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SAWLINES 
SAW TECHNOLOGY – PILOUS
LUMBER PROCESSING
Pilous - X-Cut
Innovative saw band
for woodworking band saws
X-Cut saw band: customers’
opinions
Partner from Slovakia: “We are
very satisfied with the X-Cut saw
bands because of, in particular, a
smoother cutting surface, which is
a real improvement in quality. This
unique blade service life justifies
the higher price of X-Cut saw band
and has, in any case, an economic
benefit to our production.”
The X-Cut saw
band was
developed based
on customer
requirements for
woodworking
and sawing on
band saws
The X-Cut saw band quality can be
found between Maxwood Bimetal
and Maxwood Stelit saw bands.
An innovative combination of
hardened spread-set teeth and
stellite eliminates practically the
complicated act of spread-setting
the saw teeth (tooth setting).
The regeneration of the saw
band is very effective, the teeth
are only re-sharpened. Other
unquestionable advantages of
this new type of saw band include
higher cutting times, exceeding the
usual two hours, cutting surface
quality and, last but not at least,
excellent performance-price ratio.
This is the optimal saw band for
both soft and hardwood, available
in a width of 35 to 60 mm.
Partner from Germany: “My
impression of the X-Cut saw band
is that this type of saw band is one
of the most powerful saw bands
I have ever had the opportunity
to work with. Especially, the
high dimensional precision of
hardwoods such as hard, dry
spruce wood amazed me. The
service life is excellent, up to four
hours without losing quality.”
Partner from Austria: “The saw
band has a much longer service
life. On average, it is by 1/3 higher
than the saw bands with hardened
tooth used so far. The stellite tooth
takes over the main cutting power.
The excellent quality of the cut
surface.”
Partner from Poland: “Thanks to
the X-Cut saw band, we achieve
faster saw band feed into the cut
with less effort. A big advantage
consists in saving time. On
average, we have a double service
life as compared with previous
band saws. The spread-setting
of teeth is not required, when
sharpening (grinding).”
Partners from the Czech Republic:
“We are very satisfied with
the X-Cut saw bands because
of, in particular, a smoother
cutting surface, which is a real
improvement in quality. The
good quality of the cut surface
in connection with a very good
service life justifies the higher price
of the X-Cut saw band and has an
economic benefit to our production
as compared with conventional saw
bands.“
“Positive results became
evident just during the first cuts
of frozen wood. Tests have shown
us that the properties of the saw
band are the same even after 8-10
installations on the machine. The
X-cut saw bands are characterized
by their high service life and
excellent cutting quality.”
“The initial mistrust in using
this type of band convinced me
soon of the contrary. I am cutting
dry spruce, acacia and oak and
everything has a straight cut. I have
a saw band on the machine for up
to three hours. A significant plus is
that there is no need to spread-set
the teeth. “
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