Cutting tools in food processing require wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant BÖHLER steels with excellent edge retention and hygiene properties. Key quality features include ultra-clean materials, precise heat treatment, full traceability, and verified surface quality for safe food processing.
Cutting operations in food and beverage processing require materials that combine high wear resistance with excellent corrosion behavior and strict hygiene compliance. Blades, cutters, and slicing tools are exposed to continuous mechanical stress, abrasion from processed materials, and aggressive cleaning agents. Material requirements therefore focus on high hardness, edge retention, toughness, and resistance to pitting corrosion, as well as the ability to achieve smooth, cleanable surfaces. Dimensional stability and consistent cutting performance are essential for product quality and process efficiency.
BÖHLER high-performance steels and alloys are specifically developed to meet these demanding requirements. Martensitic stainless steels and specialized tool steels provide an optimized combination of hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. Advanced melting technologies ensure high material purity and controlled microstructures, enabling superior edge stability and extended tool life. Key quality features include precise chemical composition control, certified traceability, and validated heat treatment processes to achieve consistent hardness profiles. In addition, surface finishing and integrity are strictly controlled to meet hygiene standards. Comprehensive testing ensures compliance with food safety regulations. BÖHLER materials support efficient, reliable, and hygienic cutting performance in modern food processing applications.
BÖHLER K340 ISODUR belongs to the group of 8% chromium steels. This tool steel is produced using the electro-slag remelting (ESR) process developed by BÖHLER. This re-melting technology ensures the lowest micro and macro segregation as well as excellent purity and uniformity of the material. Compared to conventional 12% chromium steels, BÖHLER K340 ISODUR offers significantly better toughness, hardening response and higher resistance to adhesive wear. This material is therefore used in virtually all cold work applications in situations where tool steels like 1.2379 are insufficient in terms of adhesive wear resistance and toughness. K340 ISODUR also features better machinability and reduces the risk of stress cracking during electrical discharge machining.
Read MoreBÖHLER M390 MICROCLEAN is a corrosion-resistant, martensitic chromium steel produced by powder metallurgy. Due to its alloy design, this steel has very high wear resistance and good corrosion resistance. In addition, BÖHLER M390 MICROCLEAN is approved for food and beverage contact.
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Read MoreUddeholm Tyrax ESR combines best in class toughness, corrosion and wear resistance. This grade was developed for molding of high performance plastics often filled with glass fiber reinforcements and additives like flame retardants. This matrix- based microstructure is designed to achieve a high-gloss surface by only a few polishing steps, dramatically reducing the tool lead time and enabling production of top quality plastic parts. Uddeholm Tyrax ESR can achieve a high hardness (up to 58 HRC) and is a suitable upgrade from AISI 420 ESR, AISI S7 and AISI 440C. Benefits good dimensional stability at heat treatment and in service even microstructure and small grain size good hardenability Uddeholm Tyrax is also available for Additive Manufacturing, powder for processing Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) and Laser Metal Deposition (LMD).
Read MoreUddeholm Vanadis 8 SuperClean sets a new standard for Powder Metallurgical Tool Steel. The technological advancements makes this cold work tool steel superior to its predecessors. The unprecedented combination of extremely high wear and chipping resistance paired with improved machining properties raises production rates and reduces costs. Benefits Lower price per produced part Longer tool life Predictable Production Standard specification AISI D2 / AFNOR de type Z230VCD8.5.4
Read MoreAt voestalpine we combine premium material know-how with tailored application requirements. This results in premium high-performance solutions, which are ready to use for industrial food processing applications. Our Bowl Cutter Knives offer an outstanding balance of high wear resistance, ductility (safety against cracks), and corrosion resistance, allowing for a significantly extended regrinding interval for higher productivity and a lower total cost of ownership. voestalpine Bowl Cutter Knives are available for all brands of industrial bowl cutters.
Read Morevoestalpine Poultry Processing Technology incorporates our premium materials by BÖHLER/Uddeholm, including tailored heat treatment and machining. This ready-to-use solution offers an extended lifetime and improved processing properties. We have knives available for all industrial machine types and major producers of poultry processing machinery.
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