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American Cutting Edge understands industrial machine knives and blades of all shapes and sizes from stump teeth grinders, large granulator knives, ceramic blades, wood chipper blades and steel processing knives to smaller packaging tape knives, sheer slitters, hook blades, tungsten carbide blades and fiberglass chopping blades – just to name a few. With over 60 years of industrial knife and blade manufacturing experience, we’ve worked in many industries over the years....

We’re excited to announce that our parent company, C.B. Manufacturing & Sales Co., Inc., has acquired Great Lakes Industrial Knife Company, Inc. in Akron, Ohio. The acquisition of Great Lakes Industrial Knife strongly aligns with our strategy to make cutting effortless for customers by providing end-to-end cutting and grinding solutions for a broad array of industrial applications. By purchasing Great Lakes Industrial Knife, ACE gains a world-class domestic knife manufacturer with broad capabilit...

With materials and profile capabilities making regular advancements, why haven’t your knives followed suit? They have! American Cutting Edge makes and supplies knives to fit AccuFly®, Conair®, Gatto®, Goodman®, RDN®, Versa®, and many other leading extrusion cutoff machines. From the old standards of blue tempered spring steel, 301 stainless, and D2 tool steel to the new bright spring steels, powdered metals, and solid carbides, we can en...

Shop Now Request a Quote Mario Cotta has been a leader in the paper, converting, tissue and nonwoven industries for over 100 years. Today, they remain one of the world’s top manufacturers of slitter systems, knife holders, and knife blades for the converting industry. American Cutting Edge is proud to be an authorized solution provider of Mario Cotta converting systems in the United States. Our in-house converting industry experts have extensive k...

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February 7-9 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Booth 3967 Join American Cutting Edge in sunny California at Plastec West, where professionals like you will learn about the latest biocompatible polymers and cutting-edge large-scale injection molding solutions while uncovering technology solutions in medical design & manufacturing, 3D printing, and robotics. While you’re there, make sure to stop by to see American Cutting Edge in booth 3967 to talk to our t...

Is it time to replace or sharpen your industrial blade or knife? Let American Cutting Edge help you determine whether there’s life left in your knife or if you need a new one! American Cutting Edge offers professional industrial knife and blade sharpening, refurbishing, and sub-contract grinding services at a level you cannot get from a general machine shop. With over 60 years of knife manufacturing experience, our knowledge of metallurgy and grinding far exceeds that of a general machine shop....

  Meet the ACE Team   Our team participates in a number of recruiting and employment events in the community. Swing by our table or join us virtually at one of our upcoming engagements to discuss current openings or to have someone from our recruiting team review your resume. At American Cutting Edge, engineering expertise plays a critical role in our ability to make cutting effortless for our valued customers. Engineering touches every aspect of our industrial knife man...

Industrial knives are generally used to cut or shred an incredible variety of materials. From food and plastics to the toughest steels and non-ferrous materials, industrial knives and cutting edges are used to reduce the size and process all kinds of materials. Because of the wide variety of applications leading to very diverse stresses on the cutting edge, a variety of knife materials must be used to achieve the needed cutting result while also providing optimal life for t...

American Cutting Edge was built on the cornerstone of our underwater pelletizer blade product line. Charlie Biehn (American Cutting Edge’s founder) was the first to bond Ferro-tic to stainless and presented this blade at NPE in the 1980s. This blade is now known as the bi-metal blade and is the industry standard. American Cutting Edge has been an industry leader and innovator in the UWP blade industry since 1965. American Cutting Edge currently manufactures a w...

Beef and pork processing knives from American Cutting Edge are engineered to the highest standards and strictly follow the OEM specifications. Working in stainless, carbon, tool, and powdered steels, we have the industry knowledge and ability to supply you with a knife to cut your costs and increase your yield. Whether you’re needing off-the-shelf beef and pork processing equipment knives or you need a custom solution, ACE has a solution. Our warehousing agreem...

More Than Just Blades and Knives At American Cutting Edge, our goal is to make cutting effortless for our customers whether it’s a custom solution or off-the-shelf option. Our solution experts partner with you to identify the right industrial knife, cutting blade or razor blade for your specific application to reduce downtime, improve throughput, and extend blad...

If you can’t find the information you’re looking for, American Cutting Edge's team of industry experts welcomes the opportunity to speak with you. Please contact us during the hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST via phone at (888) 543-6860 or email at info@americancuttingedge.com Click on the photo to download a PDF of the latest literature.   Our Process Warehouse Agreement Converting Catalog Converting ...

Since 1965, American Cutting Edge has been a market leader in the design and manufacturing of industrial machine knives and razors. Our extensive product selection provides same-day shipping of a wide array of granulating, pelletizing, food and meat processing, wood chipping, converting, textile and fiber processing, flooring, and steel cutting knives and razors. When an off-the-shelf solution won’t work for your specific application, American Cutting Edge has the experience and resources...

