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TGI Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day, indeed! In case you’re not aware, “Pi Day” is the “holiday” commemorating the sweetest little mathematical constant there ever was: pi.  Naturally, it is observed on March 14 since 3.14 are the most noteworthy (i.e. the first three) digits of the number that is as endless as the circles we measure with  Continue Reading →

Playing Hide and Seek With Google Maps

I wanted to point out a “bug” in Google Maps we’ve been trying to get corrected for weeks now. It seems the world’s most popular search engine simply can’t decide where York Saw & Knife is actually located, so it has us listed twice. Unfortunately, while those locations are on the same street as our  Continue Reading →

Happy Holidays, From all of Us

York Saw & Knife will be closed Monday, December 26, 2011 and Monday, January 2, 2012 in observation of the Christmas & New Year’s holidays. 2011 was one of our busiest, most exciting years on record. We officially went global, launched a new retail product line, relaunched our corporate website, made tons of new friends,  Continue Reading →

A Year of Manufacturing in 40 Links or Less (Part I)

Earlier this week I looked back at a post from January to see how well my predictions for manufacturing in 2011 lined up with what really happened. In case you weren’t here for it, our “5 Rs of Manufacturing Trends” included REVAMPing old process, RETHINKing sustainability, RETURNing production to America, REFORMing policy, and RETEACHing the  Continue Reading →

Saw Blade & Machine Knife Safety Warnings: Funny Serious.

Some product warning labels are borderline ridiculous: “Do not place (toaster oven) inside working conventional oven” “Do not use (microwave) for drying pets” …or my latest favorite: “Remove infant before folding (stroller) for storage.” Then again, it seems some other warning labels can’t be serious enough. Like the ones on industrial cutting equipment. Safety warning  Continue Reading →

Announcing the Relaunch of Yorksaw.com

It’s an exciting day here at York Saw & Knife. For one, PACK EXPO 2011 opens today, and all signs point to a record-breaking year for the world’s premier packaging industry trade show. We’ll be showing off our best machine knife examples and providing some on-the-spot consultation in Booth S4922 – be sure to stop  Continue Reading →