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.

Interested? Give us a call today.

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.

So here we go. In no particular order: (more…)

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: (more…)

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: (more…)

Happy Holidays From our Family to yours!

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.

Here’s to a healthy, prosperous 2010!

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.

So what’s a company to do? (more…)

There’s been a lot of talk about the Pack/ Process event split and how the food industry in general needs its own killer event.

You may not be aware, but starting in 2010, Process Expo will no longer be teamed up with behemoth Pack Expo as it has for the past years.  In what looks to be a more symbiotic venture, the Food Processing Supplier’s Association will co-locate their flagship event with the Institute of Food Technologies’ (IFT) Food Expo in what IFT describes as an opportunity to  “gain a better understanding of the interrelated stages involved in the delivery of a food product.”

This new partnership could serve to benefit both parties substantially.  Food Expo has suffered dwindling participation over the past few years, and Process Expo has played what many view as consistent second fiddle in the shadow of PMMI’s towering crown jewel.

One of the best commentaries I’ve found comes from foodprocessing.com’s own Editor in Chief, Dave Fusaro.  It does a great job highlighting the potential benefits of the new partnership.  It also points out some of the PMMI-FPSA backstory that I hadn’t been aware of before.  If you have a moment, I encourage you to take a look for yourself.

Overall, the new event looks like a good opportunity for IFT and FPSA alike.  It will be interesting to see how it changes turnout and results for both the Food/Process and Pack itself for 2010.

Today we’re going to make an exception to the old rule about “what happens in Vegas” and tell you about what a great overall success this year’s Pack Expo turned out to be.  It seems that most of the post-Pack buzz focuses on strong speakers,  a high volume of new connections made, and an overall surprisingly great turnout considering  the current economy.  In fact, reported total visitor and exhibitor numbers for the co-located event indicate 2009 as the the “second-largest PACK EXPO Las Vegas since PMMI launched the show in 1995.”

It’s great to see widespread satisfaction across the board, for visitors and exhibitors alike.   Frankly,  we’ve been trying to sum up our feelings about the whole thing, and all we’ve managed to come up with is one simple word: (more…)

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…)