A furniture company that makes upholstered chairs and sofas

A furniture company that makes upholstered chairs and sofas must cut large quantities of fabrics. Many of these fabrics are strong and wear resistant, which make them difficult to cut. What nontraditional process (es) would you recommend to the company for this application? Justify your answer by indicating the characteristics of the process that make it attractive.

Solution

water jet cutting is the ideal process for cutting these fabrics because the cost of water jet cutting is low and speed up the processes by eliminating or reducing expensive secondary machining process. Since the heat that is applied on the material is negligibly small, so cut edges are clean with minimal burr. Water jet technology uses the principle of pressurising water to extremely high pressures, and allowing the water to escape through a very small opening called “orifice” or “jewel”. Water jet cutting uses the beam of water exiting the orifice to cut materials. water jet cutting does not produce any dust or particles that are harmful if inhaled and the process could be readily automated..