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The expression “clean-cut” did not originate in a tube
mill, but it might well have. A precise, immaculate
cut, with minimal detritus, has been the ideal since
tubing was first offered cut-to-length. That this quickly
became an achievable goal attests to the importance
accorded the cutting operation from the earliest days
of the tube and pipe industry.
Only a perfectly cut or sawn end will serve the
purposes of peristaltic pumping, medical diagnostics
and therapeutics, and remotely piloted aircraft. Just
as materials, dimensions and tolerances preside at
the beginning of the production cycle for such high-
end applications, repeatable and precise cutting is
the essential means to a satisfactory ending.
CUTTING, SAWING
& PROFILING
Photo: BLM