Thin Multi-Wire Saws are revolutionizing high-value stone processing with superior material utilization. When cutting 1.75 cm thick slabs, traditional gang saws yield 47 square meters per cubic meter of material, while wire saws produce 55 square meters—translating to significant additional revenue for companies processing marble, agate, and luxury stones.

DINOSAW, as one of the main drafting units of the "Stone Machinery: Thin Multi-Wire Saw Machine" industry standard, collaborated with Huaqiao University, Stone Material Association, and other leading manufacturers to develop this important standard that regulates technical parameters and provides clear equipment selection guidance for stone processing enterprises.

Core Advantages of Thin Multi-Wire Saw

In today's competitive high-end stone market, improving block cutting efficiency and slab yield is crucial. Multi-wire saw technology offers multiple technical advantages for the initial processing of high-value materials such as marble, luxury stones, agate, and jade:

Reduced Material Waste, Increased Profits

Ultra-thin 0.35mm diamond wire reduces kerf width to just 0.5mm, wasting 10-30% less valuable block material compared to traditional equipment. Data shows that wire saws can improve slab yield by 10-25% compared to traditional gang saws. For high-value marble and luxury stone blocks, this translates to thousands of dollars in additional revenue per block.

Ultra-Thin Slab Production, New Market Opportunities

Wire saws can directly cut blocks into ultra-thin 3mm slabs without requiring secondary splitting. This capability allows slab producers to meet market demands for lightweight decorative applications and large-area installations, such as large-scale curtain walls, lightweight decorative panels, and high-end interior applications.

Enhanced Production Efficiency, Lower Production Costs

Cutting speeds of up to 250mm/hour—67% faster than traditional frame saws—significantly reduce production cycles. This efficiency improvement directly translates into reduced labor costs or increased production capacity.

In practical applications, an Italian jade and marble processing company reported that after implementing multi-wire saw technology, they obtained an additional 70 square meters of marketable thin slabs from every 7 cubic meters of Carrara white marble blocks, significantly improving material utilization and economic benefits.

Environmental Benefits and Workplace Improvements

High-end slab producers face increasingly stringent environmental regulations and occupational health standards. Multi-wire saw technology demonstrates significant advantages in the initial block processing stage:

Reduced Environmental Impact

Narrow kerf technology substantially reduces wastewater and stone powder generation, decreasing waste and slurry rates by over 80% during luxury stone and marble block cutting. This not only reduces waste disposal costs but also helps meet increasingly strict global environmental requirements.

Improved Working Environment

Noise levels are reduced from 110 decibels with traditional frame saws to below 65 decibels—a 50% reduction compared to traditional gang saws. Additionally, there is less vibration, no risk of slab breakage, and higher surface flatness. These characteristics help improve the block cutting work environment, enhancing employee health and productivity.

DINOSAW's Contribution to Thin Multi-Wire Saw Standards

As a primary drafting unit of the "Stone Machinery: Thin Multi-Wire Saw Machine" industry standard, DINOSAW has played a crucial role in the development and standardization of multi-wire saw technology, particularly in high-value stone block cutting:

Promoting Technical Standardization

Stone wire saw technology represents an important innovation in China's high-end block processing sector, adapted from the multi-wire cutting technology used in the photovoltaic industry for silicon wafers. DINOSAW actively participated in the standardization of this technology, providing technical guidance for cutting and processing high-value materials like marble, luxury stones, and agate.

Tension Adjustment System Development

The intelligent tension adjustment system automatically compensates for variations in stone density, ensuring consistent cutting quality—a key performance requirement in the standard. This technology reduces material waste and rework caused by poor cutting quality.

Large-Diameter Aluminum Core Roller Design

Provides more stable wire support, reduces cutting deviation, and improves cutting precision, especially when cutting irregular or density-varying stone materials, maintaining minimal cutting tolerances.

Adaptive Cutting System Development

Automatically adjusts cutting parameters, reducing operator intervention and improving the equipment's continuous operation capability when cutting blocks of varying hardness, such as marble and jade. This technology proved its reliability in 720-hour continuous testing.

International Standard Alignment

Equipment complies with CE certification standards, facilitating the alignment of Chinese high-end stone cutting technology with international standards and helping Chinese slab production equipment enter international markets.

