Water Jet Comparison Chart

Water Jet Cutting
Advantages of Water Jet Cutting
Industries Served
Comparison Chart
Materials Cut

	Water Jet	EDM	Laser	Plasma	Standard Machine Tools
Better Edge Finish	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Cost Efficient	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Cutting of Exotic Materials	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Cutting of Non-Conductive Parts	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cutting of Reflective Materials	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Cutting of Wide Range of Hardnesses	Yes	No	No	No	No
Cutting of Titanium	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Environmentally Friendly	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Excellent Tolerance on Thicker Parts	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Extremely Detailed Geometry	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Faster Cutting Speeds	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Large Parts Manufacturing	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Material Cutting Over 3/4" Thick	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Minimal to Zero Fixturing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Nesting Capable	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
No Distortion of Materials	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
No Heat Affected Zones	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
No Material Stresses	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
No Need for Prior Piercing on ID Cuts	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Cutting of Non-Ferrous Materials	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Precision/High Tolerance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Reduced to No Secondary Finishing	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Stacked Cutting	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

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