•Waterjets can machine any materials that lasers cannot. Reflective materials in particular, such as aluminum and copper.
•There is no thermal distortion or edge hardening of the material being cut by waterjet, whereas lasers create burned, hardened edges.
•Precision waterjets can obtain about the same tolerances as lasers on thin parts, and higher tolerances on parts thicker than 0.5".
•Waterjets do not lose much focus when cutting over uneven surfaces, lasers do.
•Waterjets create much cleaner edge quality.
•Fast turn-around.