BLADE AND

BUSHING

LUBRICATION

Blade and bushing lubrication can nearly always improve the quality of cutting.

Description of the cutting process

Unlike sawing, a rotary knife cutter displaces material rather than removing it. When the knife blade first contacts the extrudate, it pushes it against the opposite side of the cutter bushings. If there is too much clearance the extrudate may crack or distort before cutting even begins. Tubing may devel- op two distinctive marks related to the compression of the tube.

Once the blade penetrates the part, material is displaced to either side of the blade. This displacement will vary in degree and visibility depending on the type of material, temperature, blade thickness, blade style, and blade speed. As the material is displaced, heat is generated and passed to the blade surface.

Flexible materials (flexible PVC, urethanes, and even LDPE) will generally compress during cutting, leaving little or no sign of displacement. The cut will appear uniformly glossy and free of fracture. However, a closer look will show very fine lines on the cut face. With flexible materials, these lines will typically show an arc or "S" pattern which can be attrib- uted to compression of the part as the blade passed through.

Rigid materials such as rigid PVC and styrene will tend to fracture during cutting. The cut surface changes from glossy to dull, and finally becomes whitened and rough. Whitening occurs when cutting changes to fracturing: the cut begins to extend in front of the cutting blade, which acts as a wedge. At this point, you can only hope the fracture is controlled, allow- ing for a square cut.

Friction and heat during cutting

Because most rotary knife cutters don't travel with the flow of the extrusion line, forward motion is interrupted as the blade passes through the plastic tube or profile. This interruption causes friction, which generates heat in the cutting blade. As the temperature of the blade increases, plastic is melted at the cut site. This melted plastic can adhere to and coat the cutting blade, especially on the upstream side, and be transferred to the next part in the form of hairs or tissue-like film. This will be especially noticeable on the top inside of the tube or pro- file.

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BLADE AND BUSHING LUBRICATION

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