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You’re not looking for the cheapest option. You need parts that meet spec, arrive on time, and don’t require rework because someone melted the edges or missed the tolerance.
Waterjet cutting in North Amityville, NY gives you that precision. No heat-affected zones means your material properties stay intact. No secondary finishing means your timeline stays on track. Whether you’re cutting 4-inch stainless steel or delicate carbon fiber composites, the process stays cold and your dimensions stay accurate.
Fast prototyping gets you from concept to part in 1-3 days. Production runs scale without sacrificing quality. And because the kerf is narrow, you’re not throwing away material—or money—on every cut.
We serve the 3,600 manufacturing companies across Long Island that need precision cutting without the runaround. You’re dealing with tight budgets, tighter deadlines, and a labor market that makes it hard to keep skilled operators on staff.
We handle custom waterjet cutting for aerospace components, automotive prototypes, architectural metalwork, and industrial fabrication. CNC-controlled, abrasive waterjet cutting means we can tackle materials from titanium to glass to rubber—all with the same machine.
You get local turnaround, direct communication, and the kind of material consultation that comes from understanding what Long Island manufacturers actually face every day.
First, you send us your specs—CAD files, material type, thickness, and quantity. We review the design for manufacturability and flag anything that might cause issues before we start cutting.
Next, we program the CNC waterjet system. For hard materials like steel or Inconel, we use abrasive waterjet cutting with garnet particles. For softer materials like foam or rubber, pure high-pressure water does the job without damaging edges.
The cutting head moves along your programmed path at pressures up to 60,000 PSI. Because there’s no heat, there’s no warping, no hardening, and no need for secondary deburring on most parts. Complex geometries, tight inside corners, and thick stock all get handled in a single pass.
Once cutting is complete, we inspect dimensions, clean the parts, and package them for pickup or delivery. Simple prototypes ship in 1-3 days. Production runs typically take 1-3 weeks depending on volume and material availability.
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You get precision within ±0.005 inches, even on thick materials. That tolerance holds across metals, composites, ceramics, and stone—materials that would distort or crack under laser or plasma cutting.
You get material versatility. Stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, Inconel, carbon fiber, G10, glass, and rubber all run through the same waterjet cutting system. No need to source multiple vendors for different materials.
You get clean edges without heat distortion. The cold-cutting process preserves your material’s mechanical properties, which matters when you’re building aerospace components or medical devices that can’t afford metallurgical changes.
And you get engineering support. North Amityville manufacturers face real challenges—delayed equipment investments due to high interest rates, labor shortages driving up costs, and production bottlenecks that kill schedules. We help you design parts that cut efficiently, minimize waste, and actually fit your production timeline.
Waterjet cutting handles metals like stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, and Inconel up to several inches thick. It also cuts composites like carbon fiber and G10, plus stone, ceramic, glass, rubber, and foam.
The key difference is abrasive versus pure water. For hard materials, we add garnet abrasive to the high-pressure water stream. For soft materials that might fray or distort, we use pure water without abrasive.
If you’re not sure whether your material works, send us the specs. We’ll tell you if waterjet is the right process or if you’d be better off with a different cutting method.
Waterjet cutting is a cold process. There’s no heat-affected zone, so your material doesn’t warp, harden, or change its properties. Laser and plasma both generate significant heat, which can distort thin materials and create hardened edges that need secondary machining.
Waterjet also cuts thicker materials more effectively. While lasers struggle past 1 inch on steel, waterjet handles 4+ inches without issue. And because there’s no thermal distortion, you don’t need to account for shrinkage or movement after cutting.
The tradeoff is speed. Laser cutting is faster on thin sheet metal. But if you need tight tolerances, thick stock, or materials that can’t handle heat, waterjet is the better choice.
Simple prototypes typically ship in 1-3 days once we receive your CAD files and confirm material availability. Production runs usually take 1-3 weeks depending on part complexity, quantity, and material lead times.
If you’re on a tight deadline, let us know upfront. We can often expedite jobs by adjusting our schedule or running parts during off-hours. But that only works if we know about the deadline before we start programming.
Material availability is usually the biggest variable. Common metals like aluminum and stainless steel are typically in stock. Specialty alloys like Inconel or thick titanium plate may require ordering, which adds time to the schedule.
Yes. CNC waterjet cutting follows programmed paths with high precision, so intricate shapes, tight radii, and complex contours are all manageable. The cutting stream is narrow—typically 0.020 to 0.040 inches—which allows for detailed work.
Inside corners will have a small radius equal to the kerf width. You can’t get a perfectly sharp 90-degree inside corner because the stream is round. If your design requires truly sharp corners, we can make a lead-in cut or use a secondary process, but that adds time and cost.
For most applications, the small corner radius isn’t an issue. But if you’re designing parts specifically for waterjet, keeping inside radii at least 0.030 inches makes programming easier and cutting faster.
CAD files make the process faster and more accurate. We can import DXF, DWG, or other vector formats directly into our CNC system, which eliminates manual programming and reduces the chance of errors.
If you don’t have CAD files, we can work from dimensioned drawings or even sketches for simple parts. We’ll recreate the geometry in our system and send you a proof before cutting. That adds a bit of time to the process, but it’s doable.
For repeat production runs, having clean CAD files saves you money. We can store the program and run your parts again without reprogramming, which speeds up turnaround and keeps pricing consistent.
Waterjet cutting costs more per hour than plasma or oxy-fuel cutting, but it often costs less overall because you’re not paying for secondary finishing, rework, or scrapped parts due to heat distortion.
Pricing depends on material type, thickness, cutting time, and complexity. Abrasive waterjet cutting costs more than pure water cutting because of the garnet consumable. Thicker materials take longer to cut, which increases cost. Complex geometries with lots of direction changes also add time.
For prototyping and low-volume production, waterjet is often the most cost-effective option because there’s no tooling cost and setup is minimal. For high-volume production of simple shapes in thin material, other methods might be cheaper. Send us your specs and we’ll give you an honest assessment of whether waterjet makes sense for your job.
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