Nano Nano

Nano Nano

Apple has the iPod nano. An Indian car maker (Tata Motors) launched its Nano this week. Related, there’s buzz building re: nanotechnology in some of the industries York Saw & Knife serves. But, it’s only buzz, and it’s only building.  Packaging World notes a January report on nanotechnology in packaging by the Swiss Center for  Continue Reading →

Cutting Costs

All across food processing, materials conversion and packaging, folks are trying to cut costs to meet these challenging economic times.  John Henry, Certified Packaging Professional (CPP), suggests looking for ways to increase production line changeover efficiency. Henry notes, “How much can you save via reduced changeover times? …The lowest number I’ve seen, from a pharmaceutical  Continue Reading →

Happy Thanksgiving!

York Saw & Knife is thankful for our wonderful customers and excellent employees. To show our thanks, today, York Saw & Knife is providing free, frozen turkeys to our staff. On a related note, our meat processing and food processing customers inform us they are thankful for York Saw & Knife’s high-quality, precision toothed, serrated  Continue Reading →

Pack Wrap

Pack Expo 2008 is in the books and York Saw & Knife is back from the Windy City. We really enjoyed the show – and it seemed Pack Expo enjoyed the YSK booth! More attendees visited our booth than any other Pack show we’ve been involved with!* So congrats to the Pack Expo organizers and  Continue Reading →

Counting Down to Pack

In a little over two weeks, York Saw and Knife is hitting Chicago to take part in the 2008 Pack Expo. We’ll be there November 9 – 13. We’re currently finishing our final preparations for the show – crossing t’s and dotting i’s. Pack is an event devoted to the packaging industry, serving suppliers and  Continue Reading →

York Saw and Knife Installs New Test Cutting Machine

Many customers in the packaging and converting business are exploring new types of plastics and polymer materials and experiencing difficulty in using their existing knives to cut these new, progressive materials. York Saw & Knife has developed a test cutting machine to help design engineers and plant personnel solve their cutting problems. The machine is  Continue Reading →

Welcome to the York Saw Blog

York Saw is excited to offer you regularly updated industry news and reviews. We look forward to extending our knowledge in cutting tools, knives and saws through this new medium. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments section, head directly over to our Contact Page to call us, or  Continue Reading →