Cut-off knives, tow cutters and counter knives for tobacco processing — ground to a repeatable edge so cut quality does not drift between deliveries.
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Dimensions, steel grade and hardness are set per order. Edge finish is held constant across repeat deliveries so machine settings stay valid.
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All trademarks belong to their owners. A brand listed here indicates compatibility with that manufacturer’s machines; it does not imply partnership or authorisation.
Steellogy manufactures industrial knives for tobacco processing, including cutter knives, cut-off knives, trim knives and mating parts for tobacco cutters and cigarette-making machines. Every knife is made to the buyer-approved drawing in our own plant in Poland and quoted against the agreed specification.
In a tobacco cutter, a rotating knife drum cuts leaf and stem into uniform strands against a bottom (bed) knife, with a grinding wheel sharpening the knives in-machine. Knife condition is a quality driver: dull knives lower cut quality and increase tobacco loss and machine stops — an effect that accelerates as the share of reconstituted tobacco in the blend rises. Steellogy tobacco cutter knives are ground to a repeatable edge so cut quality does not drift between deliveries; edge geometry follows your drawing or a worn sample.
In secondary processing, the cigarette rod is cut to length by a rotating cut-off knife, filter rods are cut by their own dedicated knives, and tipping paper and overwrap film have separate cutting stations — each a distinct wear part with its own geometry. These knives need dimensional accuracy and surface finish for clean, burr-free cuts at production speed. Our cut-off, filter and trim knives are precision-ground to drawing-controlled tolerances.
Steellogy produces replacement knives for tobacco cutters and cigarette makers from Hauni / Körber (KT-series cutters, Protos makers), G.D (the 121 maker) and Molins (MK-series makers). One maker family spans multiple knife variants and revisions, and OEMs do not publish a variant-to-knife mapping — so every knife is manufactured to the buyer-approved drawing; the machine name alone does not identify the part. For a deep dive on tobacco knife materials and OEM fit, see our guide on industrial knives for tobacco processing: materials, types, and OEM compatibility.
Tobacco cutting knives are commonly offered in tungsten carbide, with M2 HSS and D2 as alternatives; carbide-tipped versions are the usual choice for high-volume lines running 24/7. The exact OEM steel grade and hardness of KT-series drum and bottom knives are proprietary and not publicly published — so we determine grade and hardness from your drawing and a worn sample, and state both on the order confirmation. Similar grade selection criteria apply to industrial knives for paper cutting.
Steellogy manufactures industrial knives for the tobacco industry in Europe. Knives are made to the buyer-approved drawing, with material, hardness and lead time stated in the quotation. If material-documentation, hardness-measurement or dimensional-inspection requirements are included in the RFQ, their availability and scope are confirmed in the quotation. For sourcing context, see our OEM and aftermarket analysis. Contact Steellogy for cutter knives, cut-off knives, trim blades or custom tobacco-processing parts.
Each of these three sourcing situations calls for a different qualification process. Choose the route that fits your requirement.
When the part is already defined, reliance on one supplier is a risk to continuity of supply rather than a technical issue. The aim is to have an independent manufacturer supply the part to the same definition.
See how second-source qualification worksSend a second-source RFQWhen the machine builder no longer supplies the part, the starting point is what remains available: a partial drawing, a part number with its revision, or the worn part itself.
See how a legacy part is assessedSend a legacy-part RFQOnce a part has been qualified, the economics depend on repeatability: the part can be reordered with the same approved revision, material and inspection scope, without repeating the qualification process.
See how repeat orders are handledSend a repeat-part RFQBatch documentation, company data and commercial terms for supplier qualification are summarised on the Supplier information page.