A lot of people are using the water jet cutting technology because of the many benefits and merits associated with it. It is important to understand that water jet cutting technology is a common practice that has used across the world for more than twenty decades something that has greatly contributed to its popularity. A high speed water known as supersonic water is the major requirement for water cutting technology in cutting and eroding abrasive materials.
There are only two processes used in cutting materials in the water cutting technology and these are pure water cutting process and abrasive water cutting process. Plastics, rubber and papers are the most preferred materials used in the pure water cutting processes and this is because of their soft textures. Another point to note about the pure water cutting technology is that it relies solely on water and not any other thing. For the abrasive water cutting processes, only granular abrasive materials like metal and ceramics are cut and eroded. Regarding of the kind of water cutting technology you are using, benefits are so many and similar which all will help to increase your knowledge for the water cutting technology. Some of these benefits that come with the water cutting technology are discussed below.
Unlike other cutting technologies that come with material limitations, water cutting technologies are very versatile something that has made them very popular in many industries especially manufacturing and mining industries. The water cutting technologies can cut any type of composite such as carbon fibre reinforced plastics, stones, ceramics among others.
The water cutting technologies because of their versatility have had so many applications starting from making of aerospace components to making of racers. The water cutting technologies do not at any time affect the strength or integrity of the material being cut something that has made them the best for aerospace and food industries.
Water cutting technology is also used to cut titanium accurately without causing surface embrittlement. Water cutting technology does not result to heat affected zone (HAZ) therefore being very friendly to the environment unlike other cutting technologies that rely on heat. Water cutting technologies are greatly preferred nit only because of their clean cuts but also because of their safety and this is unlike other cutting technologies that use heat therefore exposing the operators to burns.
Water cutting technology is one of the fastest cutting technologies and this is because of the high speed water used. During the water cutting technology process, most of the water is recycled until the process is over therefore resulting to less water wastage. The cuts resulting from water cutting technologies are very smooth and burr free due to zero distortions caused throughout the process. Lastly, water cutting technologies are easy to use unlike laser technologies and others.