It’s especially challenging when your current setup seems to “stop working” out of nowhere.
Problems Like These in Your Cutting Operation… (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…)
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.
Tough material or film affecting your production and wrecking your bottom line? Or just giving you a headache you don’t need?
The YSK shark tooth cut-off knife will be the topic of an upcoming post.
Stay tuned…
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.