Abrasive waterjet cutting services of thick material

One of the greatest advantages of working with Intelligent Cutting Solutions (ICS) is that our state of the art equipment can cut many materials up to 11” thick. Very tight tolerances can be held when cutting anything under 4” thick. Anything over 4” thick is still very accurate but the tolerances will have to be opened up to near net shape.

Edge Quality

Even on thick materials our waterjet cutting services provide the best possible edge quality because the process does not introduce any heat or mechanical stress. There is no heat affected zone (HAZ) and in many cases the edge finish can be used as is without the need for removal or finishing of the edge.

Narrow Kerf

We exclusively use Flow waterjet machines and they are known not only for their accuracy but also for their minimal kerfs. The waterjet stream is so narrow that the resulting kerf is only about .040” This allows for us to maximize your material usage, reduce scrap and save you money.

Main advantages of using abrasive waterjet on thick materials

  • Here is no heat affected zone
  • There is no thermal distortion
  • There are no burrs
  • It is a very fast cutting process
  • Material up to 11” thick can be cut
  • Near net shape is achievable on thick materials.
  • Fast programming and easy machine setup

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