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When you’re working with stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, or specialty alloys, heat is your enemy. Plasma and laser cutting can warp edges, change material properties, and leave you with parts that need additional finishing. That costs time and money you don’t have.
Waterjet cutting metal eliminates that problem entirely. The process uses high-pressure water mixed with abrasive garnet to cut through virtually any metal without generating heat. Your material stays cool, your edges stay clean, and your tolerances stay tight—within +/- 0.005 inches.
You get parts that fit right the first time. No secondary grinding. No deburring. No explaining to your customer why their order is delayed because you’re fixing warped pieces. Just precision cuts that meet your specs, delivered when you need them.
We’ve been serving manufacturers, fabricators, and contractors throughout West Hempstead, NY and Nassau County for years. We’ve cut parts for automotive shops, aerospace components, architectural installations, and custom fabrication projects across Long Island.
Our Flow Mach 500 CNC system runs directly from your CAD files. That means what you design is exactly what gets cut—no interpretation errors, no manual adjustments that introduce mistakes. We’ve completed projects for Ralph Lauren, Coach, Port Authority, and dozens of local manufacturers who needed precision they could count on.
West Hempstead’s industrial sector depends on reliable metal cutting services that understand tight deadlines and exacting standards. We’re set up to handle both—whether you need prototype parts by end of week or production runs with consistent quality across hundreds of pieces.
You send us your CAD file or design specs. If you don’t have a CAD file, we’ll create one based on your drawings or samples. Once the design is confirmed, we load it directly into our CNC-controlled waterjet system.
The cutting head moves across your material at speeds up to four times faster than conventional waterjet methods. High-pressure water mixed with abrasive garnet cuts through the metal following your exact specifications. Because the process is computer-controlled, every part comes out identical—whether we’re cutting one piece or a hundred.
After cutting, your parts are ready to use. The edges are smooth enough that most applications don’t require additional finishing. If your project needs secondary services like welding, milling, polishing, or plating, we handle that in-house. You get complete parts, not raw cuts that still need work.
The entire process—from file to finished parts—typically takes days, not weeks. Rush jobs can often be accommodated depending on material availability and current production schedule.
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Our waterjet system cuts stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum, titanium, copper, brass, bronze, Hastelloy, Inconel, and other specialty alloys. Thickness capacity ranges from thin gauge sheet up to several inches depending on material type. If you’re working with an unusual alloy or aren’t sure whether waterjet is the right process, we’ll review your specs and recommend the best approach.
West Hempstead’s manufacturing sector includes automotive fabrication, architectural metalwork, and industrial component production. These industries need cutting services that can handle complex geometries, tight tolerances, and materials that don’t respond well to thermal cutting methods. Waterjet addresses all three requirements.
Beyond cutting, we offer material consultation to help you select the right alloy for your application. Our CAD services can optimize your designs for efficient nesting, reducing material waste and lowering your per-part cost. Complementary services like welding, fabrication, and finishing mean you’re not coordinating between multiple shops to get a complete part.
For contractors and fabricators in Nassau County, having a local waterjet metal cutting shop means faster turnaround and easier communication when specs change or rush orders come through. You’re not waiting on shipments from out of state or dealing with companies that don’t understand the pace of Long Island manufacturing.
The biggest difference is heat. Laser and plasma cutting use thermal energy to melt through metal, which creates a heat-affected zone around the cut edge. That heat can warp thin materials, change the hardness of the metal, and leave discolored edges that need grinding or finishing.
Waterjet cutting uses high-pressure water and abrasive particles instead of heat. Your material stays at room temperature throughout the entire process. That means no warping, no hardness changes, no heat discoloration. The edges come out smooth and clean without the brittleness you sometimes get from thermal cutting.
For materials like stainless steel, aluminum, and titanium—especially in thinner gauges—waterjet gives you better edge quality and dimensional accuracy. You also avoid the fumes and oxidation that come with thermal processes. If your parts need to meet tight tolerances or you’re working with materials that are sensitive to heat, waterjet is usually the better choice.
Our Flow Mach 500 system holds tolerances within +/- 0.005 inches consistently. That’s accurate enough for most precision applications including aerospace components, automotive parts, and custom machinery.
The CNC control runs directly from your CAD file, so there’s no manual interpretation that could introduce errors. The cutting head follows the programmed path exactly, and because there’s no heat distortion, the parts don’t shift or warp after cutting. What you design is what you get.
If your application requires even tighter tolerances, we can discuss secondary machining or finishing processes. But for the majority of metal fabrication work—brackets, panels, flanges, custom parts—waterjet accuracy is more than sufficient. The key is providing clean CAD files with correct dimensions. If your design file is accurate, your parts will be too.
Waterjet cuts both thin and thick materials effectively. We regularly cut everything from thin gauge aluminum sheet up to several inches of stainless steel or carbon steel plate. The exact thickness capacity depends on the material type and the level of detail in your part geometry.
Thicker materials take longer to cut because the waterjet stream needs more time to penetrate through the full depth. But unlike plasma or laser, waterjet doesn’t lose accuracy as material thickness increases. You get the same clean edges and tight tolerances on thick plate that you do on thin sheet.
For very thick materials—over 3 inches—we’ll review your design to make sure waterjet is the most cost-effective process. Sometimes thicker cuts are better suited to other methods depending on edge quality requirements and production volume. We’ll give you an honest assessment based on your specific application rather than just running whatever comes through the door.
Turnaround depends on the complexity of your parts, the material type, and our current production schedule. Simple parts in common materials can often be completed within a few days. More complex geometries or specialty alloys may take a week or slightly longer.
The actual cutting process is fast—abrasive waterjet cutting is up to four times faster than conventional methods. But total turnaround also includes programming time, material procurement if we don’t have your specific alloy in stock, and any secondary services like finishing or fabrication.
If you’re on a tight deadline, let us know upfront. We can often accommodate rush orders depending on what else is in the queue. West Hempstead manufacturers and contractors deal with last-minute changes and compressed schedules regularly—we understand that flexibility matters. The key is clear communication about your timeline when you submit the job.
We work with standard CAD formats including DXF, DWG, and most common vector files. If you’re working in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar programs, your files will import directly into our CNC system without conversion issues.
If you don’t have CAD files—maybe you’re working from hand drawings, sketches, or physical samples—we can create the digital files for you. Our CAD services include converting drawings to cutting files and optimizing part layouts for efficient material use. That nesting optimization can significantly reduce your material costs, especially on production runs.
The cleaner and more accurate your original file, the faster we can move to cutting. Dimensioned drawings are better than sketches. Vector files are better than raster images. But even if you’re starting with rough concepts, we can work with you to develop production-ready files that capture exactly what you need.
Waterjet cuts virtually any material—metal, plastic, rubber, composites, stone, glass, and more. The process works on anything that can withstand high-pressure water, which is almost everything except tempered glass.
For this page we’re focusing on metal waterjet cutting in West Hempstead, NY because that’s what most local manufacturers and fabricators need. But if your project involves multiple materials—say you’re building an assembly that combines aluminum plate with plastic components—we can cut both on the same system.
The advantage of waterjet over other cutting methods is that material versatility. You’re not limited to metals like you would be with plasma cutting, and you’re not restricted by melting points like you are with laser. If you need parts cut from materials that don’t machine well or that are too hard for conventional tools, waterjet is often the answer. Just tell us what you’re working with and we’ll let you know if it’s a good fit.
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