Since 1965, American Cutting Edge has been a market leader in the design and manufacturing of industrial machine knives and razors. Our extensive product selection provides same-day shipping of a wide array of granulating, pelletizing, food and meat processing, wood chipping, converting, textile and fiber processing, flooring, and steel cutting knives and razors. When an off-the-shelf solution won’t work for your specific application, American Cutting Edge has the experie...

Altec® COMPATIBLE Item Number Length Width Thickness Material Set QTY 7.25" 4" .375" Mod A8 Tool Steel 4 451-BAN-7254375|12 Altec® DC1217 Compatible Brush Chipper Knife - 4 Knife Drum 451-BAN-7254375|13 Altec® DC1317 Compatible Brush Chipper Knife ...

Material selection is a critical decision with any knife. All materials have slightly different characteristics that we take into account when suggesting a material to our customers. Some are quite obvious, such as toughness and wear resistance, but others might not be so apparent. Plus we have to decide how changing one characteristic affects the other characteristics that are important. Here is a list of all we consider: Wear Resistance What type of wear? A ...

American Cutting Edge has been one of the largest industrial grinding facilities in Southwestern Ohio since being founded in 1965 as CB Manufacturing and Sales. Our experienced operators are able to hold dimensions of flat and parallel to .001 inches or better and thickness to +/- .0005 inches. ACE’s well-maintained equipment includes: Agie Charmile EDM Drill Belt Sander (Brazing) Brazing Station Bridgeport Manual Mill Centroid G50 (3) Chmer Wire EDM (2) ...

Shop Now Request a Quote We stock many shredder blades including counter knives and crown cutters for shredders using 30mm, 40mm, and 60mm cutters. We have incorporated sophisticated heat treat methods to prevent the problems processors experience with original equipment manufacturers' counter knives while providing greater wear resistance. 50 years of expertise in manufacturing industrial machine knives assures you are provided cutting inserts that will maximize your s...

Shop Now Request a Quote American Cutting Edge is a leading supplier of a broad array of food processing knives and blades. From poultry, pork, and beef processing blades to fruits, vegetables, and confections , ACE's solution offering has you covered. We offer OEM-compatible knives and blades that deliver the same tolerances, quality, and wear resistance at a fraction of the cost of the OEM. ACE's extensive inventory enables processors to not carry unnecessary volumes of re...

November 5 - 8, 2024 SEMA Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada Booth # 11569 November 5 - 8, 2024 in Las Vegas Specialty Equipment Market Association Expo Join us at SEMA, the ultimate event for the automotive industry! With over 140,000 attendees, this show offers an unparalleled opportunity to discover new products while networking with thousands of industry leaders. Be sure to visit American Cutting Edge at booth #11569 to learn how our industrial knives and...

Shop Now Request a Quote American Cutting Edge has proven ourselves in the market time and time again. Packaging Knives require close tolerances and we have the expertise to deal with special requirements that are not visible to the naked eye. We carry stock items on popular brands and manufacture American Cutting Edge brand OEM compatible blades and knives for all packaging machines such as: For...

Once a knife has been designed to meet the application conditions including material selection and general shape, there are other factors that can enhance the life or performance of the knife. These include surface treatments, coatings, and edge preparation. See the selection under Technical Info for a discussion of edge preparation considerations. We will discuss the potential advantages that surface treatments and coatings can bring to your application. Coatings and surface treatments are not inexpensive...

Since 1965, C.B. Manufacturing and Sales Company, Inc. has been an industry-leading, family-owned company renowned for customer service, innovation and the highest standards of quality. Currently operating under the guidance of the second generation and under the name American Cutting Edge, the Biehn family continues to embody Charles “Charlie” Biehn’s legacy of commitment to customer satisfaction, value, and consumer-driver quality. A Cincinnat...

Request a Quote American Cutting Edge serves steel plants, metal fabricators, steel service centers, and rolling mills by providing shear blades, slitting knives, rotary tube cut-off knives, edge trimmers, and scrap choppers. Our team of engineers can assist you with cutting solutions for your specific steel processing requirements using the latest in manufacturing, heat treating, and material selection technology. State-o...

The sharpest knives are those whose cutting edge is down to a very small point. Clearly the sharpest knife would be one with only one molecule of width at the cutting edge. While that “perfect knife” would be very sharp indeed, the edge would be so weak that it would break almost immediately. There are a number of techniques used to prepare an edge to give the best performance. In a cutting application, a sharp edge may be the best solution, but in a crush cu...

Shop Now Request a Quote ACE makes industrial knives and blades for a wide variety of applications globally including automotive glass, rubber, and tire manufacturing. Customers count on our circular knives, razor blades and knives, and hand knives, to help them improve profitability through greater lifetime and fewer blade changes. ACE offers in-stock options and custom blades engineered to your exact requirements in a variety of steels, powdered metals, and coatings. W...

