WINTERSTONE frame saw blades vertical cutting are used wherever there is a need for cost-effective production of slabs from quarried or cast blocks, in craft or industrial production operations, or for trimming irregular blocks.

The majority of frame sawing machines for slab production work with between 30 and 60 blades. Modern machines permit mounting of between 80 and 100 blades or more. Trimming saws work with one blade.

WINTERSTONE offers frame saw blades for slabbing the following materials:

1. marble
2. limestone
3. travertine
4. sandstone
5. slate
6. cast stone.

WINTERSTONE diamond frame saw blades are the follow-up tools after quarrying of soft stone blocks. The blocks are cut into billets or slabs. Different widths of frame saw segments are used depending on the type of material and frame sawing machine.

WINTERSTONE frame saw segments have a standard length of 20mm, and are conical with a standard height of 7mm. The conical segment shape gives the advantage of considerably reducing side friction, and thus also the power consumption of the motor.

For abrasive materials, WINTERSTONE produces wider frame saw segments, or segments in sandwich design. The sandwich shape means that the segments hardly become rounded, and gives a skating effect whereby the blade guides itself. Selection of the appropriate segment shape and type for the material to be cut can be made by the WINTERSTONE specialist. He will also decide how many frame saw segments to braze onto a frame saw blade.

The proper configuration of the frame saw segments on the blade is also very important. The pitch is critical to decide whether the stability of the blade is sufficient, and whether the required pressing forces can be transferred to the segments. Incorrect pitch can lead to extreme conditions with flattening or destruction of the diamond grits.

WINTERSTONE frame saw segments lead the field, thanks to decades of experience worldwide, know-how in the application of synthetic and natural diamond, and extremely good consistency of quality.

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Today's block sawing machines give many possibilities for further machining of raw blocks:
1. block trimming;
2. cut-off of outer crust of block;
3. slab and billet production with one or more wires on shafts.
The design of the wire saws used here is analogous to that described in the “extraction” section.

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Wire on a Stationnary machine

Other use of wires

• Block cutting of soft stone
• Block cutting of hard and abrasive stones
• Profiling and squaring of hard and abrasive stones
• Multiwires machine

Diamond circular sawblades of the SSM type series (Super-Standard Marble) are the cost-effective tools for machining soft stone blocks to produce slabs and billets. Soft stone includes limestone, marble, travertine, etc.
The wide variety of different soft stone types requires a tool specification tailored to the individual application.

Cost-effective production at our customers' sites is dependent on consistency of WINTERSTONE tool quality.
WINTERSTONE diamond tools are characterised by:

1. high productivity and long tool life;
2. free-cutting characteristics for a wide range of marble and limestone types;
3. problem-free adaptation to different machine parameters;
4. suitable for different application parameters in full cut and step cutting;
5. Outstanding functional reliability in operation.

High-performance, reliable blades are more important than ever before in slab production for manufacture of marble tiles as the final product.
That is why marble tile manufacturers count on the reliability of WINTERSTONE tools for work on these machines.

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SSM circular sawblade range

Our tools for production of slabs and billets are designed for use on the following machines:

Speedy-SAW

Block saws

Vertical splitters
Horizontal splitters