Waterjets
This technology involves a cold cutting process that uses pure supersonic water, or water and abrasive, to erode material. An ultrahigh-pressure pump generates a stream of water with extreme pressure that is converted into velocity via a tiny jewel orifice, creating a supersonic stream as small as a human hair to cut soft materials. Garnet can be added to this supersonic stream to greatly increase cutting power. Water and garnet can exit the cutting head at nearly four times the speed of sound, making the waterjet capable of cutting steel over one foot thick. Pure and abrasive waterjet technologies combined can cut virtually any material, any shape, at any thickness. Pure waterjet cuts soft materials like gasket, foam, plastic, paper, disposable diapers, insulation, cement board, automotive interiors, carpet, food. Abrasive waterjet can cut hard materials like metal, ceramic, stone, glass and composites.
OMAX: Waterjets are in Its DNA

With a sole focus on building abrasive waterjet machinery, the newest generation of OMAX brand core products is the culmination of nearly 30 years of work.
With a sole focus on building abrasive waterjet machinery, the newest generation of OMAX brand core products is the culmination of nearly 30 years of work.
At FABTECH, the metal fabrication industry can tap into the power of this in-person event to discover new innovations and become inspired.
Learn the latest product developments in bending, cutting, pressing, stamping and the software to support these processes.
Gopher Motorsports has enlisted Jet Edge to cut carbon composite, steel and aluminum parts for their Formula SAE race car using waterjet technology.
From metal service centers in the U.S to industrial plant contractors in Turkey, fabricators everywhere are discovering how 5-axis waterjet cutting capabilities can be used to grow their business in heavy industrial applications.
See the latest in waterjet technology at the OMAX campus in Kent, Wash.
The MotoJet X is the next generation of intensifier pump technology and features advancements focused on maximizing customer uptime, improving usability, and nearly eliminating hands-on customer maintenance.
WARDJet (Tallmadge, OH) has introduced a new series of waterjet to the company’s roster of CNC machines: the M-Series.