Fluid jet cutting device

A cutting device for sectioning materials for analytical sample preparation, the cutting device comprising:

• a body having an equipment chamber accessible through a first panel and a working chamber accessible through a second panel;
• a guide assembly positioned in the working chamber;
• the guide assembly including a first rail extending in a first direction, a second rail extending in a second direction and a third rail extending a third direction, and further including a support rail, spaced from the first rail, extending in the first direction, wherein each of the first direction, the second direction and third direction extends perpendicularly to one another;
• a cutter head assembly movably coupled to the guide assembly for movement along three axes, the cutter head being movable in the first direction along the support rail and coupled to the first rail, the cutter head assembly configured to cut the materials;
• a drive assembly for moving the cutter head along the guide assembly;
• a clamp for holding a work piece in the working chamber, the clamp comprising a first face and a second face movable relative to the first face to secure the work piece therebetween;
• a user interface having a display and an input device;
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• a controller communicatively connected to the user interface, the drive assembly and the cutter head assembly, wherein the controller controls operation of at least one of the drive assembly and the cutter head assembly in response to an input received from the input device of the user interface.