Home Products Disposable Knife System DISPOSABLE KNIFE SYSTEM DISPOSABLE KNIFE SYSTEM In the manufacturing of OSB and other similar engineered wood products, knives are employed to process logs and produce raw materials (strands) in dimensions that are required by the process. Desirable attributes of the knives include a sharp edge, consistent dimensions, and strength properties to allow adequate production uptime. Kadant’s disposable knife system offers significant advantages over plate knives with approximately 80% of the company’s installed base of stranders in North America choosing disposable knives. ASK AN EXPERT ELIMINATION OF THE GRINDING ROOM The disposable knife system eliminates the need for a grinding room and associated grinding machinery. Additionally, the labor required to assemble and disassemble plate knife packs and perform the grinding operation is eliminated with disposable knives. KNIFE LOCATION TUNING The disposable knife system allows per pocket tuning to address small tolerances that exist from knife pocket to knife pocket. The ability to target a more consistent projection between knives offers measurable improvement in strand quality – not uncommon for a mill to see several percent decreases in fines generation with disposables over plate. Also, most mills experience fewer knife changes as more consistent knife projection minimizes high and low knives meaning the cutting task is more evenly shared. SAFETY Compared to a plate knife pack weighing 12 to 25 lbs. (depending on machine type), the disposable knife weighs less than a pound. Considering the significant weight of the plate knife pack with the required assembly/disassembly and associated grinding/cleaning combined with handling while installing and removing from the strander, the opportunity for injury is considerably higher when compared to the disposable knife. RELATED PRODUCTS Stranders - SmartRING The SmartRING Strander cuts tree length or batch fed logs into strands for OSB production. An innovative clamping system secures the logs in place while the carriage mounted Strander extends into the cutting chamber. LEARN MORE Stranders - SmartDISC The Kadant Carmanah 37/118 SmartDISC Strander cuts tree length or batch fed logs into strands for OSB production. LEARN MORE ASK AN EXPERT Name Email Address Company Country Select a country... Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Macedonia Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Somolia Test Country Comments I wish to subscribe to ongoing Kadant marketing communications to stay informed on Kadant products and services. SUBMIT CONTACT US POPULAR LINKS Process Optimization Tips Media Library Custom Rotary Unions Blodac Granular Carrier Gran-sorb Industrial Absorbent ABOUT KADANT Quick Facts Research & Development Manufacturing Locations Privacy Terms Of Use © 2018 Kadant Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.