Abrasive waterjet cutting for thick plate and metals that distort under thermal cutting. A cold cutting process that leaves no heat-affected zone, so material properties stay intact at the cut edge. ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 certified facilities. The U.S. team runs process selection and quality documentation.
Review core water jet cutting capabilities, materials, tolerances, inspection methods, and production requirements before requesting a quote.
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Share your part details, drawings, or CAD files. Redstone will review the requirements and confirm feasibility, tolerances, materials, lead time, and next steps.
Final specifications are confirmed during the technical feasibility review.
Redstone helps hardware teams move from released drawings to repeat production with documented quality, competitive unit costs, and engineering support from the U.S.
ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949 active at every facility on the program list. Statistical process control from first part. Third-party inspection at origin before every shipment. Audit-ready documentation included.
Your RFQ goes to a specific facility and a dedicated U.S. program manager, not a bidding portal. Redstone owns the facility relationship and the quality outcome. One U.S. point of contact from quote through receiving dock.
Process selection, nesting for material yield, and DFM review run from the U.S. team. Cutting, secondary machining, and inspection run at the certified facility. You get one invoice and one contact in your time zone.
Redstone supports production metal parts across automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and consumer hardware programs.
Thick structural plate, machine bases, gussets, and wear parts. Heavy gauge cut clean with no heat distortion on the finished edge.
Thick plate and high-alloy parts for energy and heavy equipment. Cold cutting leaves no heat-affected zone, so the material keeps its full strength.
Flanges, pressure-component blanks, and corrosion-resistant alloy plate. Thick stainless and nickel alloys cut to clean edges for downstream welding.
Stainless, aluminum, and tool-steel parts for hardware and device programs. Clean burr-free edges with no secondary deburring. Volume from 500 to 100,000+ units per year.
From initial drawings to final delivery, Redstone keeps each stage clear, documented, and aligned with production requirements.
Each handoff is documented. No stage moves forward until drawings, materials, and production requirements are confirmed with the customer.
Send part files, material spec, and annual volume. Same-day technical feasibility review. Full quote within 48 hours, including material, freight, and customs where applicable.
Review the quote and production plan. Sign the production agreement. Redstone confirms material, facility assignment, nesting plan, and first-article schedule.
First-article parts cut to your approved drawings ship to your engineering team for sign-off. Material certification provided on the supplied plate. First-article report available on regulated programs.
Volume cutting runs at the assigned IATF 16949 certified facility. Statistical process control applied from first part. Lot traceability maintained end to end.
Third-party inspection at origin against your approved drawings and tolerances. Dimensional report, visual inspection, and material certification included in every shipment. US customs brokerage handled. Landed cost on your dock matches the number Redstone quoted.
Redstone supports production water jet cutting programs for OEMs and engineering-led teams that require repeatable quality, controlled costs, and reliable part production.
Production components for automotive Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers and specialty OEM programs, run to IATF 16949 in certified facilities with U.S. engineering oversight from quote through delivery.
Production water jet cutting components for electronics programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Cast, machined, and fabricated components for industrial equipment programs, run to ISO 9001 with U.S. engineering oversight from quote through delivery.
Production water jet cutting components for construction programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Production water jet cutting components for renewable energy programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Production water jet cutting components for consumer products programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
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Use waterjet for thick plate, for metals that distort under heat, and for parts that cannot carry a heat-affected zone. Laser is faster on thin and medium gauge. Waterjet wins on thickness, on titanium and hardened alloys, and on any part where edge metallurgy has to stay intact. Send your drawing and Redstone confirms the process at the feasibility review.
Up to 6 inches in steel and stainless on standard equipment, and up to 8 inches in aluminum. Thicker sections are supported at select facilities on a per-program basis. Send your plate thickness and Redstone confirms the right facility at the quoting stage.
No. Abrasive waterjet is a cold cutting process. There is no heat-affected zone, no hardened edge, and no thermal distortion. The cut edge holds the same metallurgy as the parent material, which is why waterjet is the choice for titanium, hardened tool steel, and tempered parts.
A clean cut edge with no burr and no recast layer. Most parts need no secondary deburring. Cut taper is controlled to spec on qualifying programs, and tight-tolerance features can be finished with secondary CNC machining in-line.
Yes. Send the existing drawings, material spec, and current supplier quote. Redstone runs a parallel quote with the certified facilities and projects landed-cost savings and lead-time impact before you commit.
