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The Splitting Machines cut cubic marble into strips or tiles, according to original thickness and at a continuous rate. Since it can be cut in a single stroke, even cubic marble can be cut with the clock-cutter and brought to final thickness by the splitter, positioned next to the block-cutter. It “splits” or divides the small blocks into one or more strips, considerably augmenting block-cutter output. Granite strips are always produced in the final thickness required. The machines consists of conveyor belt running horizontally or vertically at variable speed to carry the pieces in succession, plus a group of spindles ( usually one or two ) carrying sets of diamond disks whose diameter increases as the material advances.
These machines have also been built in very special models to treat thin granite. They have sloped plane and a high number of disks, aligned and on the same plane, each of which cuts deeper than the one before. On these units, polished cubic pieces have to be fed in from both sides. In addition to the advantages just mentioned, the splitter can also improve work on fragile materials. Eliminating cutting to the final thickness, which would surely cause breakage, delicate materials are cut into cubic pieces, consolidated and /or reinforced and then split to the final thickness required.
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