What does a metal slitter do?

Slitting is a processing service that cuts wide webs into narrower widths.
It requires specialized machinery, and when done properly, metal slitting can make additional processing faster and more accurate.

So in this article, we outline why using a machine to slit metal can add convenience and save time.

Maintaining Tight Tolerances
Metal slitting is essential when tight tolerances are required. The thickness of the metal affects the machinability of the material, so your manufacturing process helps determine its slitting needs, and controlling the length thickness by machine makes for greater precision.

Use a consistent product
In addition to increasing the ease of further processing, metal slitting results in a more consistent product. Materials with consistent measurements are more likely to be fed into the processing machine. This effectively saves time spent on machine setup, supervision and dimensional maintenance.

Reduced scrap
When buying metal close to the finished size, less of your purchased metal ends up as scrap. Some of our customers even use the width of the slit as their finished width, so they don‘t lose the edge trim like they do with sheared sheet metal.

As you can see from the information above, slitting metal to the right width for your application can help your project run more smoothly and be completed faster.