Paper Guillotine Blade Replacements

An extensive range of paper guillotine blade models is supplied from our ready-for shipment stock. Manufactured from different steel grades and offering different hardness these guillotine blades are highly required by the print industry professionals.

We offer a comprehensive range of replacement guillotine blades that suit Ideal, EBA, Perfecta, Dahle, Goodhale, Horizon, Maxima, Muller Martini, Polar, Sunray, Wohlenberg and many more guillotine manufacturers.

1. What Paper Guillotine Blade is better to avoid chipping?

Guillotine blades made of Standard steel usually start with very small not easily noticed chipping. It is possible to carry on using them but the outcome won’t be as sharp and clean as before. As a blunt blade begins to “push” paper instead of slicing it, this results in poor quality edges, tearing and shredding paper when cutting.

HSS steel blades are more resistant to chipping than blades made of standard steel. They might even cut through staples and lighter inclusions without being damaged.

Tungsten blades are more brittle, that is why when they chip off it is easy to spot. These blades cannot be used until the next sharpening service.

It is advisable to choose paper guillotine blade upon its application. If you are in doubt, please contact us and our technical expert will advise you.

2. What factors of guillotine blades can affect their performance?

• Types of cutting paper
The most common cutting materials used in printing are paper, paperboard and cardboard. Such cutting materials are categorized as soft, normal and hard. If guillotine cutter blades for soft and normal cutting materials are used on hard cutting materials, they will quickly wear out and become blunt. The main reason for this is that hard cutting materials display great resistance during cutting.

• Guillotine blade angle
The grinding angles can be varied, depending on the material to be cut. Please discuss with us your requirements.

3. How often should I sharpen my paper guillotine blade?

The frequency of sharpening depends upon the operational cycle, workload of the blades, and the blade material: High Speed Steel guillotine blades cut about twice as much paper as Standard Steel, while Tungsten Carbide blades might complete up to twenty times more cuts than HSS blades.

Please contact us via email or by phone to discuss your requirements.