20世纪80年代初，金刚石线锯切割技术从欧洲的大理石和花岗岩采石场转移到建筑和翻新行业，用于切割混凝土和钢结构。在过去的几年里，金刚石线锯已经开始在许多不同行业的翻新和拆除工作中发生革命性的变化。金刚石绳锯拆除了河流和交通繁忙的公路上的桥梁，拆除了受损的混凝土，用于修复大坝和翻修的地铁，并对造纸厂等制造厂进行了改造，这些设施的运行几乎没有中断。在有空间、设施或时间限制的情况下，线锯比更传统的翻修或拆除设备（如手提钻、破坏球或炸药）具有巨大的优势。 本文给出了一个综述

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