nine9jack9
Active Member
Gentlemen,
Anybody who can weigh in on their experience with regard to having blanks cut out on waterjet vs cnc plasma. I know waterjet will have cleaner edge finish and no HAZ, but I am also looking at things like cost, time to market, turnaround time, etc. Will HAZ (heat affected zone) be an factor in heat treating, grinding, etc.. Will I have to take into account HAZ when designing blanks on CAD files to take into account loss from HAZ? As always thank you for your time.
Anybody who can weigh in on their experience with regard to having blanks cut out on waterjet vs cnc plasma. I know waterjet will have cleaner edge finish and no HAZ, but I am also looking at things like cost, time to market, turnaround time, etc. Will HAZ (heat affected zone) be an factor in heat treating, grinding, etc.. Will I have to take into account HAZ when designing blanks on CAD files to take into account loss from HAZ? As always thank you for your time.