Waterjet Cutting Services

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Our abrasive water jet cutting machinery is equipped with two axes and a 150 inch maximum length capacity. However, if necessary, we possess the ability to relocate the part, and continue cutting larger size components. Specializing in cutting steel and stainless steels up to six inches thick, our advanced equipment is also able to process a wide variety of other materials, including alloys, brass, titanium, and plastic.

Able to assist with a wide range of applications, including, but not limited to, tanks, adapters, high temperature furnace components, and architectural components, our abrasive water jet cutting machinery has serviced diverse businesses ranging from equipment manufacturers to military and architectural industries. Our products always meet high industry standards, and our lead times are the best in the industry.

At Austin Waterjet we offer short, three to seven day lead times for most of our abrasive water jet cutting products. Contact our company today to inquire after any of our additional service offerings which include fabrication, assembly and deburring, double-disk grinding and light machining.

Abrasive Waterjet Cutting Specifications:

General Capabilities

Contract Production OEM

Industry Focus

Equipment Manufacturing Architectural Food Construction Energy Oil Gas Wind Marine Medical Military Semiconductor HVAC

Intended Application

Adapters Fountain Assemblies Food Handling Equipment Material Handling Equipment Cover Plates Drain Covers Face Plates Flanges Flooring Gear Box Side Plates Gussets High Temperature Furnace Components Stripper Plates Tanks Architectural Components Signage Landscape Metal Art Gaskets

Industry Standards

ANSI – American National Standards Institute ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials AWS – American Welding Society DOT – Department of Transportation ISO 9001,2008 – International Organization for Standardization Mil-Spec – Military Specifications

Cutting Method

Water and Garnet (Abrasive Material)

Cutting Axis

2-Axis

Intended Cutting Material (Metal)

Alloys Aluminum 6061 5052 Armor Brass Bronze Copper Ferrous Metals Hastelloy Inconel Molybdenum Monel Nickel Alloys Non Ferrous Metals Stainless Steel 304 316 17-4 PH Steel Tool Steel Titanium

Intended Cutting Material (Non-Metal)

Carbon Fiber Foam G-10 Phenolic Plastic Plexiglass Rubber

Production Volume

Min 1 unit Max 5000 units Mid Volume: Max
5000 units

Lead Time

Min 3 Business Days: Max
7 Business Days

Secondary Services

Welding Fabrication Assembly General (Manual) Machining Double disk grinding Fabrication

File Formats

AutoCAD (DWG,DWZ) BMP – Bit Mapped Graphics DXF – Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format GIF – Graphics Interchange Format Inventor (IDW, IPT) JPG or JEPG – Joint Photographic Experts Group PDF – Portable Document Format TIFF – Tagged Image File Format

Edge Quality/Surface Finish

Can produce a 125RMS surface finish when necessary

Bed size/Brand

4 Waterjet machines from OMAX, Ward & Flow Min 26″ x 52″

Max
78″ x 150″

Cutting Thickness

Steel: 6″ Maximum Stainless Steel: 22gauge minimum-6″ Maximum Phenolic: 4″ Maximum

Maximum Cutting Size

150″ maximum bed size but have the capability to do continuous cutting

Kerf/Width of Cut

0.045″ minimum

Water Jet Pressure

Min 60,000 psi: Max
90,000 psi

Tolerance (+/-)

Under ½” ±.010″ ½” to 1″ ±.02″ Above 1″ depends on material and Part design