sheet trimming
coated paper sheets
- Industry
- Printing and paper converting
- Candidate knife form
- Straight guillotine form
- Problem to review
- Coating chips at the trimmed edge
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1036 application topics
Custom Industrial Knives and OEM Service
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for custom industrial knives and oem service.
cross cutting
tissue logs
- Industry
- Tissue converting
- Candidate knife form
- Rotary log-saw form
- Problem to review
- Oval or crushed roll faces
three-side trimming
bound book blocks
- Industry
- Bookbinding
- Candidate knife form
- Straight three-knife trimmer form
- Problem to review
- Spine movement during the trim cycle
sheet cutting
abrasive paper sheets
- Industry
- Coated abrasives
- Candidate knife form
- Straight shear form
- Problem to review
- Excessive grit shedding at the cut
profile cutting
industrial filter paper
- Industry
- Filtration manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- Straight shear form
- Problem to review
- Fiber pullout and fuzzy profile edges
tube cutoff
paper straw tubes
- Industry
- Paper drinking-straw production
- Candidate knife form
- Rotary tube-cutoff form
- Problem to review
- Spiral-ply delamination at the end
447 application topics
Circular Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for circular blades.
roll slitting
kraft paper rolls
- Industry
- Paper and converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Fiber dust along the slit edge
web edge trimming
printed paper webs
- Industry
- Commercial printing
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear trim pair
- Problem to review
- Trim line moves into printed artwork
roll slitting
thermal paper rolls
- Industry
- Thermal paper converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Dark or pressure-marked thermal coating
web slitting
lightweight cigarette paper webs
- Industry
- Specialty paper converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Web breaks beginning at the slit edge
roll slitting
laminated paperboard rolls
- Industry
- Laminated board converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Film or foil lifting from the paperboard edge
longitudinal slitting after calendering
calendered tire innerliner rubber sheet
- Industry
- tire manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- circular shear slitter
- Problem to review
- Stretched or necked-in edge
163 application topics
Film Slitting Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for film slitting blades.
roll slitting
pressure-sensitive labelstock rolls
- Industry
- Label converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Adhesive ooze and deposit buildup
roll slitting
packaging tape rolls
- Industry
- Adhesive tape converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Adhesive rings build on the cutting zone
slitting
double-sided adhesive tape
- Industry
- Adhesive material converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Release liner shifts beyond the adhesive edge
web slitting
BOPP film webs
- Industry
- Flexible packaging
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Edge curl develops immediately after separation
precision slitting
PET film webs
- Industry
- Film converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Raised edge lip or burr-like PET ridge
edge trimming
PE film webs
- Industry
- Film extrusion and converting
- Candidate knife form
- Razor-style trimming
- Problem to review
- Film stretches and necks in at the trim point
85 application topics
Battery Foil Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for battery foil blades.
precision strip slitting
nickel or nickel-plated strip for battery tabs
- Industry
- battery tab and electrical connection component converting
- Candidate knife form
- precision circular slitter knives
- Problem to review
- Folded or rolled tab edge
precision roll slitting
thin copper foil
- Industry
- electronics and battery materials
- Candidate knife form
- razor slitter
- Problem to review
- A continuous burr forms on one edge
precision roll slitting
battery-grade aluminum foil
- Industry
- battery materials
- Candidate knife form
- razor slitter
- Problem to review
- Foil wrinkles as it approaches the knives
electrode slitting
coated battery electrode sheets
- Industry
- battery manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- paired rotary shear knife
- Problem to review
- Coating flakes from the slit edge
film slitting
battery separator film
- Industry
- battery materials
- Candidate knife form
- razor slitter
- Problem to review
- Fine fibrils remain along the edge
Roll slitting
Fuel cell proton exchange membrane
- Industry
- Fuel cell manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- Machine-matched rotary slitting arrangement
- Problem to review
- Edge tearing or local notches
29 application topics
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granulation and size reduction
plastic scrap and regrind feed
- Industry
- plastics recycling
- Candidate knife form
- rotor granulator knives
- Problem to review
- Melted or glazed regrind
film shredding and granulation
post-consumer plastic film
- Industry
- plastics recycling
- Candidate knife form
- rotor knife
- Problem to review
- Film wraps around the rotor
flake size reduction
washed PET bottle flakes
- Industry
- plastics recycling
- Candidate knife form
- rotor knife
- Problem to review
- Too many fines are generated
shredding and granulation
waste tire rubber
- Industry
- rubber recycling
- Candidate knife form
- shredder knife
- Problem to review
- Rubber folds through the gap without separating
cable chopping
scrap copper cable
- Industry
- cable recycling
- Candidate knife form
- rotor chopping knife
- Problem to review
- Copper remains trapped in long insulation pieces
contaminated film size reduction
used agricultural mulch film
- Industry
- agricultural plastics recycling
- Candidate knife form
- rotor knife
- Problem to review
- Film wraps at rotor or shaft ends
23 application topics
Serrated Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for serrated blades.
