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CRAFTCO’S WATERJET CUTTING SERVICES

November 15, 2018

Craftco’s vision is to be the premier custom metalworking company in America; being unmatched in capability, service, and value.

In keeping with our vision, Craftco has purchased a top-of-the-line 5-axis waterjet cutter to better meet your needs.

If you are looking for a manufacturer to fabricate high-quality, precise components, consider choosing Craftco.

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WHAT IS A WATERJET?

A waterjet is a cutting tool that uses ultra-high pressure water combined with an abrasive such as garnet to cut almost any type of material. Waterjets can cut very intricate and precise parts, and 5-axis waterjets can cut beveled and tapered edges.

Waterjet cutting is a cold process, while other cutting processes like laser and plasma are hot processes. Since the waterjet cutting process is cold, it does not introduce thermal stresses into parts like plasma and laser cutting processes do.

KEY FEATURES OF CRAFTCO’S WATERJET:

  • Craftco’s Waterjet is the Mach 500 from Flow Waterjet
  • 5-axis capabilities that enable us to cut beveled and tapered edges
  • 13′ 1″ x 6′ 6″ cutting envelope
  • Can cut parts up to 12″ thick
  • 94 ksi operating pressure – Higher than most waterjets – Lowers cutting time and amount of garnet used – Lowers your part’s overall cost
  • Cuts parts with tolerances up to + 0.001″
  • Cuts almost ANY material: metal, plastic, stone, wood, glass, cloth, composites and many other materials
  • Edges have no heat affected zone (H.A.Z.)
  • You can download our waterjet flyer here.

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WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING

“Craftco has proven to be an asset for our area. Times are tough now, for many people in Sheridan County […], working together with a spirit of community makes a difference for us all!” – Ted Lapis

“Thank you all very much for your outstanding response fabricating and delivering the 48” blind flange for us within our [desired] time frame, it worked just fine, excellent job! We greatly appreciate it.” – Craftco Customer

“It has been a pleasure using [Craftco’s] services on three different occasions…I can’t say enough about Josh Wilson and Doyle. Doyle has done a fantastic job helping me with Home Depot in Sheridan and CTDI in Billings. Doyle’s customer service–not only to me, but to my customers– is top notch. I look forward to working with [Craftco] in the future and just wanted to let you know, you have great associates working with you.” – Erik K. Ford, Field Service Technician, CSR and Sales, Welch Equipment