Razor, Crush and Shear Slitting Principles: Advantages & Disadvantages for Film and Foil Applications, 2004 PLACE Conference
Like other web materials requiring a slitting operation, films, foil, laminates, and metalized webs
have always needed specific techniques and equipment to insure a high level of finished good
quality and value.
When slitting film or foil, razor, crush cutting and shear slitting offer certain advantages and
disadvantages. The factors of operational choice involve the material itself, the parameters of
operation, the varying costs and pertinent safety factors.