Cold saws are sawing machines that use a circular saw blade to cut metal. These sawing machines transfer the heat generated by cutting to the chips created by the saw blade. Therefore, the blade and material being cut remain cold. A cold saw cut produces minimal burr, no sparks, no discoloration and no dust. A flood coolant system is typically used to cool the blade.

Ferrous saws are available in manual, semi-automatic, or fully automatic models. They can be equipped with such features as CNC controls, loading devices, automatic mitering, dual heads, etc.