Choosing the right slitter knife grade material affects edge quality and maintenance costs. The best steel depends on the material you cut and operating conditions. A steel grade that performs well in paper converting may not be the right choice for stainless steel or...
The line is running. The web is tracking straight, tension is stable, and the operator has just changed over to a new slit pattern. Ten minutes in, the edges start shedding. Fine dust collects on the idler rolls. One strip is winding with a slightly ragged edge that...
Maxwell Slitter Industries | Precision manufactured since 1976 | ISO 9001:2015 Grinding shapes a slitter knife. Lapping finishes it. They are two different jobs, and the difference is the reason a knife slits a clean, burr-free edge at line speed instead of tearing,...
Precision is the foundation of every successful metal slitting operation. Even the sharpest slitting knives and a well-maintained line can produce inconsistent results if slit strips are not properly guided during rewinding. According to research published in ISIJ...
The Five Failure Modes, and How to Read the Broken Blade Every shop has this conversation. Someone fishes a shattered disc out of the chip tray, says the saw was junk, and orders another one. Three weeks later: same tray, same conversation, same conclusion. The saw...
