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You don’t have time for rework. When your CAD design goes straight to our Flow Mach 500 CNC system, you get parts that match your specs down to +/- 0.005″ tolerance.
No heat-affected zones means no warping, no hardening, no stress cracks. Your aluminum, titanium, hardened tool steel, or exotic metals come off the table ready to use—not ready for secondary finishing.
Whether you’re an aerospace contractor working with strict material certifications or a custom fabricator handling intricate architectural details, waterjet cutting metal gives you clean edges without burn marks or burrs. The process uses high-pressure water and abrasive to cut through up to 10 inches of material, leaving the molecular structure untouched.
That matters when you’re building something that can’t fail.
We serve manufacturers, contractors, and fabricators across Lake Ronkonkoma, NY and the surrounding areas. We’re located right here on Long Island, where precision manufacturing isn’t optional—it’s expected.
Lake Ronkonkoma sits in the heart of a manufacturing corridor that includes Northrop Grumman’s hypersonic facility and major health care component producers. The companies here don’t settle for “close enough,” and neither do we.
Our custom metal waterjet cutting handles everything from single prototype parts to full production runs. We work directly with your CAD files, consult on material selection, and deliver cuts that meet aerospace, automotive, marine, and architectural standards.
You send us your CAD file or work with our design team to create one. We review your material specs, thickness requirements, and tolerance needs before cutting begins.
Our CNC metal waterjet cutting system reads your design directly. The cutting head follows your programmed path using a high-pressure stream of water mixed with garnet abrasive. There’s no tooling to create, no dies to build, no heat to manage.
The process cuts through your material—whether it’s half-inch aluminum or 8-inch stainless steel—without changing its properties. You get parts with smooth edges that often need zero secondary finishing.
We handle single custom pieces for prototypes and scale up to production quantities without retooling. Rush jobs get prioritized. Complex geometries and tight inside corners aren’t a problem.
You pick up parts that are ready to install, assemble, or ship to your customer.
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You get CNC-controlled precision cutting directly from your CAD files with tolerances down to +/- 0.005″. We cut aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, hardened tool steel, Inconel, and other exotic metals up to 10 inches thick.
The waterjet cutting metal process produces no heat-affected zones, which matters for Lake Ronkonkoma’s aerospace and defense contractors who can’t risk material property changes. Parts come off our table without warping, hardening, or thermal stress.
We handle intricate shapes, tight inside radiuses, and complex geometries that would be expensive or impossible with traditional cutting methods. Because there’s no mechanical force on the material, delicate parts don’t deform during cutting.
You also get material consultation before cutting starts. We’ll tell you if a thinner gauge will work, if a different alloy cuts cleaner, or if your design has features that will cause problems during fabrication. That saves you money and prevents delays.
Our location in Lake Ronkonkoma puts us close to Long Island’s manufacturing hub, which means faster turnaround for local shops and lower shipping costs for regional clients.
We cut every common metal and most exotic alloys. That includes aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, brass, copper, Inconel, Hastelloy, and hardened tool steels.
Waterjet cutting metal works on materials that are difficult or impossible to cut with lasers or plasma. Reflective metals like copper and brass cut cleanly without the beam deflection issues you get with laser systems. Hardened tool steel that would destroy conventional cutting tools goes through our waterjet system without dulling the stream.
The process also handles laminated metals, composite metal panels, and materials with coatings or finishes that can’t tolerate heat. If you’re not sure whether your material will work, send us the specs and we’ll tell you what to expect.
Our Flow Mach 500 CNC system holds tolerances of +/- 0.005 inches on most cuts. That’s tight enough for aerospace components, medical device parts, and precision automotive applications.
Accuracy depends on material thickness, cutting speed, and part geometry. Thinner materials and slower cutting speeds produce tighter tolerances. We adjust abrasive flow rate, water pressure, and traverse speed based on your specifications.
The CNC control reads your CAD file directly, which eliminates the human error you get with manual layout and cutting. Complex curves, angles, and inside corners maintain the same precision as straight cuts. If your project requires tolerances tighter than +/- 0.005″, we’ll tell you up front whether waterjet is the right process or if you need additional machining after cutting.
No. Waterjet cutting metal produces clean edges without heat-affected zones, hardening, or thermal distortion. The cold-cutting process doesn’t change your material’s molecular structure or mechanical properties.
You won’t see burn marks, slag, or the hardened edge layer that comes from plasma or torch cutting. There’s no micro-cracking from thermal stress. The edge finish is smooth enough that many parts go straight to assembly without grinding, filing, or deburring.
Edge quality does vary slightly with thickness and cutting speed. Thicker materials may show minor striations on the bottom edge if cut at high speed, but we adjust parameters based on whether you need a finished edge or plan to machine the part afterward. For most applications, the edge quality straight off our waterjet table is better than what you’d get from other cutting methods even after secondary finishing.
We cut metals up to 10 inches thick. Most production work falls between 1/4 inch and 4 inches, but the system handles thicker material when needed.
Cutting speed decreases as thickness increases. A 1/2-inch aluminum plate cuts much faster than 6-inch stainless steel. We’ll give you realistic lead times based on your material thickness and the total linear inches of cutting your parts require.
Thicker materials also affect edge quality and tolerance. The waterjet stream spreads slightly as it cuts deeper, which can create a small taper on very thick parts. For critical applications, we compensate by adjusting the cutting head angle or making multiple passes. If your thick-section parts need perfectly square edges, we’ll tell you whether waterjet alone will work or if you need additional machining.
Rush jobs often go out same-day or next-day. Standard projects typically take 3-5 business days from file approval to pickup.
Turnaround depends on material availability, current queue, and total cutting time. Simple parts with short cut paths process faster than intricate designs with lots of detail. If you’re supplying your own material, we can usually start cutting as soon as it arrives and your CAD file is approved.
We prioritize based on deadline, not just order sequence. If you’ve got a hard deadline for a prototype review or a production line waiting for parts, tell us up front. We’ll tell you whether we can hit your timeline or if you need a backup plan. Lake Ronkonkoma’s location gives us access to multiple metal suppliers within 30 minutes, which helps when we need to source material quickly for urgent projects.
Waterjet cutting metal doesn’t create heat-affected zones. That matters when you’re working with materials that can’t tolerate thermal stress or when you need to maintain specific material properties for aerospace, medical, or structural applications.
Laser and plasma both melt material to cut it, which hardens the edge, creates micro-cracks, and can warp thin sheets. Waterjet uses mechanical erosion from high-pressure water and abrasive, so the material stays cold throughout the process. You can cut next to welded seams, near finished edges, or close to heat-sensitive components without causing damage.
Waterjet also cuts thicker materials than most lasers can handle and works on reflective metals like copper and brass that deflect laser beams. There are no toxic fumes, no hardened slag to chip off, and no secondary cleanup. For materials where edge quality and material integrity matter more than pure cutting speed, waterjet is the better process.
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