Waterjet Cutting

Precision Cutting at High Pressure

Waterjet cutting is a cold cutting process with minimal material loss. The cut is not created by heat or the use of a knife, but only by water, which cuts the material at high pressure. The workpiece is processed with the water jet without the cutting edge being ground out. The thinner the material thickness, the clearer the results. The process allows several work steps to be combined in a time-saving manner and achieves an exceptional cutting performance. We can therefore also produce very complex shapes with precision and clean cut edges. To do this, we use waterjet machines, which can be moved in 3D space in specific. The waterjet is equally suitable for small and large series, as cutting patterns can be created with relatively little effort and the cutting process is very fast.

Pure Waterjet Cutting

We only use environmentally friendly pure water cutting. This means that no abrasive substances are added to the water used to facilitate cutting. The water is therefore used in its pure form without any additives. This process is particularly suitable for slightly softer materials such as those we primarily work with: Textiles, thermoplastics and nonwovens. With pure water cutting, the jet has a very small diameter and can therefore cut very precisely. Waterjet cutting is also very environmentally friendly. No gases, water pollution, chips, dust or air pollution are produced. We use the water used as a recycled material.

  • Illustration des Kopfes einer Wasserstrahlmaschine

  • 3D Waterjet Cutting

    We can process three-dimensional workpieces with our 3D waterjet cutter. The shape of a part requires trimming from different angles. Thanks to 3D trimming, we can also cut very complex shapes. The cutting head moves along 5 axes to enable the different positions. Cutting with the water jet achieves the best results when the water pressure hits the material from a vertical angle. For highly curved or comples geomatries, the bendung of the cutting head is therefore particularly important in order to achieve sharp edges.

  • 2D Waterjet Cutting

    With our 2D waterjet cutting machines, the waterjet always cuts from above. The 2D water jet is usually faster compared to a 3D waterjet and therefore more cost effective.
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Ein Formteil aus Vlies wird mittels Wasserstrahl beschnitten.

Technical Details

Size 3D

2200 x 1200 x 700 mm

Size 2D

2000 x 1000 mm

Clear Advantages of Waterjet Cutting

The waterjet has convincing advantages over other cutting methods. It achieves a cold and gentle cut with extremely high precision. In addition, the material is not altered, distorted or damaged during the cutting process. The use of waterjet technology means that there is little or no need for post-processing of the molded part, as the cuts can be made with high precision and achieve a high level of quality.

We use the waterjet to cut plastics, textiles, elastomers, thermoplastics, fibrous materials or even foams and insulating materials. The process is particularly important when cutting composite materials, for which the waterjet is perfectly suited. We often use waterjet cutting directly for the further processing of molded parts that we have processed ourselves with our molding presses in a previous step. This allows us to combine several production steps in a short space of time and deliver a finished part to our customers without having to rely on external service providers.

Materials We Process

We specialize in cutting softer materials. These include plastics and fleece materials, and we also process composite materials such as natural fiber-reinforced plastics, foams and rubber.

How Waterjet Cutting Works

Precise Coordination and Programming

Every project and every material is individual and we also map this process with us. To do this, we combine CAM-controlled programming with test trials in order to realise the optimal processing.

  • CAM-Programming

    We program in 2D and 3D depending on the geometry of the part to be manufactured.

  • Prototype Tests

    After the first programming, we create prototypes to identify problem areas that modeling on the computer does not show. We only go into production with an error-free program.

  • Series Trimming

    With the knowledge from the first two steps, we then create the final program and save it permanently - this ensures repeatability for future runs.

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