Water jet cutting at Specialty Metals Corporation is carried out with 60,000 PSI of water that cuts a wide array of soft and hardened materials. This includes wood, rubber, various metals, and even glass. We recreate CAD files, precise fonts, and sign logos. This advanced process saves money by eliminating tooling costs.
With waterjet, edge qualities typically range from Quality 1 (Q1) to Quality 5 (Q5) with Q5 being the best, most accurate edge quality.
Cutting speed and edge quality are directly related. In general, the higher the quality, the slower the cutting speed. It is possible to choose Q5 for every cutting job, but it may take two or three times as long to achieve Q5 than Q3 on the same part.