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We talked about this before, but thought it was important to expand on how we provide end users and OEM’s the same level of service and quality with every knife and saw me make.
After over a century in the cutting business, all we can say is: we get it.
As an OEM, you want a reliable solution that’s cost-effective, quick to turn around, and consistent. We can work with your engineering team to design the best cutting edge for your specific application.
As an end user, you want the most economical solution to your knife needs without having to go back to your machine’s OEM. Maybe they’re overseas and hard to contact. Maybe their costs are too high or their lead times too long. As long as we don’t already have a working relationship with your machine’s OEM, we are more than happy to assist you with your machine knife requirements.
No Matter Your Role – Count on YSK to Deliver the Best Knife Every Time:
Financial Savings – Time and time again we have saved manufacturers and end users money over knives sourced from overseas suppliers.
Time Savings – It is not uncommon for our lead times on knife fabrication to be 50 – 70% quicker than those of other suppliers.
No Minimum Order. Need I say more?
Free Test Cutting – Haven’t you met Ol’ Cutty yet? Anyway, we provide free test cutting services as part of helping you on your way to the optimal cutting edge.
106 Years of American Made Quality and Knife Expertise
….oh. And We’re Fearless – Think your processing knife is a challenge to duplicate? Go on. Send it over. If we can handle shark teeth, we can handle anything!
Food Processing to Form Fill Seal, whatever your application, we’d love to work with you to design and produce a knife with the ultimate cutting edge.
It doesn’t matter how much you get from the internet or trade publications: nothing beats the reality of hands on experience. Especially in the industries that make real stuff for real people.
Or, like us, the ones who makes the parts for the machines that make real stuff for real people.
So, in the spirit of interaction and community, this month’s round-up encourages you to get up, get out, connect, and take a look at what’s going on in your field on a wider scale.
As the supplier of knives and blades for applications from peach pitting to film slitting, we have the opportunity to work with OEM’s and end users alike from all points in the production cycle. From bulk solids to green manufacturing, we’ve picked some of the biggest names in their respective fields for this showcase.
It’s no secret we’re kinda wild about packaging around here. I mean, without it, a lot of our knives and saws would be homeless: left to sit around the warehouse, lonely collecting dust with nothing to cut. So it’s quite natural that we chose to dedicate our first monthly round-up to the industry that surrounds our lives in every way imaginable.
The following recommendations are some of our favorite places for packaging trends, news, information, and insight. Many of these sites offer both on- and off-line resources, and quite a few are also very active in the worldwide community via social media.
Without any further adieu, here’s our top 6 online resources for packaging industry everything: Read the rest of this entry »
We’re pleased to announce the last Friday of every month into eternity or apocalypse (whichever comes first!), we’ll be featuring a round-up of our favorite links/ tips/ resources/ etc… about our business and the industries we serve. We’re kicking things off next week with what’s looking to be a stellar review of Packaging Industry resources, and we have some more great ideas for the months to follow.
We’d love to hear your suggestions for the round-up: are you looking for food processing resources online? Maybe you want tips for making the most out of that paper tube saw you just ordered? Or are you new to new media and want some recommendations on the best people in your industry to follow?
Whatever it is: knives to processing, packing to community – let us know how we can help!
Post your comments on the blog or reply @yorksaw on Twitter – we can’t wait to hear from you!
Over the past month, we’ve seen various organizations publish their views and predictions for packaging and the packaging industry coming up in 2010. While everyone seems to have their own take on the subject, we discovered a number of common threads running throughout the various articles, posts, and press releases we’ve reviewed. The following are the 5 strongest points we’ve discovered, and the effects these trends could have on the industry and consumers as a whole: Read the rest of this entry »
All us here at York Saw & Knife Company want to wish you a wonderful Holiday and a prosperous New Year.
2009 was a big year full of surprises and big successes. While it’s sad to see the time pass so quickly, it’s exciting to consider all the new experiences and opportunities 2010 will bring.
But besides looking to the future, now is an even better time to slow down and reflect. Between the hustle and bustle of shopping and travel, we can hopefully all take a moment to be thankful for friends and family that make each our lives so special.
So go ahead and enjoy it while you can! The new year is coming fast, and we’ll be back into the swing of daily grind before you know it.
Happy Holidays again, from our family to yours. We wish you all the best and look forward to being your source for high-quality cutting tools in the exciting new year and beyond.
Samuel Miller received the first patent for a circular saw. British patent #1152 was awarded in 1777 for a sawing machine powered by a windmill.
Tabitha Babbitt, a Shaker from Harvard, Massachusetts, appears to have conceived of the idea independently here in the United States. Her circular saw was the first used in saw mills. She came up with the idea in 1810 when working at her spinning wheel. She was watching two men struggling with a pit saw that was used to rip logs into lumber and realized that half of their energy was wasted because the saw only cut on the forward stroke. Babbitt discovered how a way to solve the problem using her spinning wheel.
She mounted a tin disk with notches along its circumference. Being pushed into the spinning disk cut the wood with much less effort than a pit saw. Her idea was enlarged and adopted for use by the local saw mill. Use of the circular saw became a common practice here. Because of her Shaker religion, Babbitt did not apply for a patent for her invention.
…but we’re still doing our best to be responsible!
A recent article at Converting Digest uncovers that many businesses are not planning to boost their eco efforts in the near future. While 2/3 of some 1,400 CFO’s surveyed anticipate their efforts to remain the same, another 25% look forward to increased attention on the issue. In all cases, profitability and economic stability are the driving forces behind every decision.
As a supplier serving numerous industries, we at York Saw have a chance to see multiple opinions on this hot button issue. While more consumer-oriented businesses may be quickly motivated by popular pressure to change Read the rest of this entry »
Face it: B2B sales isn’t what it was 10 years ago.
The growth of the internet and surge of Social Media outlets have caused a major swing in the way we do business today. Prospects and clients alike can easily research and choose the solutions for their needs: often before the traditional card-toting, cold-calling salesman has a chance to get his foot in the door.
Today they have more ways than ever to draw conclusions on YOUR brand before you may get a chance to say it yourself.
We talked about this before, but thought it was important to expand on how we provide end users and OEM’s the same level of service and quality with every knife and saw me make.
We’re pleased to announce the last Friday of every month into eternity or apocalypse (whichever comes first!), we’ll be featuring a round-up of our favorite links/ tips/ resources/ etc… about our business and the industries we serve. We’re kicking things off next week with what’s looking to be a stellar review of Packaging Industry resources, and we have some more great ideas for the months to follow.
Samuel Miller received the first patent for a circular saw. British patent #1152 was awarded in 1777 for a sawing machine powered by a windmill.