EPL Finger Joint Cutters can now be supplied with a treatment to enhance their performance.

Knives specially coated with titanium nitride have a minimum increase in wear resistance of 50%. The coating is a very thin layer (between 2 and 4 micron) of a very hard substance (2300 Hv).
Even after sharpening, where the titanium nitride is ground from finger joint knife cutting face, the coating left on the outer profile will decrease the edge wear by more than 50%.

Production is increased because the down time due to sharpening is decreased. Cutters will stay on the finger jointer at least 50% longer between sharpening processes.

Titanium nitride coated EPL finger joint knives will cost less per cubic meter of finger jointed timber.