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CNC Machining, Explained: How Subtractive Cutting Shapes Precision Parts
CNC machining built modern precision manufacturing — but the same things that make it powerful define its limits. A plain explainer of subtractive machining: how it works, what it does brilliantly, and the four constraints that decide when to reach for a non-contact process instead.
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No Tool Wear, No Clamping Stress: Where Waterjet Outperforms CNC Milling
Every milled part fights two enemies the drawing never mentions: tool wear and mechanical stress. On hard materials and delicate geometries, both can decide whether the part is good — here is why micro abrasive waterjet, a no-contact process, avoids them entirely.
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Laser-Cut Edge Quality: Dross, Burr and Taper — and Why Waterjet Skips the Rework
A laser-cut part can pass dimensional inspection and still cost you a second operation — dross, burr, taper and heat discolouration all land downstream on the cost sheet. Here is what a thermal edge leaves behind, and why micro abrasive waterjet delivers a burr-free edge in a single pass.
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Waterjet vs CNC Machining: Cutting Complex Precision Parts Without Custom Tooling
CNC machining is the default for precision parts — but two of its costs never appear on the drawing: tooling and lead time, and the physical contact that wears tools and stresses workpieces. A detailed comparison with micro abrasive waterjet, which cuts complex parts with neither.
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How Laser Cutters Work — and Where Laser Cutting Reaches Its Limits
Laser cutting is fast, flexible and software-driven — but it cuts with heat, and that decides where it stops working well. A plain-English explainer of fibre and CO₂ lasers, what they do brilliantly, and the four places their limits begin.
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Waterjet vs Laser Cutting: Accuracy, Edge Quality and Material Integrity Compared
Laser and waterjet both cut small, high-value parts — but one uses heat and one does not, and that decides everything. Compare accuracy, edge quality, the heat-affected zone, materials and cost, plus how high-power and ultrafast lasers each stack up against micro abrasive waterjet.
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Micro Abrasive Waterjet Cutting, Explained: How It Hits ±0.01 mm Tolerances
Laser, EDM and CNC each add heat or mechanical stress — and on a stent, an optical aperture or a titanium implant, that ruins the part. Micro abrasive waterjet cutting is the non-thermal alternative: ±1.5 µm positioning, ±0.01 mm tolerances, and virtually any material on one platform.
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Cutting Brittle Optical Materials Without Compromise: The Case for Micro-Abrasive Waterjet
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.
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Why Cold Cutting Matters in Medical Device Manufacturing: Material Integrity from Prototype to Production
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.
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CASE: BROGREN INDUSTRIES
Productivity, quality and development are the key pillars for Brogren Industries. As a Swedish aerospace component manufacturer working with superalloys like Haynes 282, they needed a cutting process with zero thermal impact. Here is how Finepart delivered it.
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Finecut Micro Waterjet Achieves ±1.5µm Positioning Accuracy and Repeatability
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.
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Why Heat-Affected Zones Are a Hidden Risk in Aerospace Manufacturing
Thermal cutting creates invisible HAZ damage in aerospace alloys — microcracks, recast layers, reduced fatigue life. Micro-abrasive waterjet eliminates the risk.
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Wasatch Photonics Selects Finecut for Uncompromised Precision in Glass Cutting
Manufacturing diffraction gratings and advanced optical components in glass places extreme demands on precision, edge quality, and repeatability. For Wasatch Photonics, a global leader in spectroscopy and diffractive optics, even the smallest deviation can impact …
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Five Materials That Thermal Cutting Gets Wrong — And What Defense Engineers Use Instead
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 …
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Precision Manufacturing for Mission-Critical Defense Components: Why Process Integrity Defines Performance
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 …
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Vulkam Selects Finecut WMC500II 5X for Machining Amorphous Metals
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 …
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Fathom Chooses Finecut for Unmatched Precision and Efficiency
Bollebygd Sweden – April 8th., 2025 Speed, quality and scalable manufacturing solutions are a few of the guiding principles of Fathom, a premier contract manufacturer at the forefront of the 4.0 digital manufacturing revolution. Specializing …
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Why Your Wire EDM Shop Should Invest in Micro-Abrasive Waterjet Technology
If you operate a wire EDM workshop and are contemplating expanding your machining capacity, consider the potential advantages of micro-abrasive waterjet (MAW) technology. This advanced cutting solution offers precision and versatility that can keep your …
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Finepart Joins “CONNECT” Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Silicon Valley
The Finepart team is proud to announce that we are joining the “CONNECT” Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Silicon Valley, in which we are setting up a Finecut technology demonstrator together with our local representative HS&S. …
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Waterjet Cut Quality Classes (Q1-Q5 & Q6-Q9): Explained
What Are Waterjet Cut Quality Classes? The “waterjet cut quality classes” are a rating system for assessing the surface finish and cutting accuracy achieved by waterjet cutting. They refer to a scale used to define …
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Join Us at EMO Hannover Trade Fair 2023: The World’s Premier Fair for Production Technology!
We are excited to extend a warm invitation to all our valued partners and enthusiasts to join us at the prestigious Hannover Fairground in Germany. The countdown has begun, and we can hardly wait for …
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Advanced 5-Axis Waterjet Technology For Ultimate Precision
Precision 5-axis micro waterjet cutting machines offer a state-of-the-art solution for manufacturing intricate, high-precision components. This article will discuss the capabilities of 5-axis micro waterjet machines, diving into key topics such as the differences between …
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Applications for micro waterjet technology
This article was published in NS Medical Devices Micro abrasive waterjet machining has become more widely used in the manufacturing of medical components. This method’s ability to process virtually all materials with a non-thermal system, …
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Waterjet Cutting Stainless Steel With High Precision
In this article we cover how micro abrasive waterjet cutting stainless steel can provide high precision and surface quality. Stainless steel is a popular metal for all kinds of applications because of its high strength, …
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Micro Waterjet vs EDM Cutting – A Detailed Comparison
Micro abrasive waterjet vs EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) cutting are not fundamentally new technologies, but recent advancements have significantly improved their capabilities. These machining methods can cut with greater precision and speed than they ever …
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