What stone jobs suit waterjet cutting?
- Countertop cutouts: sink, cooktop and faucet openings, with no secondary finishing of inside corners.
- Inlays and floor patterns: complex contours cut to your drawing, with joints that fit closely.
- Beveled edges and miter joints: a 5-axis cutting head cuts the bevel in one pass.
- Monuments and signs: outlines and openwork patterns, or cut letters and shapes inlaid into another stone.
How to choose a cutting table
All four cutting tables share the same motion system: Yaskawa servos, THK linear guides and HIWIN ball screws. They differ in how slabs are loaded and how large a slab they hold.
- T-Series · Tilting Table: the bed tilts up to meet the slab, so a forklift can load it directly and no overhead crane is needed. Tilting capacity is 1.2 tonnes. Less handling during loading and unloading means large or thin slabs are less likely to break. Standard sizes are T3020 and T4020, with custom sizes on request.
- G-Series · Gantry: a fixed table with the widest choice of sizes, up to 5 m wide, with length built to order. It suits shops that already have an overhead crane or vacuum lifter.
- C-Series · Cantilever and H-Series · High-Frame also cut stone. See their pages for details.
The right choice depends on your workshop, the slab sizes you usually cut and your budget. Tell us about your situation and we will explain the configuration that fits it.
Do you need 5-axis cutting?
Stone fabricators usually need 5-axis cutting; a 3-axis head can only cut vertical edges.
- Compact Cutting Head ABII: the A-axis tilts up to 9.8° to compensate for taper, so the top and bottom edges of a thick slab match.
- Dynamic Cutting Head ACIII: the A-axis reaches 75°, with unlimited C-axis rotation. It cuts 45° countertop miters, beveled edges and 3D contours.
For tight-fitting 45° miters, we recommend adding the Laser Height Sensing System. Before cutting, it measures the actual height of the slab surface, so the cutting head keeps the correct cutting height even on an uneven or warped slab, and the bevel lands exactly where it should.
Recommended configuration
Representative model WCM-S60IV-T4020-ACIII: the energy-saving S60IV servo pump, the T4020 tilting table and the ACIII 5-axis cutting head. The final configuration depends on your slab size, thickness and products.
Frequently asked questions
- Will the edges chip or the slab crack? Waterjet cutting is a cold cutting process and creates no thermal stress. Switching to low pressure for piercing reduces the risk of cracking, and VICHOR standard pumps include high/low-pressure switching. Place the piercing point in the waste area where possible, and use a longer lead-in to enter the contour.
- What is the accuracy? Cutting accuracy is ±0.1 mm.
- How thick can it cut? Stone up to 300 mm thick, with a WCM-P60IV pump and an H-Series High-Frame cutting table. Standard Z-axis travel on the G-Series and T-Series is 150 mm and can be raised to order. If you regularly cut thick material, we recommend the H-Series.
- Pure water or abrasive? For stone, garnet is added to the jet. A separate pure waterjet cutting head is only needed for dedicated pure waterjet cutting or particularly demanding accuracy requirements.
- What after-sales support does VICHOR provide? Response within 12 hours, initial diagnosis within 24 hours, common spare parts shipped within 48 hours on working days, and lifetime remote support.
Tell us the stone type, the largest slab size and the thickness, and we will recommend a configuration for your work. If you would like to speak with an existing owner in a nearby country, contact us. If they are open to it, we can introduce you.
Quote
Tell us your material, sheet size and thickness — we will spec the machine.
Send a drawing and a material spec. We will come back with a machine configuration, a cutting time and a price. Reply within one business day.
