At CFW Precision Metal Components, water jet cutting is one of our primary capabilities. We have the technical proficiency to make precise cuts in a variety of materials, including those that are heat-sensitive, delicate, or exceptionally hard. Using powerful software design tools and integrated CAD/CAM technology, we optimize setup and run times for both efficiency and cost savings.
Our water jet cutting services offer advantages over other production methods. Water jets concentrate an extreme amount of energy in a small area to create clean cuts with smooth edges. There is no heat-affected zone to cause thermal distortion or work hardening and the need for secondary machining is reduced or eliminated entirely. Using the very latest programming tools, we can control cutting speed to make intricately detailed cuts in any materials, and these same software tools allow us to create efficient layouts to produce the maximum number of parts from every sheet of material.
Generating up to 50,000 psi cutting force and featuring a 51” x 51” worktable, our water jet cutting equipment cuts 2D shapes in almost any type of sheet material. We process metals of all kinds, from standard grades to hardened steels and high-performance alloys. Using our water jet equipment, we also cut through a wide variety of non-metals, including plastics, ceramics, composites, stone, granite, and many other materials. Maximum sheet thickness varies by the type of material, and in many cases, we can make accurate cuts through multiple layers.
Serving companies in the aerospace, electronics, marine, military, and commercial industries, we can produce cost-effective prototypes using water jet technology and quickly ramp up to production levels of 5,000 units or more. With our ISO 9001 certification, you can be confident in the quality of our products. To learn more about our water jet cutting capabilities, Contact us today.
WATERJET CUTTING SPECIFICATIONS
- General Capabilities
- Contract 
 Prototype
 Production
- Characteristics
- Minimum Part Stress 
 No Thermal Distortion or Hardening
 Reduced Material Cost Through Nesting
 Reduction or Elimination of Secondary Operations
 Smooth Finished Edges
- Cutting Axis
- 2-Axis 
- Intended Cutting Material (Metal)
- Aluminium 
 Bonded Material
 Boron
 Brass
 Bronze
 Cast Iron
 Cobalt
 Copper
 Exotic Alloys
 Hard Facing
 Hastelloy
 Inconel
 Iron
 Magnesium
 Nickel Alloys
 Niobium
 Stainless Steel
 Steel Alloy
 Steel Hardened
 Steel Hot Rolled
 Steel Mild
 Steel Tool
 Tantalum
 Tin
 Titanium
 Tungsten
 Wrought Iron
 Zinc
- Intended Cutting Material (Composites and Plastics)
- Acrylic Carbon Fiber 
 Ceramics
 Fiberglass
 Foam
 Graphite
 Kevlar
 Linoleum
 Mylar Laminates
 Neoprene
 Nylon
 Printed Circuit Board
 Plexiglas
 Polycarbonate
 Polyethylene
 Polymers
 PVC
 Rubber
 Silicone
 Teflon
 Thermoplastics
 Urethane
 Vinyl
- Cutting Dimensions
- Thickness: Depends on application 
 Width: 51
 Length: 51
- Water Jet Pressure
- 30-50,000 PSI 
- Tolerance (+/-)
- .01” 
- Production Volume
- Prototype 
 Medium Volume (5,000+ Parts)
- Lead Times Available
- Standard 35 Days 
 Quoted on job by job basis
 Emergency services available (AOG)
 AOG 24 Hour Turnaround
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Industry Focus
- Aerospace 
 Commercial
 Electronic
 Marine
 Military
- Industry Standards
- ISO 9001 
 International Organization for Standardization
- File Formats
- AutoCAD (DWG,DWZ) 
 BMP
 Bit Mapped Graphics
 Catia (CATDrawing,CATPart)
 DXF
 Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format
 IGES
 Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, ANSI file format.
 Inventor (IDW, IPT)
 JPG or JEPG
 Joint Photographic Experts Group
 MasterCam (MDX, MC8, MC9, SET)
 PDES
 Product Data Exchange using STEP, Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data. A standard format for exchanging data between advanced CAD and CAM programs.
 PDF
 Portable Document Format
 Pro-E or Pro/Engineer (DRW,PRT,XPR)
 SAT
 3D ACIS Model File
 SolidEdge (DFT)
 SolidWorks (SLDPRT,SLDDRW,SLDDRT)
 STEP
 Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
 
                            


