Abrasive Cutting Wire

Overview

ESCO Wires are available for every abrasive wire machine we manufacture. Available in 7 different styles suitable for whatever foam type you are cutting.

We've spent the last decade working with abrasive wire manufacturers to bring you the highest-quality cutting wires for your ESCO machinery. Our customers can purchase replacement wire in confidence knowing that we offer a consistent high-quality cutting wire.

We've also condensed our abrasive wire offering to a specific selection of styles that have been tried and tested on hundreds of our wire machines. We know our cutting wires as well as we know our machinery, so you're guaranteed to recieve a product that perfectly compliments your machinery allowing it to process materials exactly as intended.

Wire Types

• FINE
• MEDIUM
• COARSE
• EXTRA COARSE
• GLASS
• WOOL
• PHENOLIC

Commonly Processed Materials

PUR soft foam, HR foam, viscoelastic foam, latex, rebond foam, Basotect ®, PE, Foamglas ®, Rock Wool

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FINE
Fine Coarseness Abrasive Wire

Reccomended for cutting expanded flexible polyurethane

Commonly Processed Materials

• Expanded Resin
• Flexible Foam

Diameter

• 1.0 MM [0.039 IN]
• 1.2 MM [0.047 IN]

Length

• 2-12 METERS [6-39 FEET]

External Wrapping

• High-Carbon Content Steel

MEDIUM
Medium Coarseness Abrasive Wire

Reccomended for cutting rigid expanded foams

Commonly Processed Materials

• Rigid Expanded Polyurethane
• Rigid Foam

Diameter

• 1.2 MM [0.047 IN]
• 1.5 MM [0.059 IN]

Length

• 2-12 METERS [6-39 FEET]

External Wrapping

• High-Carbon Content Steel

COARSE
High Coarseness Abrasive Wire

Reccomended for cutting extruded polystyrene

Commonly Processed Materials

• Extruded Polystyrene

Diameter

• 1.5 MM [0.059 IN]
• 1.7 MM [0.066 IN]

Length

• 2-12 METERS [6-39 FEET]

External Wrapping

• High-Carbon Content Steel

EXTRA COARSE
Extra High Coarseness Abrasive Wire

Reccomended for cutting rebonded foams

Commonly Processed Materials

• Rebonded Foams

Diameter

• 1.5 MM [0.059 IN]
• 1.8 MM [0.070 IN]

Length

• 2-12 METERS [6-39 FEET]

External Wrapping

• High-Carbon Content Steel

GLASS
Tungsten Cellular Glass Abrasive Wire

Reccomended for cutting Foamglas® [Cellular Glass]

Commonly Processed Materials

• Foamglas®
• Cellular Glass

Diameter

• 1.5 MM [0.059 IN]
• 1.7 MM [0.066 IN]

Length

• 2-12 METERS [6-39 FEET]

External Wrapping

• Tungsten

WOOL
Tungsten Mineral Wool Abrasive Wire

Reccomended for cutting Rock Wool and Mineral Wool

Commonly Processed Materials

• Rock Wool
• Mineral Wool

Diameter

• 1.5 MM [0.059 IN]
• 1.7 MM [0.066 IN]

Length

• 2-12 METERS [6-39 FEET]

External Wrapping

• Tungsten

PHENOLIC
Phenolic resin abrasive wire

Recommended for Phenolic Resin

Commonly Processed Materials

• Bakelite ®
• Arofene ®
• Milex ®

Diameter

• 1.4 MM [0.055 IN] [Average Diameter]

Length

• 2-12 METERS [6-39 FEET]

External Wrapping

• High carbon content steel