When fabricating jet engine turbines, Wire EDM is often used, since the technology provides narrow cuts for precise and complex shapes. The flip side of the coin is that Wire EDM is a time-consuming manufacturing process, in both setup time and processing. It’s also a thermal manufacturing process which influences the properties of the material. Both of these issues can now be solved by using new and innovative waterjet cutting technology

The growing need in the manufacturing industry for more advanced applications and the versatility of waterjet technology is a key reason why water jet cutting is now being used far more on shop and factory floors, often replacing machine tools. Certainly, the 3D cutting capabilities of waterjet broadens the range of potential applications.