Waterjet cutting is simply an accelerated erosion process within a selected material. Highly pressurized water is fired through a Rubby or diamond nozzle into a mixing chamber this pressure creates a vacuum and draws garnet sand into stream where it is then fired at the object in place for cutting. The mixture of water and abrasive particles pass through a special ceramic mixing tube and the resulting abrasive/water slurry exits the nozzle as a coherent cutting stream of abrasive particles traveling at very high speed.
Waterjet machines cut all types of metals; hardened tools, steel, aluminium, titanium and a host of exotic metals that prove difficult to cut with other tools or processes. Cutting with waterjet produces a smooth edge with no burn marks , cracking or excess burrs.
