Tag: blade life

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, and how to avoid the most common retirement mistakes.

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, the heat-treat quality and the in-process care — not by luck. This maintenance guide walks through the seven variables that actually drive service life.