Water jet cutting
The custom cutting workshop of KALINA industries s.r.o. is equipped with modern waterjet cutting technology - a MACH 500 machine from Flow. This technology is capable of cutting materials in thicknesses from 0.1 mm to 150 mm and a maximum dimension of the semi-finished product of 2,000 x 3,000 mm.
For soft materials a pure water jet is used, for harder and thicker materials an abrasive must be used together with water.
Advantages of waterjet cutting:
- High cutting accuracy.
- Material saving - the cut can be made close to the edge of the material, so minimal waste is generated.
- Favourable price for high quality.
- The cutting process is free of contact between tool and material - no micro-cracks around the cut.
- No thermal stress on the material and no internal stresses.
- Layered material with different physicochemical properties can be cut with high quality.
- No chemical influence on the material to be cut.
- Material savings when using material with greater thickness.
- No damage to the surface finish of the material (polishing, grinding...).
The movement of the cutting head, and therefore the entire cutting path, is controlled by computer according to a predefined program. Even complex cuts can be made in one operation. The standard cutting accuracy is +/-0.2 mm. The material to be cut is not subjected to mechanical or thermal stress. This fact distinguishes waterjet from other material cutting technologies, especially laser and microplasma.
Orders are executed in short deadlines, at favourable prices. Other technological operations on the cut parts - e.g. milling, bending, surface treatment, etc. - can be arranged. Waterjet-cut products are used in mechanical engineering, construction, advertising, electrical engineering, light industry, or, for example, in interior and exterior furnishing.
Waterjet cut materials:
- Practically any material that will not be damaged by direct contact with water: all types of steel including stainless and hardened tool steels, non-ferrous metals and alloys.
- Pastics of all types, including laminated and clear (Plexiglas, fibreglass).
- Wood, chipboard, laminate, plywood.
- Carpets, felt, textiles, leather, leatherette.
- Rubber, sealants, composites.
- Advertising materials - cutting of fonts and logotypes.
