Tools are significant investment and all businesses want to make sure they get the best return on investment possible. Hence, it is important to use tools carefully, store them appropriately and maintain them as replacement parts can be costly. Over the course of a year, the expense of pieces like circular slitter blade or grinding wheels adds up. The manufacturer of slitting blade should provide the initial value of the cutting rate and the amount of feed for each tooth of the blade irrespective of the design or materials of slitting knives. Maintenance and selection are keys to minimize the amount spent on the replacement of the tools. Here are some tips to improve the life span of circular slitter blades
- The most important consideration is to use the blades carefully. While choosing circular blades for cutting, one should keep in mind all blades do not perform the same functions. Choosing the right blade is necessary for the best performance. One should determine if they will be cutting steel, thin steel, or need aluminum cutting blade before deciding which blade you need. Using an aluminum cutting blade to cut steel will not serve the purpose and even wear the blade down prematurely.
- When you are using circular blades, allow the blade to reach as far out of the saw as possible and use some kind of straight edge to make the cut. It will spread the work more evenly across the entire blade instead of just the edge.
- It is important to pay attention to the maintenance of knife holder and it should be rebuild regularly to maintain the highest quality cuts and increase the lifetime of your blades.
- One of the typical ways of improving the ability of circular slitter blade is to resist mechanical abrasion and the ability of cutting blade anti-corrosion wear.
- Surface heat technology is used for improving the surface hardness of cutter blade and increasing the wear resistance,
- Layer technology is a chemical heat treatment method used to change the chemical composition of cutter blade surface and improve the wear resistance and corrosion resistance of cutter blade.
- Thermal spraying technology: thermal spraying technology is a method of heating metal, alloy, cermet, oxide, carbide and other spraying materials to melting or semi melting state by using gas, liquid fuel or arc and plasma arc as heat source. The solid surface layer is atomized, sprayed and deposited by high-speed airflow on the surface of the work piece.
- The addition of a coating to your current blade is an easy to improve life span and production efficiency. Coating is application of a thin layer of refractory element with high wear resistance on the cutter blade structure base to improve the durability, corrosion resistance and high-temperature oxidation resistance of the cutter blade.
Work with a knowledgeable and experienced cutting blade as they can recommend an ideal combination of solutions to meet your application needs.