Precision Cutting Wheels

Diameter Range: 25 mm (1") to 700 mm (28")

Thickness Range: 0.1 mm (0.004") to 5 mm (0.200")

Thickness Tolerance: Standard +/- 0.05 mm (0.002"). Special Tolerance upon request

Bore Sizes: As requested

åtto Precision Thin Cutting Wheels offer a fast, accurate, cost effective method to cut and slot Tubes and Rods with close tolerances, minimum burr and minimum material loss. Wheels are manufactured to suit a wide range of applications and cutting equipment, including the cutting of Thin Walled Tubes, Tungsten rods for electrodes, High Speed Steel, bearing parts, Magnetic materials and for the precision slotting of Collets, Tubes and Fountain Pen Nibs.

 

Manufacturers of components from extruded or cold drawn stock have found our precision cutting wheels an ideal solution for producing final parts, fast and accurately. The quality of finish eliminates further de-burring and grinding operations, while the thin wheel ensures minimum loss of material and a high degree of accuracy. Combining åtto thin wheels with our range of Precision Cutting Machines offers the ultimate cutting solution.

Sample Cut Parts

  1. Tungsten Electrodes - Bundle Cut
  2. Bearing Parts - Sprag Clutch
  3. Pump Vanes - Extruded Profile
  4. Woodruff Keys - Extruded Stock
  5. Tungsten Contacts

 

 

Wheels are formulated to meet your specific requirements and are designed to optimise wheel life without compromising finish or rate of cut. Grades are manufactured with premium abrasives including Aluminium Oxide, Silicon Carbide, White Aluminium Oxide and Green Silicon Carbide. Bonds are formulated in hardness from "E" to "Z" and grit sizes from 60 to 600.

Some of the common applications listed below will highlight the versatility of grades available from åtto. Some of our standard grades are listed, but we will advice you on your specific application and requirements upon request.

Common Applications:

Cutting Applications:

 Tungsten Rods for Contact Points (A150-P-R)

 Tungsten Wire for Matrix printers and Electrodes (A120-F-R)

 Mould Ejector and Punch pins (A150-G-R)

 Extruded Profiles for:

 Sprag Clutch Components

 Trigger Parts (A120-R-R)

 Pump Vanes (A150-P-R)

 Stainless Steel Tubes for:

 Medical instruments, e.g. Hypodermic Needles, Endoscopes, etc..

 Heat Exchangers and Solar Panels (WA240-O-R)

 Telescopic Aerials (A240-O-R)

 Measuring Instruments (A240-O-R)

 Hydraulic Tubes for Aerospace and automotive applications

 Inconel Tubes for:

 High Temperature Probes

 Glow Plugs

 Metallurgical Sampling

 Minimum material alteration and mirror like finish reduces sample finishing costs. (A90-F-R, A120-E-R)

 Flexible Hoses and Cables:

 Control cables for bicycles, automotive and aerospace applications. (A120-R-R)

 Shower Hose (WA120-R-R)

 Armoured cables

 Exotic Metals where material loss is a significant cost (A150-M-R)

 Titanium Tubes and Rods (C120-Q-R, GC320-O-R)

 Magnetic materials such as Alnico (A120-R-R, A120-F-R)

 Transformer cores of Laminated Silicon Steel for "C" and "E" type cores.

 

Slotting Applications

 Fountain Pen Nibs

 Aircraft parts including turbine blades

 Blades for Paper perforation

 Collets (A60-S-R)

 

Special Applications

 Fluting of High Speed Steel Micro Drills

 Side grinding of Carding Fabric - both fillets and tops (A90-R-R, A240-O-R, A600-O-R)

 Grooving Special Files

 Grooving Resistors

 Grinding Cutlery Fork prongs (A80-M-R)

 Wafering

 Catalytic Converters