Materials for press knife production
Deszán Ltd. Press knives
The high quality shoe industry press knives, which can satisfy your high demands are made from quality materials. The guarantee for the quality is the decades of experience, and international acknowledgement of Deszán Ltd.’s suppliers.
The press knives are produced from cold forged and heat treated, one or two bladed steel strips which are easy to shape and have very hard cutting edges, thus making them ideal for cutting through one or more layers. The Deszán Ltd. can provide the cutter steel in several heights (19, 25, 32 mm), and thicknesses (1.5 - 2 - 2.5 - 3 mm) as well as in several profiles, or even with serrated edges.
Clicking die steel profiles and dimensions for press knife production
Sizes in millimeters
| AE | AD | BE | BD | BEK | BEM | TE |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 19 x 1.5 | 19 x 1.5 | 19 x 1.5 | 19 x 1.5 | – | – | – |
| 19 x 2.0 | 19 x 2.0 | 19 x 2.0 | 19 x 2.0 | 19 x 2.0 | – | 19 x 2.0 |
| 19 x 2.5 | – | 19 x 2.5 | 19 x 2.5 | – | – | 19 x 2.5 |
| 19 x 3.0 | – | 19 x 3.0 | 19 x 3.0 | – | – | 19 x 3.0 |
| 25 x 2.0 | – | 25 x 2.0 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 x 2.0 | – | 32 x 2.0 | 32 x 2.0 | – | 32 x 2.0 | 32 x 2.0 |
| 32 x 2.5 | – | 32 x 2.5 | 32 x 2.5 | 32 x 2.5 | 32 x 2.5 | 32 x 2.5 |
| 32 x 3.0 | – | 32 x 3.0 | – | – | 32 x 3.0 | 32 x 3.0 |



The Deszán Ltd.' clicking die steel suppliers:


The stability and lifetime of the press knives is increased by the Deszán Ltd., through the application of cold forged steel (S23JRG2C) products. Cold forged steel is hard, yet flexible, thus the press knife can endure prolonged use before it changes its shape, bends or breaks.
The Deszán Ltd.' steel supplier:
When manufacturing your press knives, it is possible to build in marking needles and hole punches. The Deszán Ltd. can provide these parts in a wide variety of sizes and profiles.


The Deszán Ltd.' suppliers:



In addition to high quality materials, the Deszán Cutters technology also ensures that your press knife will be accurate (± 0,2 mm), it will not change shape, bend or break. During production, every step of the process is checked according to the EN ISO 9001:2008 quality control specifications, thus you will receive an accurate, durable press knife, just as you have ordered.

Shoe industry press knife sizes marking
A part of the Deszán Ltd.’s production technology is a uniform, labeling system (model number, part name, size).
| E n g l i s h |
| 2 | 2- | 3 | 3- | 4 | 4- | 5 | 5- | 6 | 6- | 7 |
| ΛΛ | ΛΛ Λ | ΛΛΛ | ΛΛΛ Λ | ΛΛΛΛ | ΛΛΛΛ Λ | Π | Π Λ | ΠΛ | ΠΛ Λ | ΠΛΛ |
| 7- | 8 | 8- | 9 | 9- | 10 | 10- | 11 | 11- | 12 | 12- |
| ΠΛΛ Λ | ΠΛΛΛ | ΠΛΛΛ Λ | ΠΛΛΛΛ | ΠΛΛΛΛ Λ | ΠΠ | ΠΠ Λ | ΠΠΛ | ΠΠΛ Λ | ΠΠΛΛ | ΠΠΛΛ Λ |
| F r e n c h |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| ΠΛΛΛ Λ | ΠΛΛΛΛ | ΠΠ | Λ | ΛΛ | ΛΛΛ | ΛΛΛΛ | Π | ΠΛ | ΠΛΛ | ΠΛΛΛ |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| ΠΛΛΛΛ | ΠΠ | Λ | ΛΛ | ΛΛΛ | ΛΛΛΛ | Π | ΠΛ | ΠΛΛ | ΠΛΛΛ | ΠΛΛΛΛ |
| 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| ΠΠ | Λ | ΛΛ | ΛΛΛ | ΛΛΛΛ | Π | ΠΛ | ΠΛΛ | ΠΛΛΛ | ΠΛΛΛΛ | ΠΠ |
This system of labeling shoe industry press knives makes production, storage and what’s most important for you, usage, easier. Naturally if you request it, we can use an individual labeling system best suited to your needs.
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