slotting
corrugated carton blanks
- Industry
- Corrugated packaging
- Candidate knife form
- Paired slotting form
- Problem to review
- Torn outer liner at the slot end
log cutting
masking tape logs
- Industry
- Adhesive tape converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular log-cutting form
- Problem to review
- Crepe-paper backing tears across the roll face
mouth cutting
woven packaging sacks
- Industry
- Industrial sack manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- Straight shear cutoff form
- Problem to review
- Polypropylene tapes unravel from the mouth edge
perforating and cutoff
shrink film
- Industry
- Shrink packaging
- Candidate knife form
- Perforating form
- Problem to review
- Perforation will not tear along the intended line
cross-cutting tread strips
uncured tire tread rubber strips
- Industry
- tire manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- straight guillotine knife
- Problem to review
- Dragged or angled cut face
in-line cut-to-length
extruded rubber profiles
- Industry
- rubber extrusion
- Candidate knife form
- straight cutoff knife
- Problem to review
- Crushed profile section
16 application topics
Glass Fiber Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for glass fiber blades.
slitting
reinforced filament tape
- Industry
- Industrial tape converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Uncut filaments bridge adjacent slit lanes
sheet cutting and trimming
fiberglass chopped-strand mat
- Industry
- composite materials
- Candidate knife form
- serrated straight knife
- Problem to review
- Loose fiber
prepreg panel cutting
electronics-grade glass-fiber prepreg
- Industry
- printed circuit materials
- Candidate knife form
- straight shear knife
- Problem to review
- Glass bundles protrude from the edge
batt trimming and sizing
fiberglass insulation batts
- Industry
- building insulation
- Candidate knife form
- serrated straight knife
- Problem to review
- The batt springs back with uncut fibers
transverse cross cutting
woven fiberglass fabric
- Industry
- Technical textiles
- Candidate knife form
- Straight cross-cut arrangement
- Problem to review
- Length or squareness changes at production speed
width edge trimming
woven fiberglass fabric
- Industry
- Technical textiles
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear edge-trim arrangement
- Problem to review
- Trim ribbon breaks or returns to the product web
15 application topics
Straight Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for straight blades.
transverse cross cutting
silicone release paper
- Industry
- Paper converting
- Candidate knife form
- Straight cutoff knife
- Problem to review
- Dragged or torn cutoff edge
transverse cross cutting
glassine liner paper
- Industry
- Paper converting
- Candidate knife form
- Straight cutoff knife
- Problem to review
- Edge cracks propagate from a corner
transverse cross cutting
clay-coated label paper
- Industry
- Paper converting
- Candidate knife form
- Straight cutoff knife
- Problem to review
- Coating fractures at the leading edge
transverse cross cutting
water-based coated poster paper
- Industry
- Paper converting
- Candidate knife form
- Straight cutoff knife
- Problem to review
- A white line appears at the cutoff edge
transverse cross cutting
kraft interleaving paper
- Industry
- Paper converting
- Candidate knife form
- Straight cutoff knife
- Problem to review
- Trailing edge tears instead of separating cleanly
cut to size
folding boxboard
- Industry
- Paperboard converting
- Candidate knife form
- Straight guillotine cutting knife
- Problem to review
- Lower sheets show heavier burr than upper sheets
12 application topics
Staple Fiber Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for staple fiber blades.