Regarding space utilization, compared to traditional gang saws, wire saws occupy 30% less floor space and reduce foundation construction costs by over 80% when cutting marble and luxury stone blocks. This allows slab production companies to utilize production space more efficiently and reduce infrastructure investment.

Application Modes of Thin Multi-Wire Saw Machine

Multi-wire saw technology has developed various block cutting technical modes to meet different high-value stone processing requirements, including downward cutting and lifting cutting. Each of these technical modes has distinct characteristics:

Downward Cutting

The drive mechanism moves the diamond wire downward, applying vertical pressure to marble or agate blocks fixed on the worktable. This mode typically employs unidirectional or reciprocating diamond wire movement, combined with tensioning devices to maintain wire stability and ensure flat cutting surfaces.

Lifting Cutting

Hydraulic or mechanical drive systems lift the worktable upward, pushing luxury stone or jade blocks into contact with the high-speed moving diamond wire. This mode achieves adaptive cutting of high-end stones with different hardness levels by adjusting the feed speed and pressure of the worktable.

These diverse cutting techniques enable multi-wire saws to adapt to initial processing requirements for different types of high-value mineral blocks, from premium marble to hard agate, achieving efficient and precise thin slab cutting.

Economic Benefits of Thin Multi-Wire Saw

Multi-wire saw technology not only provides technical advantages but also creates significant economic benefits for high-end stone block processing companies:

Increased Yield

When cutting 1.75 cm thick slabs, the yield per cubic meter of marble block increases from 47 square meters to 55 square meters. For companies processing luxury stones and agate, this improvement directly translates into additional revenue.

Reduced Operating Costs

Multi-wire saw technology helps reduce energy consumption, decreases waste and slurry rates by over 80%, and improves the block cutting work environment due to reduced noise. Additionally, the equipment occupies 30% less floor space than traditional gang saws and reduces foundation construction costs by over 80%, significantly saving on site and infrastructure costs.

Furthermore, high-quality slabs produced using multi-wire saw technology, especially ultra-thin slabs, can meet the demands of high-end decorative markets, helping marble and jade processing companies enter market segments with higher profit margins.

Case Study

A medium-sized marble block processing factory in Carrara, Italy achieved the following results after adopting multi-wire saw technology:

• Increased premium marble block yield by 25%

• Reduced wastewater treatment costs by 42%, with total waste and slurry volume decreased by over 80%

• Lowered noise from 110 decibels to below 65 decibels, improving worker health conditions

• Reduced equipment footprint by 30% and saved 80% on foundation construction costs

• Successfully entered the high-end decorative materials market

The company stated: "The adoption of multi-wire saw technology has not only improved slab quality and block cutting yield but also reduced environmental impact, enabling us to meet the more stringent requirements of the high-end market for ultra-thin marble slabs."

Future Development of Thin Multi-Wire Saw

As a Chinese-originated high-end stone processing technology, multi-wire saws continue to innovate and develop to address industry challenges in cutting high-value minerals such as agate, luxury stones, and jade. Future development directions include:

Intelligence and Automation

Real-time monitoring of marble hardness and cutting status through machine learning, automatically adjusting parameters to improve efficiency and precision. Integration of automatic wire changing, robotic clamping, and other modules to reduce manual intervention and address current bottlenecks in highly labor-dependent operations.

Material and Process Innovation

Development of ultra-fine diamond wire with diameter <0.3mm, further reducing kerf width and increasing block yield to 98%. Improvements in new composite diamond wire technology to make diamond wire more durable and stable when cutting high-hardness materials like agate and jade, addressing current performance bottlenecks related to wire wear and breakage.

As a major drafting unit of industry standards, DINOSAW will continue to participate in innovation, development, and standard improvement for multi-wire saw technology, driving high-end stone block cutting technology toward more efficient and environmentally friendly directions.

Learn More About DINOSAW Multi-Wire Saw

To learn more about the "Stone Machinery: Thin Multi-Wire Saw Machine" industry standard or DINOSAW multi-wire saw applications in cutting high-value blocks such as marble, luxury stones, agate, and jade, please visit our multi-wire saw page or contact us.