced
operator capable of mastering the complex programming skills. Once our
highly trained operators enter the part geometry, material type,
thickness, and desired quality level into the computer, the machine does
the rest. The Water Jet Cutting machine even knows when to slow down on
corners and when to speed up on straights.
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