Aerospace - custom control
panels, structural parts, seats etc. These shops work with
materials that are affected by heat such as titanium and
aluminum. Aluminum is particularly easy to machine with Water
Jets because it is soft and easily and quickly cut.
Architectural Products - trim and window systems, custom design,
sign letters Automotive - flanges for custom exhaust systems,
seat parts and other structural parts, specialty metal gaskets
etc.
Electrical Equipment -
custom and short run electrical enclosures, control panels.
Elevator - architectural components and metal fittings
Film - cutting rigging
components and props, equipment for camera travels Food
Processing - components for food processing lines, guards,
custom equipment.
Gasket - copper head
gaskets for racing engines, metal and rubber gaskets. Glass -
special shaped window panels, lens blanks, optical laser parts
art deco
High Production Mfg. -
cross bow limbs, punch die buttons, small aerospace specialty
parts.
Industrial Processing -
centrifuges, profile knife blades
Job Shops - short run
production. Water Jet cutting compliments CNC milling machines
and flame cutters.
Laser Shops - Water Jet
can cut thicker materials than lasers as well as reflective
materials.
Machine Tool - mfg. punch
die buttons and strippers
Medical - blanking out surgical
instruments from special steel alloys
Metal fabricators -
appreciate the clean edge plate work offered by Water Jet
cutting.
Model/Prototype & R&D
Shops - making
architectural models to test fixtures, short runs. Water Jet
supports DXF images which makes it easy to import files from
other CAD programs (including AutoCAD). This allows for rapid
creation of a toolpath, which leads to quick part creating.
It's also easy to make changes to the part and create a new
toolpath.
Musical Instruments -
blank-out valve components,
intricate designs and materials
Plastics Mfg. -
polyurethane products for a variety of industries.
Recreational Equipment -
cutting cross bow limbs for archery, custom triggers
Semiconductor - quartz
cutting equipment, stainless steel parts for semiconductor mfg.
Specialty - laminated lenses for adjusting color on HDTV systems
Wire EDM Shops - Water Jet
cutting is faster than wire EDM (up to 10 times faster) and can
cut both conductive and non-conductive materials. Woodstove -
Used in lieu of plasma for product line requiring a better edge
surface and on short-run production of occasional one-off unit.
