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Table 9. Economic performance of different machining methods, adapted from [32,33,34]
Process
Capital Investment
Tooling
Fixtures
Power Requirement
Efficiency
Tool
Consumption
Abrasive WaterJet
Very Low
Low
High
Laser Beam
Medium
Very High
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