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What is Waterjet Cutting?

Waterjet cutting (also known as hydrocutting) is a manufacturing process that operates under computer numerical control (CNC) to apply a high velocity and pressure stream of water that slices through a variety of soft and hard materials. Metal, stone, plastics, composites, glass ceramics, and rubber – there are virtually no limits to what waterjet machines can cut. Although the basic technology behind waterjet cutting has been used for many decades, it is only now becoming one of the fastest growing major machine tool processes in the world. Atlantic Gasket Corporation is proud to offer this cutting edge manufacturing process to our customers.

By offering precision waterjet cutting services, Atlantic Gasket is able to cut materials into any shape up to 3-1/4" thick with excellent edge quality and no heat-affected zone (HAZ). Minimizing the effects of heat allows materials, such as metals, to be cut without compromising their intrinsic properties. The accurate, clean edges Atlantic Gasket is able to produce allow for tight nesting and reduced scrap, which results in greater material utilization – a savings Atlantic Gasket is happy to pass on to every customer.

Types of CNC Waterjet Cutting Services

There are two types of waterjet cutting – pure waterjet and abrasive waterjet. Atlantic Gasket is able to operate both, even in the same job. Transforming one cutter to the other is done in minutes. While pure waterjet cutting is used to cut soft materials, such as cork, closed cell sponge, and solid rubber; abrasive waterjet cutting is used to cut hard materials, such as metals, stone, composites, and ceramics. In pure waterjet cutting, a supersonic stream of water works to erode the material, but in abrasive waterjet cutting, that stream of water is used to accelerate abrasive particles and it is those particles that work to erode the material.

Pure waterjet cutting results in extremely detailed geometry of soft, light weight, and flexible materials; whereas abrasive waterjet can produce the same level of detail on materials with a hardness up to and slightly beyond aluminum oxide ceramic (often called alumina, AD 99.9). When compared with plasma, laser, and EDM, precision hydrocutting has distinct advantages.

Waterjet Plasma Laser EDM
Process Erosion process: high speed liquid sandpaper Burning/Melting process using high temperature ionized gas arc Melting process using concentrated laser light beam Erosion process using electrical discharge
Materials Any material Primarily steel, stainless steel and aluminum

Primarily steel, stainless steel and aluminum

Can also cut a variety of other materials

Conductive materials only
Thickness

Up to 24 inches, virtually any material

Z constraint is only limited to thickness

Up to 2-3 inches, depending on material Generally 1 inch or less, depending on materials Generally 12 inches or less
Part Accuracy Up to .001” Up to .010” Up to .001” Up to .0001”
Machine Setup Same setup for all materials Different setup for different jobs Different gases and parameters for different jobs Different wire types for different jobs

Contact Atlantic Gasket by phone at 1-800-229-8881 or by email at sales@atlanticgasket.com to learn more about waterjet machining.

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      • What is Waterjet Cutting?
      • Why Waterjet Cutting Works
      • Tool-less Gaskets with Waterjet Cutting
      • Quick Turnaround Gaskets with Hydrocutting
      • Custom Rapid Prototypes with Waterjet Cutting
      • Low Quantity, Small Run Gaskets with Waterjet Cutting
      • The Answer is Waterjet Cutting by Atlantic Gasket
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ATLANTIC GASKET CORPORATION
3908 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19124
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Phone: 800-229-8881 or 215-533-6400
Fax: 215-533-4130

Email: sales@atlanticgasket.com