This guide is for plant managers, maintenance planners and buyers who run tube lines and want the right spare blades on hand. A missing blade is a line that cannot cut. This is a planning guide: it shows how to work out what you need, and what to tell us so we can confirm the versions.
List every cutting position
Start on paper, with one row for each cutting position on the line. A tube mill may have a flying cut-off. A workshop may have a stationary or semi-automatic machine for finishing and sizing.
For each position, note:
- The machine and the blade you fit now
- The material you cut: carbon steel, stainless steel or both
- The tube or profile and the wall thickness
- The shifts the machine runs, and how many blades are in use at once
Our catalogue ties the two lines in this guide to two kinds of position. The ORANGE line is for flying cut-off. The BLUE line is for stationary and semi-automatic machines. Plan each position separately and tell us which is which.
Flying cut-off positions: the ORANGE line
The catalogue describes the ORANGE line as TCT circular saw blades for flying cut-off. Flying cut-off cuts pipes or profiles without stopping or slowing down the line. The line has six versions, and the scores differ by version, so one spare version may not cover every job. Our guide to the six ORANGE versions and their ratings lists them all.
For your plan, note one example. SpeedMaster scores 10 for Carbon Steel and 4 for Stainless Steel, and OrbitalMaster Stainless scores the other way round. A line that cuts both materials needs a spare for each.
Stationary positions: the BLUE line
The catalogue describes the BLUE line as saw blades for cutting tubes, pipes or profiles on stationary and semi-automatic machines. It lists four versions: Stabilizer Performance, Performance, Multi Performance and Stainless.
The catalogue also says the size and specifications of the blade depend on the machine, the cutting task and the material. So the diameter and bore on your machine come first. Send us the blade you fit now, or its markings.
BLUE Stainless is scored 9 for Stainless Steel and 4 for Low/Med. Tensile and High Tensile. The other three versions are scored on tensile range, tube type and other rows. If you cut stainless and carbon steel on the same machine, the spare for one may not suit the other.
Plan the quantity from your own line
The catalogue does not give a number of spare blades for any line, and we do not invent one. The right number depends on facts that only you know. Work through them in this order:
- How many positions run, and for how many shifts.
- How many blades each position uses in the period you are planning for. Your own records are the best source.
- How different the materials are. A line that cuts both carbon steel and stainless steel needs a plan for each.
- What a stopped line costs you, compared with blades waiting on a shelf.
Keep a simple table: position, machine, version, material and how many blades you want ready. Review it when your product mix changes. A new tube size or a change of material can change which version you need.
Do not swap a version between positions without checking with us. Tell us the position, and we will confirm the version.
If you also use other lines for solid bars, tell us. Our catalogue lists those as separate lines, with their own scores.
What to send us for a quote
Send us this information, and we will confirm the versions:
- Your cutting positions: flying cut-off, stationary or semi-automatic, and the machine type
- The blade you fit now at each position, with a photo or its markings
- The materials you cut at each position, and the grade of stainless steel if relevant
- The tube or profile type, size and wall thickness
- The shifts each machine runs
- The number of blades you want to hold for each position
- Any problem with the current blades, such as short life or poor cut surface
Request a quote on our website or message us on WhatsApp, and we will confirm the right versions for your line.