Metal and Aluminium Cutting Tools

Metal Cutting Techniques

Fabrication Companies worldwide manufacture plate and sheet metal in a variety of shapes, sizes and thicknesses for whatever purpose. There are many methods for cutting metals and all of these have benefits and disadvantages. Sometimes choosing the right process can be difficult because of all these influencing aspects, below is a list of the different processes that are used in industry today.

Metal Cutting Tools

Accepted types of metal cutting practices are as follows:

Water Jet Cutting
Plasma Cutting
CO2 Laser Cutting
Flame Cutting
EDM or Wire Cutting
Knife Cutting or Sawing

The Right Metal Cutting Solution

Before considering each of those processes you need to decide on what are the most essential requirements for you own demands.

How much capital to invest in machinery
Running and maintenance costs
Do you need to provide training for your employees
What metal's specifically will you be cutting and to what thicknesses
How fast do you want the cutting process to take
Do you require high accuracy and tolerances
Will you have to use secondary finishing practices
Would the system be automated or manual
Are there any environmental issues with waste or pollution
How much space will the cutting equipment take up

With all the above labour and cost factors involved in metal and aluminium cutting, many manufacturers and fabricators worldwide are discovering the advantages of the waterjet cutting technique. With low production costs and high versatility, water jet cutting eliminates the common challenges of dynamic business environments.