high-frequency chopping
synthetic staple fiber tow
- Industry
- fiber production
- Candidate knife form
- staple-fiber cutter blade
- Problem to review
- Uneven fiber length
Cross-cutting and profile ply cutting
Dry multiaxial carbon fiber non-crimp fabric
- Industry
- Aerospace and structural composite preforming
- Candidate knife form
- Supported profile cutting arrangement
- Problem to review
- Carbon tows pull away from the profile edge
tow chopping
carbon fiber tow
- Industry
- Fiber processing
- Candidate knife form
- Rotary cutter with fixed counter-edge
- Problem to review
- Chop length drifts during a run
bundle cutting
carbon fiber tow
- Industry
- Fiber processing
- Candidate knife form
- Supported straight cross-cut blade
- Problem to review
- Only one cut face opens or flares
length cutting
carbon fiber tow
- Industry
- Fiber processing
- Candidate knife form
- Indexed straight cross-cut blade
- Problem to review
- Length drifts while the cut end stays clean
tow chopping
aramid staple fiber
- Industry
- Fiber processing
- Candidate knife form
- Rotary cutter with fixed counter-edge
- Problem to review
- Chop length drifts during a run
10 application topics
Pelletizer Knives
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for pelletizer knives.
strand pelletizing
cooled polymer strands entering a strand pelletizer
- Industry
- Polymer production and compounding
- Candidate knife form
- Segmented or integral cutting rotor
- Problem to review
- Long tails on otherwise complete pellets
strand pellet cutting defect diagnosis
polymer pellets with long tails or incomplete separation
- Industry
- Polymer production and compounding
- Candidate knife form
- Existing rotor cutting element
- Problem to review
- Tails concentrated at one side
strand pelletizer clearance setting
polymer strands cut between a rotor and stationary bed knife
- Industry
- Polymer production and compounding
- Candidate knife form
- Adjustable straight bed knife
- Problem to review
- One end cuts cleanly while the other leaves tails
strand pelletizer rotor alignment diagnosis
polymer strands affected by cutter vibration or axial misalignment
- Industry
- Polymer production and compounding
- Candidate knife form
- Original rotor knife or segment form
- Problem to review
- Vibration starts at one speed range
hot-cut die-face pelletizing
hot polymer at a die-face pelletizing cutter
- Industry
- Polymer production and compounding
- Candidate knife form
- Straight or angled cutter-hub blade
- Problem to review
- Deposit begins at one die zone
die-face pelletizer knife contact review
molten polymer cut at a heated die face
- Industry
- Polymer production and compounding
- Candidate knife form
- Straight cutter-hub blade
- Problem to review
- One blade shows heavier wear
7 application topics
Meat Skinner Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for meat skinner blades.
skin removal and trimming
meat skin and rind
- Industry
- meat processing
- Candidate knife form
- skinner blade
- Problem to review
- Too much meat remains on the removed skin
fillet trimming and portioning
fish fillets and portions
- Industry
- seafood processing
- Candidate knife form
- straight slicing knife
- Problem to review
- Flesh drags and forms a ragged tail
joint cutting and portioning
poultry portions
- Industry
- poultry processing
- Candidate knife form
- straight portioning knife
- Problem to review
- Bone splinters appear at the cut
roll slitting
vacuum skin packaging film
- Industry
- Flexible packaging
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Web stretch, neck-in or dimensional recovery
transverse cross cutting
vacuum skin packaging film
- Industry
- Flexible packaging
- Candidate knife form
- Rotary cutoff form
- Problem to review
- Web stretch, neck-in or dimensional recovery
width edge trimming
vacuum skin packaging film
- Industry
- Flexible packaging
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear edge-trimming form
- Problem to review
- Web stretch, neck-in or dimensional recovery
5 application topics
Foil Cutting Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for foil cutting blades.
