磨料水射流（AWJ）技术以前被称为用于小批量定制零件生产的切削工具，现在已经发展到一种适合大批量生产的可行工具。结果表明，AWJ可以有效地与其他方法竞争。配置选项、切割技术、自动化和精度改进将AWJ提升到了另一个水平，使其能够进入以前认为不在其能力范围内的应用程序。这篇论文将有助于教育就业商店和- 根据AWJ用户取得的这些进步和成果，建立生产设施。

PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS A CUTTING TOOL FOR LOW VOLUME AND CUSTOM PART PRODUCTION, ABRASIVE WATERJET (AWJ) TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED TO A POINT WHERE IT IS NOW A VIABLE TOOL FOR HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION. RESULTS SHOW AWJ CAN EFFECTIVELY COMPETE WITH OTHER METHODOLOGIES. CONFIGURATION OPTIONS, CUTTING TECHNIQUES, AUTOMATION, AND ACCURACY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE TAKEN AWJ TO ANOTHER LEVEL, ALLOWING IT TO MOVE INTO APPLICATIONS PREVIOUSLY NOT PERCEIVED TO BE WITHIN ITS CAPABILITY. THIS PAPER WILL SERVE TO EDUCATE JOB SHOPS AND IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION FACILITIES ON THESE ADVANCEMENTS AND RESULTS ACHIEVED BY AWJ USERS.