Forstner SLIT
The FORSTNER SLIT CUT/PRO is ideal for sheet metal construction and ventilation, delivering precision cuts with minimal waste and burr-free edges. The use of roll sheet reduces costs and storage needs. Its four feed guide rollers ensure gentle uncoiling, preventing soft materials such as copper and aluminum from being damaged during decoiling.
SLIT
The FORSTNER SLIT CUT/PRO is the ultimate solution for sheet metal construction and ventilation manufacturing. The sheet metal is easily fed into the machine, and cutting is performed with fantastic precision, burr-free edges, and minimal waste. Improve the quality and production speed of your cuts. Using roll sheet instead of cut-to-size sheet metal saves you a lot of money, reduces waste, and minimizes storage space.
The FORSTNER SLIT CUT/PRO is equipped with four feed guide rollers designed to provide the smoothest and gentlest uncoiling possible, preventing soft materials such as copper, aluminum, and zinc from being damaged or creased during decoiling.
Choose a configuration that fits your needs and enhance quality and productivity with your sharpest tool. If you need to slit the sheet metal, choose from the SLIT CUT or SLIT PRO models. SLIT CUT is equipped with a slitting shear, and SLIT PRO is upgraded with a guillotine shear. Using roll sheet instead of cut-to-size sheet metal saves you a lot of money, reduces waste, and minimizes storage space.
Smart Advantages
- Even more compact while maintaining strength
- LED-lit slitting knives
- Infeed adjustment can be made on both sides of the table
- Simplest possible adjustment of slitting knives
Key advantages
Very robust construction
User-friendly interface, enabling easy handling even for less experienced operators.
Versatile applications: Perfect for small workshops and adaptable for large companies with high production needs.
Capacity
Stabile and compact
Working length
50″ – 60″
(1250 – 1500 mm)
Speed
82 ft/min
(25 m/min)
Steel thickness
18 ga – 20 ga
(1.0 mm – 0.8 mm)
Slitting Unit
The Forstner COMPACT comes standard with 5 pairs of slitting knives. The shafts are made of polished tool steel, and the slitting knives are hardened to Rc45. The tolerance between the shafts and the slitting knives is less than 0.00039″ (0.01 mm), ensuring smooth and easy movement of the slitting knives along the entire shaft.
The quick lock system secures the steel to the shaft using an Allen key. As the quick lock is softer than the shaft, there is no risk of damage to the shaft during tightening, which can otherwise easily occur with other locking options.
The slitting knives have two cutting edges, so you can switch sides and release tensions from the material when slitting narrow strips. The machine is supplied as standard with a millimeter scale for easy reading and positioning of the upper knives.
Infeed Table
The infeed table has four ball-bearing rollers that guide the sheet metal to the infeed rollers. Thanks to the ball bearings, the sheet metal can be fed forward and backward without the risk of damaging the edges. They also help keep the material parallel and ensure perpendicular cuts.
Control System S1
S1 control system with touchscreen and intuitive functions. It is easy to program different quantities and lengths. The control system communicates with an electronic eye and automatically sets the zero point and performs a perpendicular clean cut. The control system has a material-saving function that stops the machine, raises the slitting knives, and feeds the sheet forward to the shear. An optional wireless remote control can operate a motorized decoiler or recoiler.
Infeed Guide
The rollers of the infeed guide are angled to match the loop of the material from a decoiler. This prevents damage and creases to softer materials such as copper, aluminum, and zinc.
Slitting Knives Guard
The guard over the slitting knives has a built-in safety switch in the hinge that opens 180°. The switch cuts off power to the infeed rollers and the shear, allowing adjustments to the slitting knives to be made safely. The large opening angle of the guard means that the cover does not require any additional support.
LED-Lit Slitting Knives
To facilitate the adjustment of the slitting knives, we now have LED lighting as standard. This provides a clearer overview and contributes to safer and faster setting of the slitting knives.
OPTION
Film applicator
The film applicator can basically be mounted on any table. Using the deflection rollers and the fully rubberized feed rollers, the protective film is pressed on almost bubble and wrinkle-free. The device type F-AG z2mo has an additional arm with tension spring for tensioning the film during the return movement. This design is only applicable for single decoiling systems.
OPTION
Table with roller guide
The coil guide is an important component for the function and accuracy of every system. The table has a fixed and a manually adjustable coil guide with ball bearings. The adjustment of the movable coil guide is done by a hand wheel. This specific table has rollers integrated in the table to ensure a smooth surface. Table with roller guide available in both 50″ (1250 mm) and 60″ (1500 mm).
OPTION
Decoiler units
Choose from a simple cradle up to motorized versions. Read more under respectively product.
OPTION
Foot switch
Add a foot switch to your SLIT CUT or SLIT PRO for external start of next order.
