Originally Posted by
KnifeGrinders
Streamlining sharpening protocols is one of the purposes.
Knowing the right time to sharpen or replace blades is important for the industry to increase throughput while reducing downtime etc.
Provided that blade geometry is the same, like cutting blades at this or that industrial application, it can be used for evaluating cutting performance as well, but not to compare varying blades.
Knives used at the meat and poultry processing plants are all very standard, and can also be evaluated with some reservations.