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Abstract

A fluid jet cutting system structured to make desired quality cuts in a solid material such as stone, granite, steel and/or marble, the system having a positioning assembly which positions the solid material in a cuttable orientation over a fluid reservoir and at least one fluid jet generator which directs a concentrated, high pressure stream of fluid through a nozzle at the solid material such that the solid material is cut by the high pressure stream of fluid. The fluid jet generator further includes a guidance system which passes the nozzle over the solid material in a predetermined cutting path and at a predetermined movement rate such that the high pressure stream of fluid engages and cuts through the solid material in accordance with the cutting path. A quality monitoring assembly monitors variations in flow conditions of the high pressure stream of fluid as it enters the fluid reservoir and modifies the movement rate of the high pressure stream of fluid in response to the monitored conditions until optimal conditions are detected and a substantially consistent quality cut of the solid material is ensured.

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