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.
Did you know York Saw & Knife is one of the oldest active saw and knife manufacturers in the United States?
In 1906, York, PA man Louis Klunk set out to become a premier manufacturer of steel, set-tooth saw blades. He built a business from the ground up, employing and honing the skill of a dedicated, local workforce to see it all through. The then-titled York Saw Works soon became renowned for its quality, reliability, and superior service to numerous industries in need of quality saw blades. (more…)
We promised some follow up on the Shark Tooth blade a little while back…
York Saw and Knife recently assisted a major consumer products, pressure-sensitive adhesives and materials producer in creating a new cut-off knife for a Winder/Rewinder machine.
The company developed a new, very tough film that typical knife designs could not cut cleanly and completely, resulting in a shredded, undesirable edge. Aware of York Saw and Knife’s free test cutting a perforating services (of flexible films utilizing a plunge cut with a straight, serrated edge blade), the company contacted York Saw and Knife and we quickly started to tackle the challenge.
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 Technology Advancement TA-SWISS.
From PW, the Swiss group noted nanotechnology:
“…is already incorporated into some food packaging, for example in films, nano-silver layers or layers in PET bottles to improve barrier properties. They even cite greenhouse gas reductions associated with ‘nano-PET bottles.’ The study recognizes that there is a huge market potential for nano-materials in packaging.”
York Saw and Knife is now active in Google Maps’ Local Business Center.
By searching for or visiting us there, you’ll find our enhanced company listing featuring our contact info, directions, website link, general info and some photos and videos.
The YSK Google Maps business listing is a pretty cool feature, particularly for folks not familiar or previously not aware of York Saw and Knife and our high-quality products and services.
And it never hurts to drop some additional knowledge on the folks at Google.
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 packager, is $13,500 an hour. A distilled spirits bottler calculates it at more than $32,000 an hour.”
Better quality changeovers, Henry argues, will lead to increased performance and efficiency, going straight to the bottom line. (more…)
We talk to a number of people out there, and visit with others at shows or on the road when we can. We’re unsure, however, how many of you out there are aware of York Saw and Knife’s capabilities to manufacture specialty knives for OEM’s and their end users.
York Saw and Knife can outfit your slitter, scorer, bologna slicer… whatever. Our manufacturing system for producing knives and blades is one of the most flexible in the world, and we can produce premier product prototypes in less time than industry standards.
We also feature no minimum quantity order requirements.
The Challenge: Stump Our Team With Your Cutting Quandry
OEM or end user, we challenge you to stump our customer support team and applications engineers with a blade (that you intend to produce/use). We’re confident we can manufacture any blade you can throw at us (although we’d prefer if you just mailed it or sent drawings).
Our version will be high quality, economical, tough, precision and feature less lead time. If we can’t, well, I don’t know. You’ll win the challenge and I’ll have to send something your way.
In the latest Food & Beverage Packaging (they’re welcome for the free pub), there’s an interesting roundtable featuring some of the heavyweights of food and beverage packaging (including one – Steve Gaeta of Unilever – who shares the same last name as this mutineer on Battlestar Galactica).
Anyway, the discussion centers on the industry outlook in 2009 and the challenges in creating an aesthetically pleasing, handy package that can be developed economically using principles of sustainability and (preferably) green materials.
Adaptability, flexibility and the openness to new ideas were common themes. The round table discussed the development and implementation of new designs, processes and materials with an eye on value and sustainability.
It’s an interesting read. The article made us consider how well-positioned YSK is to work with the packaging industry and OEM manufacturers. Want to know how? Email us!
We wanted to share the video of YSK’s free, in-house test cutting machine (ol’ Cutty) in action…
This instance is from our involvement on the University of Illinois student’s senior design project. We utilized knife (E) from the picture in the previous post. It made a clean cut with the lowest cut forces.
As you can see…
YSK offers free, in-house test cutting and perforating of flexible films utilizing a plunge cut with a straight, serrated edge blade.
If you are interested in using YSK’s test cutting capabilities, email York Saw & Knife and we’ll get you on the right track.
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.
Did you know York Saw & Knife is one of the oldest active saw and knife manufacturers in the United States?
Apple has the 
York Saw and Knife is now active in Google Maps’ Local Business Center.
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 
We talk to a number of people out there, and visit with others at shows or on the road when we can. We’re unsure, however, how many of you out there are aware of York Saw and Knife’s capabilities to manufacture specialty knives for OEM’s and their end users.
In the latest Food & Beverage Packaging (they’re welcome for the free pub), there’s an 