Seeking to revolutionize sawdust removal for sawing operations, Wood-Mizer LLC has released its groundbreaking Vortex™ sawdust-removal bandsaw blade. Available now in North America, this blade is engineered for lumber and pallet producers who need boards to be as free from excess sawdust as possible.
Developed by long-time, hands-on Wood-Mizer blades specialist Chris Vogel, the Vortex blade
removes dust while sawing in order to minimize or eliminate the need for sawdust removal after the
lumber is processed. According to Wood-Mizer, this extremely unique blade profile has generated positive results in highproduction pallet factory tests.
The Vortex design was tested at Coomer & Sons Sawmill in Indiana. Pallet producer, Jeff Coomer claimed, "The Vortex blade was getting 98 to 99% of the dust off, so it was impressive on how much dust it took off [compared to] a typical saw blade.”
Additionally, Paul Smith of Smith Sawmill Service in Texas said, “The new Vortex blade does a great job of getting the sawdust off the wood. It’s going to be an asset for companies trying to produce a clean pallet.”
The Wood-Mizer Vortex™ blade is now available to order in .042 x 1 ¼ at any length. Call 800-522-5760 or visit www.woodmizer.com/vortex for more information.
