Waterjet Cutting

Hypertherm products are designed for use with any CNC waterjet cutting system.

Hypertherm customers use our software with waterjet cutting machines produced by the following manufacturers: Calypso, Cutting Technologies, ESAB, Flow, JetEdge, Knuth, OMAX, Romeo Engineering and many others.

Hypertherm recommends ProNest for waterjet cutting applications

Hypertherm offers many features that apply to the waterjet cutting process; some of these important features address the following areas of your cutting operation:

Enhanced Part Quality

• Profile size-based process parameter control reduces edge taper
• Corner, radius and lead ramping technology improves cut quality
• Quality-based process parameter control for selective cut quality
• Lead in/out style control based on profile size for optimum profile quality
• High/Low pressure pierce cycles for brittle material
• Automatic application of under/over travel leads and auto-height control and dwells to minimize part edge “divots” at lead in/out locations
• Automatic recognition of grain restraint to avoid forming fractures

Improved Material Utilization

• Pair, quad, array and multi-part common-line cutting
• Automatic nesting on remnant and skeleton plates
• Plate and nesting strategy selection optimization

Increased Productivity

• Bridge, chain and common-line cutting reduces cycle time
• Automatic profile tabbing minimizes machine interruptions
• Optimized cut sequencing to reduce traverse times
• Multi-head cutting support
• Collision Avoidance technology minimizes nozzle crashes
• Support for cutting and etching processes
• Pre-piercing with different consumables or processes
• Plate size verification and torch home control
• Tabs to reduce potential tip-up situations
• Abrasive flow control via the CNC