TPT January 2014

Cutting

Tru-Cut Saw nanocomposite coated saw blades

Tru-Cut Saw manufactures saw blades for all types of cutting applications from simple hand cut-off machines to high production flying cut-off machines. Blades are designed for all sawing applications in ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Sizes range from 200mm to over 3m. Tru-Cut is the only US saw manufacturer with its own in-house PVD coating chambers. The company also sells the Tru-Cut 16" (400mm) dry cut metal saw designed for cutting tubular, solid, angled and other shapes. Tru-Cut Saw’s ICO surface coatings division offers PVD coating and re- coating services for all types of new and used saw blades, tools and wear parts. Equipped with two state-of-the-art coating chambers and carousels, Tru- Cut and ICO offers both standard and special surface treatments. Standard coatings are: CrN, TiN, TiCN, AlTiN-ML, AlTiN-XL, AlTiCrN and TiAlCN Phoenix™. Special and tool- specific coatings can be individually tailored to specific customer require- ments. Coating chambers can handle part sizes up to 1,250mm OD x 700mm.

cathodes in the PVD chamber are turned on at once – resulting in a more cohesive, harder coating. Saw blades coated with this material will run a minimum of 30 to 50 per cent faster with less scrap and increased production rates compared to AlTiN coatings. Richard Otter, VP sales for Tru-Cut Saw and ICO surface coatings, said: “ViTA-Nano blades are ideal for flying saw machines, re-cut machines and high production sawing machines. Users will see immediate cost benefits

TRU-CUT Saw has developed a new nanocomposite PVD coating that dramatically increases blade life in circular ferrous and non-ferrous sawing applications. The new coating, called ViTA-Nano, was developed by Tru-Cut’s ICO surface coatings division. The coating is a proprietary combination of titanium, aluminium, aluminium-titanium, chrome and silicon. Unlike multi-layer coatings in which each material is deposited consecutively, with ViTA-Nano, all

in longer blade life when sawing with the ViTA- Nano coating.” ViTA-Nano blades are claimed to be much better than AlTiN for sawing hardened steels, cast iron, aluminium and super alloys. The blades withstand 33 per cent greater temperatures and last longer because blade edges are protected from steel build-up (which reduces tool life) for a longer period of time. Tru- Cut recommends dry cutting with ViTA-Nano blades to further reduce coolant costs.

TRU-CUT nanocomposite PVD coating

Tru-Cut Saw Inc – USA Websites: www.trucutsaw.com www.icosurfacecoatings.com

Shearing, cutting and sawing HAVEN Manufacturing will be showing at Tube Düsseldorf a variety of products designed for shearing, cutting, sawing, chamfering, trimming, parting, and de- burring tube and bar finished parts, as well as systems designed to aid manufacturers in handling, inspecting and processing those parts. with Soco Machinery, coupled with our expertise in designing and manufacturing systems for material handling, appeals to manufacturers beyond our traditional market segments.

“Haven’s ability to adapt to a variety of industries and applications combined with our company’s capability to design and build special one-of-a-kind machines, gives Haven the ability to help manufacturers that might not be familiar with our products.” Haven Manufacturing Corp – USA Email: info@havencut.com Website: www.havencut.com

Although the company’s product line is too broad to demonstrate all of its material handling and processing expertise in a single trade show, the company hopes to give potential customers an indication of its expertise. Dave Erickson, president of Haven, said: “We remain committed to our traditional markets, but our partnership

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