Slitting plays a major role in many production lines. Paper, metal coils, plastic films, and foils all pass through slitting machines before they reach the next stage of manufacturing. The quality of the cut depends on one thing more than anything else: the tooling....
Maxwell Slitter Industries is the world’s #1 manufacturer of rotary slitter knives, powered by our vacuum hardening process that delivers unmatched hardness, edge life, and cutting precision. When selecting rotary slitter knives for your slitting line, one critical...
Getting a clean, precise cut in metal isn’t just about turning on a machine. It takes careful planning and the right technique. From experience, fabricators also know there are cutting methods that do not yield the same results. The cutting method you choose, between...
One wrong tool can ruin an entire batch. In the manufacturing process, there’s no room for trial and error, especially in the metal cutting business.It is a matter of precision, consistency, and selecting the right tools. From forming light-gauge aluminum sheets...
In any production environment where cutting is involved, the state of your blades is more important than you realize. A dull or out-of-alignment industrial knife not only slows down production but can also ruin materials, degrade the quality of the finished product,...
