Inlay, mosaic and medallions cut with controlled-angle waterjet — accurate joints between different stones, in one job.
Inlay is unforgiving — if the joint does not close, the work is scrap. The pieces come from different stones, the joint has to look continuous across the whole assembly, and there is no filler that hides a gap once the surface is finished. Every edge in the job has to be cut to the same geometry the assembly was designed around.
Marble, granite, quartz and sintered stone are all cut on the same platform, which is what makes a multi-stone assembly practical: the pieces are programmed together, so the joint geometry is shared rather than matched by hand. No thickness figures are quoted for this application — send us the assembly drawing and we will confirm the configuration.
0–15° head articulation with taper compensation, developed for inlay and mosaic where the joint has to close along its length.
A wider head swing for medallions, borders and decorative patterns that combine angle work with complex contours.
Vision-assisted alignment for patterned assemblies where the cut has to follow the material's own veining.
An abrasive jet widens as it goes deeper — the kerf at the top of the cut is wider than the kerf at the bottom, and the effect grows with depth. On a straight cut through a single piece that is easy to work around. On inlay it is not: two pieces cut with the same taper meet at the top surface, but the gap between them opens further down, and the joint fails.
The AB 5-axis head articulates from 0 to 15° and compensates for taper, keeping the cut face perpendicular through the section instead of leaning in. That is the reason the AB platform suits inlay and mosaic: the edge geometry of every piece in the assembly is the same, so the pieces fit together as designed rather than being persuaded together on site.
Send us the inlay drawing, the stones and the joint detail. We will confirm the machine and the cutting parameters for the assembly.
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