In optical manufacturing, a single subsurface crack turns a component into scrap. Laser and mechanical dicing leave heat-affected zones and edge chipping in fused silica, sapphire and glass. Here is why cold micro-abrasive waterjet cutting changes the equation for photonics — with no HAZ and micron-level precision.
In medical devices, the material you specify must behave exactly as specified. Thermal cutting introduces heat-affected zones, micro-cracks, and residual stress that put material integrity and regulatory compliance at risk. Cold cutting with micro-abrasive waterjet removes the defect, and the documentation burden that comes with it.
Finepart Sweden AB has updated the standard specification for positioning accuracy and repeatability in its 3-axis Finecut systems, setting both values at ±1.5 µm based on verified performance from delivered systems.
Thermal cutting creates invisible HAZ damage in aerospace alloys — microcracks, recast layers, reduced fatigue life. Micro-abrasive waterjet eliminates the risk.
Defense and aerospace manufacturing engineers face an unforgiving reality: standard manufacturing processes often ruin high-performance materials before the component ever leaves the shop floor. When specifications demand absolute reliability under extreme loads, temperatures, and kinetic …
In defense manufacturing, “within tolerance” is not enough. The question is whether a component is mission ready. That distinction matters. A turbine blade that passes dimensional inspection but carries residual tensile stress from thermal cutting …
BEYOND CUTTING EDGE Vulkam has selected the Finecut WMC500II 5X for its industrial breakthrough in machining amorphous metals. Vulkam, a cutting-edge deep-tech company based near Grenoble, France is a future world leader in metallurgy and …