Abstract: The invention relates to a device for knife cutting or sawing workpieces, with an endless, circumferential band knife (26) or an endless, circumferential band saw, respectively, wherein the device (10) has at least one sensor (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f), wherein the at least one sensor (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f) acquires a measuring value representing the band damage and wherein the sensor (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f) is connected to at least one evaluation unit (44) and the measuring value representing the band damage is supplied to the evaluation unit (44) and wherein based on the measuring value, information about the damage state of the band knife (26) or of the band saw can be generated by means of the evaluation unit (44).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring a thickness (d) of a film (90?) or sheet (90), wherein the film (90?) or sheet (90) is cut as an article of manufacture made from a block material intended as a source material (80), in particular, from a block of foam. The source material has a source-material length (81, 85) extending in the longitudinal direction (x; x?), a source-material width extending in the latitudinal direction (y) (82, 86) and a source-material height extending in the vertical direction (z) (83, 87). In this method, the source material is conveyed along the longitudinal direction (x; x?) to a cutting unit (50) in order to cut the source material. The cutting unit (50) cuts the film (90?) or sheet (90) out of the source material along the longitudinal direction (x; x?). In addition, in order to determine the thickness (d) of the film (90?) or sheet (90), the thickness (d) along the vertical direction (z) is determined.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring a thickness (d) of a film (90?) or sheet (90), wherein the film (90?) or sheet (90) is cut as an article of manufacture made from a block material intended as a source material (80), in particular, from a block of foam. The source material has a source-material length (81, 85) extending in the longitudinal direction (x; x?), a source-material width extending in the latitudinal direction (y) (82, 86) and a source-material height extending in the vertical direction (z) (83, 87). In this method, the source material is conveyed along the longitudinal direction (x; x?) to a cutting unit (50) in order to cut the source material. The cutting unit (50) cuts the film (90?) or sheet (90) out of the source material along the longitudinal direction (x; x?). In addition, in order to determine the thickness (d) of the film (90?) or sheet (90), the thickness (d) along the vertical direction (z) is determined.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a film (2) or sheet from a block material, in particular from a slabstock foam (3), in which at least the following regions are provided, as seen in a production direction (P) of the film (2) or sheet: a cutting region (I) for cutting the film (2) or sheet, wherein the film (2) or sheet is cut out, in a slitting-open manner, by means of a cutting unit (10) from the block material, which is continuously fed to the cutting region (1); also a passing-on region (II), adjoining the cutting region (I) and having a driven passing-on roller (20) for conveying the film (2) or sheet out of the cutting region (I); and also a secondary region (III?), adjoining the passing-on region (II) and intended for further processing the film (2) or sheet, in particular a winding region (III) for winding the film (2) or sheet into a coil (4).

Abstract: A device for storing and transporting large-volume foam blocks includes a mobile, stackable storage box for receiving a foam block at a loading position and a transport device for transporting the storage box from the loading position to a floor storage. The device is suitable to store and transport large-volume, soft, viscoelastic foam blocks in a safe, simple, inexpensive and space-saving manner.