Flow International Corporation is a technology-based global company providing customer-driven waterjet cutting and cleaning solutions. Its ultrahigh-pressure water pumps generate pressures from 40,000 to over 87,000 pounds per square inch (psi) and power waterjet systems that are used to cut and clean materials. Waterjet cutting is a fast-growing alternative to traditional cutting or cleaning methods, which utilize lasers, saws, knives, shears, plasma, routers, drills and abrasive blasting techniques, and has uses in many applications from food and paper products to steel and carbon fiber composites. Its ultrahigh-pressure technology has two broad applications: cutting and cleaning. The Company operates in two segments: Standard and Advanced. The Standard segment includes sales and expenses related to its cutting and cleaning systems using ultrahigh-pressure water pumps. The Advanced segment includes sales and expenses related to its complex advanced segment systems.