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After Marmomac 2026, turn machinery research into a practical acceptance test: verify your material, finished parts, full job time and operating costs before choosing a bridge saw and waterjet combination.
Workshop equipment scene from the customer production video supplied by Yuanli. A site review should consider the cutting table, pump and access for slab handling.
A sawjet cutting test should show whether a machine can produce your saleable parts under agreed conditions. A short demonstration of a straight cut cannot answer that question. For countertop fabricators and decorative stone workshops, the useful evidence is a complete job: loading, programming, cutting, unloading, measurement and any finishing still required.
Marmomac’s official press page reported on 25 September 2026 that its 60th edition closed with 50,000 trade operators from 132 countries. The official programme included sessions on digital fabrication, stone processing technologies and reuse of processing residues. These are documented event facts, rather than a forecast of sales for any particular machine. See the organiser’s press updates and 2026 event programme.
For a workshop planning its next investment, our takeaway is practical: compare how a proposed production system handles your real work, rather than judging it by a feature list alone. This checklist translates that approach into questions you can put to a supplier.
A sawjet, also called a water bridge machine or bridge saw and waterjet combination, brings blade cutting and abrasive waterjet cutting onto one production platform. Yuanli’s water bridge machine range uses the saw for straight cuts and the waterjet for shaped openings, curves and decorative contours. Configuration must be matched to the work.
List the operations in your last few orders. If almost everything is straight cutting, compare a dedicated bridge saw before adding waterjet capability. If orders regularly combine straight perimeters with sink openings, curves or inlays, a combined platform deserves a trial. For predominantly decorative contour work, compare a dedicated waterjet too. The best choice depends on your job mix and the bottleneck you need to remove.
Send the supplier drawings for three types of work: a frequent production job, a job that currently causes rework, and a shaped or angled part you want to bring in-house. Supply the actual material name, thickness, slab dimensions and required finished dimensions. Include the slab manufacturer’s processing guidance where available.
A useful countertop sample combines a straight perimeter with an internal opening. An inlay sample should include both the insert and the surrounding piece. Where mitres are part of the proposed configuration, request matching edges that can be checked together. Agree on the intended edge finish and dimensional acceptance criteria before the test, so both sides evaluate the same result.
Stone contour cutting in the supplied customer production video. This scene illustrates the process; dimensions, edge quality and output still need to be measured in your agreed trial.
Checkpoint | Evidence to request | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
Material and setup | Slab identity, thickness, support arrangement and workholding | A test on different material may not represent your orders. |
Complete cycle | Time for loading, file preparation, cutting, handling and unloading | Cutting time alone leaves out part of the production workload. |
Finished dimensions | Measurements at agreed points, including matching pieces | You need evidence of fit, rather than an unmeasured close-up. |
Edge condition | Close-ups of openings, corners, bevels and entry areas | Finishing and rework affect the cost of each accepted part. |
Consumables | Recorded abrasive use and the stated blade and nozzle configuration | Consumable costs must relate to the tested job. |
Repeatability | More than one sample produced under the same agreed conditions | A single successful part cannot establish production consistency. |
Ask for an unedited video of the agreed trial, or a record that clearly identifies any pauses and omitted operations. Record the transition between saw and waterjet work, any manual adjustment, and what happens after cutting. If polishing, drilling or other finishing takes place on separate equipment, include that time in your comparison.
A practical calculation is: cost per accepted part = total job cost ÷ number of accepted parts. Total job cost should include material allocated to the job, labour, electricity, water, abrasive, consumable wear, finishing and rework. For an investment comparison, add a consistent allowance for maintenance and equipment ownership.
Use your own local prices and measured test results. Ask the supplier to explain how consumable wear is estimated where it cannot be measured in a short trial. Keep setup assumptions consistent when comparing machines. A faster cutting segment may have limited value if another operation still controls the workshop’s output.
Request a layout covering the machine, pump, access for maintenance, slab handling and utilities. Confirm electrical requirements, water supply, drainage, cooling arrangements and the scope of installation against the quoted configuration. Have your installation team review what must be ready before delivery.
Ask for a written division of responsibilities for commissioning, operator training and initial trial production. Confirm which spare parts and consumables are recommended, how to identify them, and how support will be provided in your country. Yuanli’s service information is a starting point for this discussion; the agreed scope and commercial terms should be recorded in your quotation and order documents.
No. Its value depends on the amount of shaped cutting in your orders and whether combining operations reduces a real handling or scheduling problem. Straight-cut production and decorative work may justify different machine choices.
No. A result should be tied to the tested material, thickness, drawing, setup and settings. If you process several slab materials, request representative trials for the ones that matter most to your business.
No. Request the proposed pump specification, but assess it together with the cutting head, motion system, material, quality target and recorded trial results. Do not treat a pressure figure as a guaranteed production rate.
Send your material and thickness, largest slab size, representative drawings, required edge finish, target output and delivery country. Identify whether you need inlays, sink openings, curves or mitres, and which operations you currently outsource.
Explore the water bridge machine for stone fabrication, then share your requirements for a configuration and quotation review.
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