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Mission Statement

The WaterJet Technology Association (WJTA) was created in 1983 at the 2nd U.S. Water Jet Conference, held on the campus of the University of Missouri-Rolla, by members of the waterjet industry acting in concert with university and government officials. The major impetus to the creation of the Association was to provide a means of service and communication within the industry, as epitomized by the biennial waterjet conferences.

Formal objectives of the Association have been adopted as follows:

1. To provide a means of cooperation between government, industry, university, and research institutions on all matters of fluid jets, including waterjets and abrasive jets for jet cutting, industrial cleaning, and other uses in the manufacturing, mining, construction, and process industries.
2. To foster domestic and international trade in jet cutting and jet cleaning, products and services.
3. To promote in general the interests of the jet application industry in all branches, including establishment of recommended practices.
4. To promote the mutual improvement of its members, and the study and advancement of the arts and sciences connected with jet cutting and industrial cleaning.

In regard to the third objective, it should be noted that at the 3rd U.S. Water Jet Conference held on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in May of 1985, the Association adopted the first Recommended Practices for the Use of Manually Operated High Pressure Water Jetting Equipment

The Recommended Practices are revised and updated periodically, the most recent revision being published in October 1994.