OPTION
Fully rubberized pinch rollers
If you want to prepare your line for a film applicator, then the option with the fully rubberized rollers is ideal for you. This means that your line is ideally prepared for retrofitting a film applicator at any time and with ease. Fully rubberized pinch rollers available in both 50″ (1250 mm) and 60″ (1500 mm).
OPTION
Stripper ring pair
When you need to slit narrow strips or when doing a trim cut, we can offer you the right solution. Use our stripper rings that are perfectly suiting our slitting shafts to ensure even better slitting results.
OPTION
Folding table (ACCESS)
In order to facilitate access to the knife adjustment, a folding table can be installed between the slitter and the guillotine shear for access to the machine. This increases the operating convenience considerably, but extends the machine about 31.5″ (800 mm).
OPTION
Manual coil selector
The manual coil selector is a very cost-effective solution for quick and easy manual sheet metal changes. Up to eight coils are fixed in the manual coil selector. The desired sheet metal is manually pushed into the downstream machine via a handwheel.
OPTION
Recoiler
With this recoiler, slits or wide strips can be easily recoiled. The coils are wound tightly to a diameter of 20″ (508 mm) and an optically clean coil is produced after wrapping and removal. The recoiler has a dancer arm, separating discs, a pneumatic felt brake, a motor and a hydraulic mandrel.
OPTION
Roller shear for stainless steel
Upgrade the guillotine shear for cutting stainless steel. Available in both 50″ (1250mm) and 60″ (1500 mm).
OPTION
Extra pair of slitting blades
The SLIT Series are as standard equipped with 5 pairs of slitting blades. You can add up to max 7 pairs of slitting blades
OPTION
Special knives for stainless steel
Do you often cut stainless steel sheets? Then your new machine should definitely be equipped with the higher-quality knives for stainless steel. The life of the blades is increased and you achieve perfect cuts over a long time. Ask your sales consultant if your application requires knives for stainless steel machining.
OPTION
Extra pair of slitting blades for stainless steel
The SLIT Series are as standard equipped with 5 pairs of slitting blades. You can add up to max 7 pairs of slitting blades, even for stainless steel.
OPTION
Speed upgrade
The standard speed of SLIT Series is 82 ft/min (25 m/min). You can upgrade the speed to 114.8 ft/min (35 m/min) or 147 ft/min (45 m/min).
Film Application
Film application equipment can essentially be mounted on all our infeed tables. Thanks to support rollers and rubberized feed rollers, the film is pressed onto the sheet metal without the risk of bubbles or wrinkles. The F-AG z2mo module has an extra arm with a tension spring that tightens the film during the return motion. This design is only applicable to systems with one decoiler.
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Technical specifications
| Model | SLIT CUT 1250 | SLIT CUT 1500 | SLIT PRO 1250 | SLIT PRO 1500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working width | 50″ (1250 mm) | 60″ (1500 mm) | 150″ (1250 mm) | 60″ (1500 mm) |
| Type | Slit & Cut to length | Slit & Cut to length | Slit & Cut to length | Slit & Cut to length |
| Cutting capacity Steel1 | 18 ga (1.25 mm) | 18 ga (1.25 mm) | 18 ga (1.25 mm) | 18 ga (1.25 mm) |
| Slitting shaft Ø | 3.9″ (100 mm) | 3.9″ (100 mm) | 3.9″ (100 mm) | 3.9″ (100 mm) |
| Slitting knives, standard | 5 pair | 5 pair | 5 pair | 5 pair |
| Shear | Roller shear | Roller shear | Guillotine shear | Guillotine shear |
Slitting capacity SLIT CUT 1250 / SLIT PRO 1250
| Slitting knives | Steel1 | Stainless steel2** | Aluminum3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 pair | 18 ga (1.25 mm) | 20 ga (0.8 mm) | 0.059″ (1.5 mm) |
| 5 pair | 20 ga (1.0 mm) | 23 ga (0.6 mm) | 0.047″ (1.2 mm) |
| 6 pair | 22 ga (0.8 mm) | 24 ga (0.5 mm) | 0.039″ (1.0 mm) |
| 7 pair | 22 ga (0.7 mm) | 26 ga (0.4 mm) | 0.031″ (0.8 mm) |
Slitting capacity SLIT CUT 1500 / SLIT PRO 1500
| Slitting knives | Steel1 | Stainless steel2** | Aluminum3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 pair | 20 ga (1.0 mm) | 23 ga (0.6 mm) | 0.047″ (1.2 mm) |
| 5 pair | 22 ga (0.8 mm) | 24 ga (0.5 mm) | 0.039″ (1.0 mm) |
| 6 pair | 22 ga (0.7 mm) | 26 ga (0.4 mm) | 0.031″ (0.8 mm) |
| 7 pair | 23 ga (0.6 mm) | 26 ga (0.4 mm) | 0.027″ (0.7 mm) |
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FORSTNER SLIT CUT/PRO
Slitting on the SLIT PRO 1250 w/ Material Table
Scissor Lift Stacker behind Forstner SLIT PRO
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