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Waterjet cutting technology

The waterjet machine, instead of the diamond wheel, uses water to cut glass. Waterjet cutting can best be described as a controlled accelerated erosion process.

This system consists of high pressure (60.000 psi) water, mixed with abrasives, that passes through a gauge orifice at three times the speed of sound. Such pressure produces a pure working power able to cut any shape of glass or other materials. In comparison with the traditional diamond cutting system it has the following advantages: flexibility, high accuracy, works on any material, low cost, lack of heat generation. Find further information on the selected links.


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Last review: February, 2013


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