Waterjet Cutting in comparison to Punch
- Waterjet cutting has lower cost per piece for short runs
- Waterjet cutting places holes closer to the materials edge
- Waterjet cutting has fast turn-around
- Thick materials are fine…
- Brittle materials are no problem …
- And hard materials are easy to cut with waterjet cutting
- Some stamping houses use waterjet cutting for fast turn-around, or for low quantity / prototyping work. Waterjets make a great complimentary tool for punch presses and the like because they offer a wider range of capability for similar parts. For high production of thin sheet-metal, the stamp will be more profitable in many cases, but for short runs, difficult material, thick material, and many other similar but different applications, waterjet cutting has its place.
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