Waterjet Cutting Technology

Waterjet cutting machinery uses a high-pressure stream of water to cut through a wide range of materials. The water is pressurized to very high levels, typically up to 60,000 psi (4,100 bar), and then forced through a small orifice to create a fine, high-velocity waterjet. The waterjet is directed onto the workpiece, where it cuts through the material by eroding it away.

Information On Waterjet cutting

Microstep South Africa offers cutting-edge waterjet cutting machinery solutions across Southern Africa. Waterjet technology enables the processing of a wide range of materials, including metals, rocks, bulletproof glass, ceramics, plastics, foam and many others. The typical cutting area for waterjet cutting systems ranges from 0.1 to 300 mm, making it ideal for extremely precise machining.

The waterjet cutting process involves separating the material to be processed with a high-pressure waterjet, which can reach exit speeds of up to 1,000 m/s, with a pressure of up to 6,000 bar. For harder materials, a special abrasive is added to the waterjet.

One of the significant advantages of waterjet cutting is that it produces minimal heat, which reduces the risk of structural changes at the cut edges. This makes it an ideal solution for materials that are sensitive to thermal processes. The technology is particularly commonly used in the plastics, metal, leather and stone processing sectors.

Microstep South Africa offers cutting-edge waterjet cutting solutions that are precise, efficient, and reliable. Although waterjet cutting is considered slower and more expensive compared to other methods, the benefits of accuracy and minimal heat make it a viable option for many applications.

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WaterCut is a highly precise and reliable waterjet cutting machine designed for 2D waterjet cutting of metallic and non-metallic materials by the water beam of high pressure or a combination of waterjet and plasma. Besides a single tool station, WaterCut can be equipped with a multi-tool station with outer span 1200 mm, carrying up to 4 water jets on a single Z axis, or a small drilling unit for piercing of sandwich materials. It is a precise technology with the possibility to reach the cutting surface of high quality.

The WaterCut series

The WaterCut is a solid and very precise CNC guiding machine in gantry construction, especially developed for continuous use in waterjet cutting (with or without abrasive).

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AquaCut

AquaCut is a high-precision CNC cutting machine designed for processing of a wide variety of materials including those that cannot be subject to thermal or mechanical stresses.