slitting cutters
DESCRIPTION
Grinding of Slitting Knives Re-grinding of Slitting knives is a very specialized process and extra care should be taken as improper grinding can cause change in: • Microstructure of knives • Strength of cutting edge The above could lead to inferior quality of slitting along with a reduced life of the knives. For slitting knives, the re-grinding should be done on a cylindrical grinding machine and the Outer diameter of all the knives should be ground at the same time. Grinding wheel of a coarser particle size will invariable be softer and have a more open structure in order to be self dressing. This is ideal for the re-grinding of the outer diameter of the knives.TRANSCRIPT
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Issues with horizontal clearance:
Issue Effect on Strip and Slit edge Effect on Knives
Knives set too closely (Insufficient horizontal clearance
• Deeper than normal nick• Small break• Jagged line between the two zones• Burr on bottom edge
• Knives wear off too quickly• Unnecessary forced imparted to slitter
head• Knives often chip
Knives set extremely tight • Nick extending through most of the strip
• Little or no fracture zone• Excessive Burr• Wavy Edges• Double Shear
• Chipping of Knives• Spalled Knives
Knives set too far apart (Excessive horizontal clearance)
• No noticeable nick• Heavy roll over on the top of the strip• Heavy burr on the bottom of the strip
• Knives act like bending dies• Reduced life of knives
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Issue Effect on Strip and Slit edge
Poor Edge condition • Incorrect horizontal knife clearance• Incorrect vertical clearance or overlap• Separator disk - issues
Knives dull too quickly • Incorrect knife grinding practice• Incorrect knife selection• Speed mismatch• Incorrect vertical/horizontal clearance• Incorrect material selection of knives
Chipping of Knives • Too much vertical overlap• Incorrect alignments• Incorrect use of stripper rings• Incorrect material selection of knives
Marking on strip surface • Issues with knife design• Incorrect spacers usage• Issues with the use of coolant
Wavy edges on the strip • Incorrect vertical/horizontal clearance• Incorrect use of stripper rings
Common slitting problems and solutions
Table: Common slitting problems
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
Grinding of Slitting Knives
Re-grinding of Slitting knives is a very specialized process and extra care should be taken as improper grinding can cause change in:
• Microstructure of knives• Strength of cutting edge
The above could lead to inferior quality of slitting along with a reduced life of the knives.
For slitting knives, the re-grinding should be done on a cylindrical grinding machine and the Outer diameter of all the knives should be ground at the same time.
Grinding wheel of a coarser particle size will invariable be softer and have a more open structure in order to be self dressing. This is ideal for the re-grinding of the outer diameter of the knives.
Care should be taken while synchronizing the below to obtain the proper surface finish of between 7-10 rms:
• Feed rate (depth of cut)• Grinding wheel speed• Slitting cutter rotation
If the above parameters are not set correctly it may result in:
• Burn marks on the blades• Size variation between knives• Increase in number of re-grindings required
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Issue Effect Solution
Grinding wheel too soft • The wheel loses grain too easily• High wear rate of the grinding wheel
• Reduce the RPM of the knives and increase the wheel RPM
Surface finish of knives after re-grinding is not good
• Slit edge is not of desired quality• Marking on the strip being slit
• Reduce depth of cut while grinding• Decrease knife RPM• Use Grinding wheel of finer particle and
structure
Vibration during grinding • Poor quality surface finish• Decrease in the life of the knives
• Reduce the depth of the cut• Use softer wheel with higher particle
size• Check dynamic imbalance of grinding
wheel
Scratches on the Outer Diameter of the knife
• Slit edge is not of desired quality• Need for frequent re-grinding of the
knives• Marking on the strip being slit
• Check and replace the diamond dresser• Replace coolant as metal particles
within coolant
Burn marks on the knife after grinding
• Decrease in the life of the knives• Marking on the strip being slit
• Decrease grinding wheel rotation• Increase knife rotation• Use of coolant between grinding wheel
and knife
Grinding of Slitting Knives
Table: Common grinding issues