When to Replace an Industrial Blade: 4 Criteria
A knife that is past its design life is a chip waiting to happen. The four retirement criteria, the protocol for retiring and re-purposing.
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Maintenance & Care
Re-sharpening, storage, in-process care and life-extension routines that keep blades in service.
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All Maintenance & Care
Preventive Maintenance Schedule
A preventive maintenance schedule catches the 80 % of premature blade failures that show up as predictable symptoms. This SOP covers daily / weekly / monthly /.
When to Outsource Blade Re-sharpening
Outsourcing the re-grind is the right call for most converting and fabrication operations. This article walks through how to specify a re-sharpening service.
How Often to Re-sharpen Machine Knives
The right re-grinding frequency balances knife life, scrap rate, and re-grind cost. Re-grind too often wastes stock; re-grind too late produces scrap.
Extend Slitting Blade Life: 7 Variables
A slitting blade is the most-asked-about consumable on a converting line. The life of the knife is set by the substrate, the steel grade, the edge prep.
Industrial Knife Storage & Handling SOPs
A knife that is dropped on a concrete floor is a knife with a chipped edge you cannot see until the line trips. Storage and handling SOPs cost almost nothing.