Cutting Into An Existing Material Handling Process

Author:  Herb Tobben, Mgr., Sample Processing Laboratory
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 16 / Issue 3, Fall 2002
Doc ID:  2002105
Year of Publication:  2002
Abstract:  
The Problem: An industrial tool manufacturer needed to clean, deburr, and shot peen band saw blades. Once prepped, the blades will be fitted with hardened cutting tips made from carbide and other materials. The blades start out as steel coils of up to several hundred feet in length - in thicknesses ranging from 0.025 to 0.063 inch. A slitter cuts the coils to width - from 3/8 inch to 4 inches.