ʻO ka Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM) kahi hana mīkini e hoʻohana ana i nā ʻāpana abrasive liʻiliʻi i hoʻokuʻu ʻia i ka wikiwiki nui mai nā puka nozzle e hana ai ma luna o ka ʻili o ka mea hana, ka wili a me ka wehe ʻana i nā mea ma o ka hoʻokuʻi kiʻekiʻe a me ka ʻako ʻana o nā ʻāpana.
ʻO ka jet abrasive ma waho aʻe o ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ka ʻili no ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka ʻili, me ka uhi ʻana, welding a me ka plating pre-treatment a i ʻole post-treatment, i ka hana ʻana, kūpono loa nā wahi mīkini liʻiliʻi no ka ʻoki ʻana i ka pā, ka poli ʻana o ka lewa, ka wili, ka hoʻohuli ʻana, ka wili ʻana a me ka ulana ʻili, e hōʻike ana e hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ka jet abrasive ma ke ʻano he huila wili, mea hoʻohuli a me nā mea hana kuʻuna.
A mai ke ʻano a i ʻole ke kumu o ka jet, ua māhele ʻia ka ʻenehana jet abrasive i (abrasive) wai jet, slurry jet, abrasive air jet a pēlā aku. I kēia lā, e kamaʻilio mua mākou e pili ana i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ka ʻenehana jet wai abrasive.
Hoʻokumu ʻia ka jet wai abrasive ma ke kumu o ka jet wai maʻemaʻe. Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka Water Jet(WJ) i ka makahiki 1930, hoʻokahi manaʻo e mine lanahu, ʻo kekahi e ʻoki i kahi mea. I nā lā mua, ʻo ke kaomi ʻana o ka jet wai e hiki ai i loko o 10 MPa, a hiki ke hoʻohana wale ʻia no ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana i ka lanahu, ke ʻoki ʻana i nā mea palupalu e like me ka pepa a me ka lole, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe.