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...
In precision manufacturing, cutting narrow, deep features has always been a notorious hurdle for engineering teams. If you attempt to machine a slot deeper than four to six times its width using a standard solid carbide endmill, you immediately run into tool...
Shear blade clearance is the single setting that decides whether your sheared edge comes off clean or comes off fighting you. Get it right and the cut is square, the burr is negligible, and your blades last for thousands of strokes. Get it wrong and you pay for it in...
A 2026 buyer’s guide comparing the world’s leading slitter blade and slitter knife manufacturers across tool steel grade, vacuum heat treatment, dimensional tolerance, and industry fit. Built for purchase managers, maintenance heads, and plant engineers...
What Is a Slitter Blade? In high-speed converting operations, even a small cutting inconsistency can lead to torn edges, wasted material, product defects, machine downtime, and higher production costs. That’s why choosing the right slitter blade is critical for...
Crush Cutting vs Score Slitting: Which One Is Better? If you have spent any time on a slitting line, you have heard both terms used in the same breath. Your OEM manual calls it “score slitting.” The operator on the next shift calls it “crush...
