Cutting Machines

Straight Knife
Features of Straight Knife Cutting M/C:
• Here, knife is driven by using electric power.
• Straight edge is mostly used in straight knife.
• Here, blade stroke varies from 2.5 to 4.5 cm.
• During cutting, grinding wheel helps to sharp
the cutting knife.
• Blade edge: straight edge, wave edge,,
serrated edge
Band Knife
Features of Band Knife Cutting M/C:
• This type of knife consists of a series of three
or more pulleys which are powered by electric
motor.
• Band knife blade is normally narrower than
straight knife.
• Here, cutting knife is endless in shape and also
flexible.
Round Knife
• Features of Round Knife Cutting M/C:
• Some key elements of round knife fabric
cutting machines are base plate, electric
motor, circular blade etc.
• Band knife blade is circular.
• Band knife blade diameter ranges from 6 to
20cm.
• This type of blade is driven by electric power.
Die Cutting
Features of Die Cutting M/C:
• Pressers and clickers are mainly two types of
die cuttings are available.
• To cut sharp and small parts it is mostly used
in apparel industry.
• Important parts of this fabric cutting machines
are blade, motor, ram head etc.
• Die is made by metallic strip.
Notcher Cutting Machine
Features:

• It is special type of cutting machine.

• It is used in special cases.
• The notch can be made in V-shape or U-shape.
• It is used to cut notch in the edge of some
important components.
Drill Cutting Machine
Features of Drill Cutting M/C:
• The main components of this fabric cutting
machines are motor, base plate, drill and spirit
level.
• In hypodermic drill some color is sprayed
along with the hole. So that it can easy to find
the marked place.
• In case of tightly woven fabric, drill is
permanent for long to making hole.
Computer controlled knife cutting
Features of Computer Controlled Knife Cutting M/C:
• Computer controlled knife cutting method provides
the most accurate possible cutting at high speed.
• Here, cutting knife is very hard and oval shaped.
• During cutting, marker is not needed to put over
the fabric lay.
• Cutting blade is made of stainless steel.
• Sharpness of knife is also high here.
• This type of fabric cutting machines followed the
CAD (computer aided design) system.
• Cutting knife itself moves according to the direction
of computer programme.
laser cutting machine
• In case of laser beam fabric cutting machines,
cutting head is controlled by computer.
• Here, fabric is cut at a speed of 13m per
minute.
• In case of this cutting process, fabric is cut by a
ray of light in a very fine spot using laser.
• When the ray falls on a material, it generates
heat on the material and cutting process is
done by vaporization.
• Radius of spot of light is 0.25 mm which is high
powerful.
Water jet fabric cutting machine
Features of Water Jet Cutting M/C:
• In this machine, a catcher in the bottom of
fabric lays which is used with the same speed
and the same direction of water jet machine.
• Here, pressure of water is 60,000 pounds per
square inch.
• Here, a thin jet of water is passed through a
nozzle in a very momentum.
• Water is worked as like as hard and sharp knife
which helps to cut the fabric easily.
Plasma Cutting
Features of Plasma Torch Cutting M/C:
• By using these fabric cutting machines, one or
more fabric plies can be cut.
• Here, fabrics are cut by a thin through the
nozzle which is made by argon gas.
• To cut single ply of fabric it is most used.
 Ultrasonic fabric cutting
• In this cutting system, vibration frequencies in
the 20 kHz range are used to produce 1/20
mm movement in the blade, small enough to
remove the need for a bristle base to the
cutting table.
• Disposable knife blades save sharpening time
and last for 10–14 days.
• Single ply and very low lays can be cut and low
vacuum only is needed