Here are  some of the benefits to using a waterjet:

    * Cheaper than other processes.

    * Cut virtually any material:

          - pre hardened steel

          - mild steel

          - exotics like Titanium, Inconel, Hastalloy

          - gummy 304 stainless

          - most steels cut at the same speed, whether hardened, or not.

          - Copper, Brass, Aluminum: They are a cinch!

          - brittle materials like glass, ceramic, quartz, stone.

          - laminates

          - flammable materials

    * Cut thin stuff, or thick stuff

    * Cut wide range of thickness’ to reasonable tolerance up to 2” (50mm) thick

    * Up to 5” (127mm) or thicker where tolerance not important, or in soft materials.

    * No Heat Generated / No heat affected zones - this is cold cutting!

    * No mechanical stresses

    * Cut virtually any shape:

    * Only one tool to qualify / No tool changes required

    * Fast turn around on the machine. 

    * Leaves a satin smooth finish, thus reducing secondary operations

    * Clean cutting process without gasses or oils

    * Narrow kerf removes only a small amount of material.

    * Your "scrap" metal is easier to recycle or re-use (no oily chips!)

    * No "scaley" edges, which makes it easier to make a high quality weld

    * Machine composite materials, or materials where dissimilar materials are glued together

    * Machine stacks of thin parts all at once.