Automatic Hot Knife Cutting Machine for Braided Sleeve and Foam Tube WM-570S
The WM-570S cuts expandable braided sleeve, foam tube and similar soft tubing to length with a heated blade, so every cut end comes out sealed instead of frayed or crumbled. It accepts material up to 95 mm wide and 15 mm thick, cuts any programmed length from 1 to 100,000 mm and runs at up to 150 pieces per minute. The hot knife works at up to 350 °C while the whole machine draws only 900 W on a 110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz supply. The benchtop body measures 43 × 33 × 48 cm and weighs 30 kg.
Specifications
| Function | Hot knife cutting of braided sleeve and foam tube |
|---|---|
| Available width | 95 mm |
| Available thickness | 15 mm |
| Cutting length | 1 – 100,000 mm |
| Knife | Hot knife |
| Highest temperature | 350 °C |
| Speed | 150 pcs/min |
| Power | 900 W |
| Power supply | 110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Weight | 30 kg |
| Dimensions | 43 × 33 × 48 cm |
| HS Code | 8461.50 (common reference — final classification confirmed by your customs broker) |
| Certification | CE (certificate provided with shipment) |
Key features
- Heated blade melts through braided sleeve and fuses the weave at the cut, so sleeve ends slide over a harness without unraveling into loose strands
- Belt feeding carries soft foam tube through without crushing the wall, and the sample rings photographed in this listing show clean, square cut faces
- Micro-computer control with an English keypad and display — set length, piece count and speed, press start, and the machine runs the batch and stops itself
- Benchtop footprint of 43 × 33 × 48 cm at 30 kg, so it sits beside the harness line right where the sleeve and tube get used
What it processes
- Expandable braided sleeving cut to length for wire harness and cable protection
- Foam and sponge tube segments for handle grips, insulation and vibration padding
- Soft PVC tube and protective sleeve batches cut square before assembly
Suited for: expandable braided sleeve, foam and sponge tube, soft PVC tube and similar protective sleeving up to 95 mm wide and 15 mm thick — cut to programmed length with heat-sealed, square ends at up to 150 pieces per minute. Not suited for: wire, cable, metal or rigid pipe — conductor cutting lives with the wire cutting and stripping machines, metal tube with the dedicated metal tube cutter in this same category. For flat webbing that must ship with sealed ends, pick the WM-568 braided sleeve and webbing hot cutting machine — the same hot-blade principle on flat stock 1–100 mm wide.
Send us 2–3 meters of your sleeve or tube — we cut it on this machine on camera and mail the pieces back, so you check the sealed ends and cut faces on your own material before you order.
Engineering knowledge
Choose and troubleshoot this process
- How to Choose a Tube and Pipe Cutting MachineChoose tube and pipe cutting equipment by material, diameter, wall thickness, rigidity, cut mechanism, tolerance, end quality and chip-control requirements.
- Tube Cutting Defects: Causes and Corrective ActionsTroubleshoot angled cuts, crushed tube, burrs, stringing, length drift, corrugated-tube splitting errors and feed slippage.
WM-570S — common questions
Why a hot knife instead of a cold blade?
Braided sleeve unravels and foam tears or crumbles when cut cold. The blade here runs at up to 350 °C and fuses the material as it passes, so braided ends stay locked and foam faces come out clean. If your material actually cuts fine cold, tell us — we will say so honestly after running your sample.
How do I set up a batch?
Length, piece count and speed are entered on the keypad and shown in English on the display — the unit photographed here is set to a 30.0 mm cut length as an example. Any length from 1 to 100,000 mm can be programmed, and the counter stops the machine when the batch is complete.
What can it not cut?
It is for soft synthetic tube and sleeve only — no wire, no cable, no metal and no rigid plastic pipe. Cutting conductors to length belongs with the wire cutting and stripping machines, and material beyond 95 mm width or 15 mm thickness needs a larger frame — ask us with your dimensions.
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