Cold-Work Tool Steel Selection Guide
Cold-work tool steel — the AISI D-series, A-series, O1, DC53. Compare chemistry, heat treatment, wear life and toughness for industrial blade applications.
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High-Speed Steel Selection Guide
High-speed steel — AISI M-series (M1, M3, M35, M42, M50), T-series (T1, T15), and PM grades like ASP 2060. Compare hot hardness, wear life and selection…
Case Study: Pharma Blade Stainless
An Indian pharma converter cutting 50 µm 304 stainless foil at 80 m/min was getting 7 days from a D2 slitter. The fix was a 9Cr18MoV stainless slitter.
Burr — Industry Glossary Entry
Definition of burr in industrial cutting: the unwanted projection of material on the cut edge, how it is measured, what causes it.
How to Choose Blades for Foam & Rubber Cutting
Foam and rubber substrates are gummy, abrasive and chemically variable. The wrong blade grade galls immediately, the wrong edge geometry produces a torn.
Choosing Slitting Blades for Paper Converting
Paper slitting looks simple until you account for the substrate GSM, the caliper variation, the trim, the lay-flat tension and the line speed.