Selecting the right cutting tool directly impacts machining efficiency, surface finish, and production costs. While both high-speed steel (HSS) and carbide slitting saws are widely used in the metalworking industry, each is designed to perform best under specific...
When to Sharpen or Replace Shear Blades: Rotation, Regrinding Limits, and the Real Cost of Running Dull Quick answer: Sharpen (or rotate) the blade the moment cut quality drops: burrs, rolled edges, or a heavier cut are the signals. Send it for regrinding once every...
Maxwell Tools Successfully introduced and then launched slitting saws before any other company out there. Slitting saws are made with the highest quality steel to help customers cut off, mill, and groove steel and other alloys on all of their machines. Maxwell’s...
Why Your Slit Edges Have Burr (and How to Fix It): A Coil Slitting Troubleshooting Guide A burred slit edge is rarely a single problem. It is a symptom, and the same ridge of displaced metal can be telling you three different things: your clearance is wrong, your...
MAXWELL SLITTER INDUSTRIES PRECISION SLITTING TOOLS SINCE 1976 On a coil slitting line, the price of a slitter knife is almost never the real cost. The real cost is the line standing still while you change it. That single fact is why the two-piece, or bi-parted, knife...
