Monday, 30 May 2016

Features and Advantages of Band Knife Machine

An important equipment of apparels industry, the Band Knife Machine (BKM) is a highly productive cutting machine, which is used for cutting the fabric rolls without using the cardboard inner tube. It comes with an endless loop blade and a flat table, which is used to support the material to be cut.  It can also be used for slitting/cutting of fabric rolls or changing foam and they can be also used in upholstery industry for cutting leather, EVA rubber, and carpets.

Band Knife Machine

Although these machines are not as famous as the straight cutting machines, but there are some useful features and benefits of this machine that can’t be overlooked.

Features of BKM:

• It comprises of a band form knife that looks like a loop.

• It consists of a series of pulleys (that could be three or more in numbers). These pulleys help in offering the constant rotating motion of the knife.

• The knife of band knife machine is usually narrower that the straight knife machine.

• It comes with a large size table, which is used to support fabric rolls for cutting/slitting.

• The air blower of BKM helps to reduce the weight of the fabric roll by blowing air on it.

• Band knife machine is used for cutting the fabrics without using the cardboard inner tube.

• It comes with saw mill technique for cutting the fabric rolls accurately.

• These machines are equipped with automatic grinders that grind the band knife instantaneously.

• High speed motors are used in these machines.

• The lifespan of knife is dependent on the fabric types used for cutting and the machine usage.

Benefits of BKM:

• These machines are appropriate to be used for any types of line.

• It can cut objects with very sharp curves.

• The machine has very high productivity that impacts the overall productivity of apparel industry positively.

• It can easily cut the fabric at 90° angle

• The probability of accidents are very low

• It could be efficiently used for cutting small parts of fabrics.

So, if you are planning to install a specially designed cutting machine in your apparel industry for improving the productivity appreciably, then you must install the band knife machine at your work place for effective results.

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