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Processing - Waterjet cutting

Abrasive water jet cutting

the ideal complement to plasma cutting techniques and mechanical processing!
High precision (to a tenth of a decimal point)
High cutting quality (minimal surface roughness)
Cutting without the use of heat
Cutting range (6000 x 2500 mm; thickness currently up to 60 mm!)
Advantageous, since little or no further processing is needed

Dimension limits in mm

Rough cut


  • to 10

  • +/- 0.3
    +/- 0.4
    +/- 0.5
    +/- 0.5

  • > 10
    to 100

  • +/- 0.3
    +/- 0.4
    +/- 0.5
    +/- 0.5

  • > 100
    to 1000

  • +/- 0.4
    +/- 0.5
    +/- 0.8
    +/- 0.8

  • > 1000
    to 2000

  • +/- 0.8
    +/- 1.0
    +/- 1.0
    +/- 1.0

  • > 2000
    to 6000

  • +/- 1.2
    +/- 1.2
    +/- 1.2
    +/- 1.3

Tilting tolerances in mm

  • Thickness

  •   1.0 < T <=   3.0
      3.0 < T <= 20.0
    20.0 < T <= 40.0
    40.0 < T <= 60.0

  • Precision cut

  • max. 0.2
    max. 0.3
    max. 0.4
    max. 0.5

  • Rough cut

  • max. 0.3
    max. 0.4
    max. 0.5
    max. 0.6

Achievable surface roughness in compliance with DIN 4766 RZ in µm

Abrasive water jet cutting:
Precision cut RZ 0,63 - 16
Rough cut RZ 16 - 25

Achievable mean roughness depth (RZ) in comparison to other methods (according to FORACON data):

  • Processing technique

    Mean achievable roughness depth Rz in µm

  • Cutting

  • Drilling

  • Profile milling

  • Profile grinding

  • Lapping

  • Abrasive jet