TPT September 2017

CUTTING, SAWING & PROFILING

Photo: BLM

The expression “clean-cut” did not originate in a tube mill, but it might well have. A precise, immaculate cut, with minimal detritus, has been the ideal since tubing was first offered cut-to-length. That this quickly became an achievable goal attests to the importance accorded the cutting operation from the earliest days of the tube and pipe industry.

Only a perfectly cut or sawn end will serve the purposes of peristaltic pumping, medical diagnostics and therapeutics, and remotely piloted aircraft. Just as materials, dimensions and tolerances preside at the beginning of the production cycle for such high- end applications, repeatable and precise cutting is the essential means to a satisfactory ending.