2003 Series Trailing Blade

The 2003 series is a lower cost option than the above. Its simplicity is its key to success. Using a commercially available craft knife blade this system allows thin materials to be cut under computer control to a high degree of accuracy.

Typical applications include: Logo cutting, Vinyl cutting, Paper cutting

Overview

This method of cutting uses a tangentially steered blade to cut through paper, cardboard, vinyl, clothing, shoes, tents, sail cloth, print blanket fabrics and many more in a simple rotary cutting method.

The operation of this system is the same as that of Spectrum’s other cutting systems.  It features user friendly front-end software that makes production an extremely simple task. Utilizing on screen overlays and allowing varied setup configurations, relating to different cut jobs or materials, to be stored – the software saves time and effort which can be better spent elsewhere.  Upon commencement of a cut, the software commands the motion system to move to the start position, and then follow the programmed cut path accurately to within 0.25mm.  No further interaction is then required from the user until the cut is completed.

During operation, the blade cuts through the material, pneumatically rising and lowering as and when cut pressure is required.  The pressure is manually adjustable for different weights and thicknesses of material.  4 axes are used to drive the cutting tool.  The axes are: X axis (Machine length), Y axis (Machine width), Z axis (Vertical control), and C axis (Circular control).

Blades are commercially available, either singularly or in bulk purchase.

Typically, cut speeds with a trailing blade are very high – 1 meter per second is not uncommon.  Generally, the only limiting factor is the shape that is being cut and the radius of curves and bends.