磨料水射流切割技术正迅速成为各种应用的公认技术。系统硬件效率的提高促成了这种接受度的提高。使用长寿命混合管和一致的磨料流，可实现精密公差、可重复的零件生产。将磨料水射流集成到单轴和多轴切割机上，使用户能够切割零件以完成公差。除了概述系统组件和这些组件的操作外，本文还概述了典型成本、切割速度和操作参数。 对磨料水射流加工的未来发展进行了展望。

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