Wire Sawing

Wire Sawing is another cutting technique used typically when size, depth and accessibility of the cut make more conventional concrete cutting methods unsuitable.

Diamond wire sawing is particularly useful when extremely thick and/or awkward shapes need cutting. A diamond beaded sawing wire can be wrapped around almost any size or shape of reinforced / mass concrete or masonry structure. The wire is fed through a series of pulleys, and tensioned to suit the operator's requirements. Once positioned, the diamond sawing wire is pulled and rotated around the object at 25 linear meters per second. This enables the diamond beads attached to the wire to cut the material as it is pulled through.

The wire is cooled and flushed by free flowing water at all times: this helps to ensure ease of cutting and minimize overheating whilst in operation. As the wire is pulled through the object, any excess wire is stored on to a series of pulleys and stacked within the looping system. Concrete Cutting wire sawing machines are powered by electricity, petrol or diesel. The only restriction is the lifting and removal specifications of the job. Wire sawing is ideal for removing large sections of heavily reinforced concrete (as it can cut through heavy rebar and embedded steel beams), such as piers, towers and bridge sections, and cutting concrete in areas where work space is restricted. Wire saws can cut in any orientation, vertical or horizontal. It can also be used under water. This advanced method of concrete and metal cutting offers many advantages including no vibration, relatively low noise, no dust and no disruption to neighbouring operations, thus greatly reducing costly downtime.