roll slitting
thin aluminum foil rolls
- Industry
- Foil converting
- Candidate knife form
- Circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- Microcracks propagate from the slit edge
laminate slitting and rewinding
pharmaceutical strip-pack laminate foil
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical packaging converting
- Candidate knife form
- Precision circular shear slitting
- Problem to review
- A metal burr or fine aluminum sliver remains on the edge
profile cutting
blister lidding foil
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical packaging materials
- Candidate knife form
- Matched profile punch and die
- Problem to review
- Thin foil wrinkles around a corner or narrow tab
web cutting
nonwoven packaging webs
- Industry
- Technical flexible materials
- Candidate knife form
- Rotary shear or crush cutting
- Problem to review
- Long fibers bridge the cut and leave a fuzzy edge
cross cutting
pouch-making film webs
- Industry
- Pouch manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- Straight guillotine cutoff knife
- Problem to review
- Blank length changes during acceleration or roll-diameter changes
5 application topics
Food Processing Knives
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for food processing knives.
block portioning
frozen meat blocks
- Industry
- frozen food processing
- Candidate knife form
- serrated straight knife
- Problem to review
- The block fractures ahead of the cut
slicing and portioning
cheese blocks and logs
- Industry
- dairy processing
- Candidate knife form
- straight slicing knife
- Problem to review
- Cheese accumulates on the blade face
cross-cutting and chopping
leafy vegetables and herbs
- Industry
- vegetable processing
- Candidate knife form
- rotary cutoff knife
- Problem to review
- Leaves show wet, dark cut edges
slicing and dicing
processed fruit pieces
- Industry
- fruit processing
- Candidate knife form
- straight slicing knife
- Problem to review
- Fruit crushes before the edge enters
High-capacity strip cutting and cross-cutting
Peeled whole potatoes for french fry production
- Industry
- Frozen french fry and potato processing
- Candidate knife form
- Straight strip-cutting knife grid arrangement
- Problem to review
- Strip dimensions vary across the cutting head
5 application topics
Paper Tube Slitter Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for paper tube slitter blades.
length cutting
spiral-wound paper tubes
- Industry
- Paper tube manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- Rotary tube-cutoff form
- Problem to review
- Crushed or oval tube ends
end trimming
paper cores
- Industry
- Paper core manufacturing
- Candidate knife form
- Circular core-trimming form
- Problem to review
- Out-of-square core faces
slicing
honeycomb paper cores
- Industry
- Paper honeycomb production
- Candidate knife form
- Straight slicing form
- Problem to review
- Collapsed cells along the cut face
profile cutting
honeycomb paper panel
- Industry
- Paperboard converting
- Candidate knife form
- profile die-cutting arrangement
- Problem to review
- Facing delaminates around an internal curve
edge trimming
honeycomb paper panel
- Industry
- Paperboard converting
- Candidate knife form
- guided straight edge-trimming arrangement
- Problem to review
- Facing overhang remains after core separation
2 application topics
Staple Fiber Cutter Blades
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for staple fiber cutter blades.
fiber opening and cutting
post-industrial textile waste
- Industry
- textile recycling
- Candidate knife form
- rotary fiber cutter blade
- Problem to review
- Long fibers wrap around rotating parts
tow chopping
continuous polypropylene filament tow before staple-fiber cutting
- Industry
- Synthetic staple fiber production
- Candidate knife form
- Replaceable cutter-head blade matched to the installed system
- Problem to review
- Uncut strands concentrate at one position
1 application topics
Carton Sealer Knives
Representative workpieces, cutting processes and blade-review routes for carton sealer knives.
cutoff
carton sealing tape
- Industry
- Packaging equipment
- Candidate knife form
- Serrated cutoff form
- Problem to review
- Tape stretches but does not fully separate