November 13-14, 2024 AMI Plastics World Expos Raleigh Convention Center Cleveland, OH Booth #C415 November 13-14, 2024 Join American Cutting Edge at the AMI Plastics World Expos! This event is free to attend and brings together four co-located exhibitions: the Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo, and Polymer Testing World Expo, making it the largest gathering of professionals from the plastics compounding, recycl...

American Cutting Edge stocks a wide variety of standard score slitting solutions. Our score slitting knives are made to OEM specifications and are available for shipment from stock. We can also manufacture custom configurations to meet your specific needs. If you are looking for perforation knives, American Cutting Edge can convert any standard score cutter into a perforation knife by adding your cut and tie pattern. We also carry a line of score cutter anvils. O...

American Cutting Edge innovated many of the advancements in the water-ring pelletizer blade market over the past 60 years. American Cutting Edge continues to lead the market by offering cost competitive blades at the tightest tolerances in the industry. By holding our blades to the tightest tolerances in the industry, we increase your blade life and reduce die plate wear. Contact your American Cutting Edge representative today for a no obligation trial order and we will pr...

Request a Quote Since 1965, American Cutting Edge has been a market leader in the design and manufacturing of industrial machine knives and razors. Our extensive product selection provides same-day shipping of a wide array of granulating, pelletizing, food and meat processing, wood chipping, converting, textile and fiber processing, flooring, and steel cutting knives and razors. When an off-the-shelf solution won’t work for your sp...

Shop Now Request a Quote American Cutting Edge’s goal is not to be your vendor but more importantly to be your partner. Our mission is to decrease your pelletizing production costs while also offering a cost competitive pelletizing knives. With 60 years of experience, we can use a simple formula to achieve lower production costs. Understanding your application + American Cutting Edge expertise = superior performan...

Since 1965... American Cutting Edge, a division of CB Manufacturing & Sales Co., Inc., is a leading supplier of machine knives and industrial razor blades. Our mission is simple - make cutting effortless for our clients! Founded by Charles Biehn, Sr. in 1965, ACE has been and continues to be committed to removing the hassle involved in industrial cutting. Our mission is to make cutting effortless for our customers. To do this we ask questions about your specific application and then list...

For over 50 years, CB Manufacturing and Sales Company has been providing industrial machine knives to a wide variety of industrial markets across North America. In addition to our high quality knives and blades, we are also well-known for our precision metal grinding services. To better reflect our core focus – industrial cutting – and to simplify our corporate structure, CB Manufacturing and Sales Company is now going to market as American Cutting Edge. Founde...

Shop Now Request a Quote Today’s form fill and seal packaging equipment is very precise and designed to run at very high speeds. Keeping this equipment running efficiently is very important and the knife is a very critical part of the machine. Having the proper knife can increase your production, reduce your downtime, and ultimately increase your profits. American Cutting Edge understands the needs of today’s eq...

Industries & Applications Archery & Broadheads American Cutting Edge manufactures archery/bow hunting broadheads to our customers most demanding tolerances. Converting Film, Foil, and Non-wovens From 3-hole slitters to core cutters to score knives, American Cutting Edge has got you covered. ...

Shop Now Request a Quote American Cutting Edge's brush chipper knives , anvils and stump grinder teeth are expertly engineered to meet the exact specifications of brands like Altec®, Asplundh®, Bandit®, Vermeer®, Morbark®, Rayco®, Woodchuck®, Carlton®, and many others. We use only the highest quality modified A8 tool steel availab...

Shop Now Request a Quote Shear slitting knives for paper, films, foils, and non-wovens have been widely used for many decades and has proven itself as a staple in the converting industry. American Cutting Edge offers a comprehensive range of precision ground slitting knives and blades. ACE brand blades are made to match or exceed OEM standards; paying close attention to important features such as surface finish and concentr...

Shop Now Request a Quote American Cutting Edge offers a comprehensive range of precision ground converting knives and blades made from the highest quality raw materials. Our blades are made to match or exceed OEM standards - paying close attention to important features such as surface finish and concentricity. This enables you to obtain the best possible results from your cutting, slitting, slicing or perforating operations. American Cutting Edge is now a preferred Mario ...

May 6th to May 10th Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL Booth #W1135 Monday, May 6th 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 7th 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8th 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 9th 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 10th 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Join us at NPE2024, the largest and most innovative plastics trade show in the United States! Produced by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), NPE2024 is back and better than ever ...

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American Cutting Edge offers a wide range of core cutting knives. Whether you are cutting cardboard, paper or plastic cores, we have a knife that will work for you. Our core cutting knives are made to meet or exceed OEM specifications, and most are available for shipment from stock. We offer blades compatible with the following OEMs: Appleton® ...

Shop Now Request a Quote We stock thousands of plastic recycling knives including, granulator blades , rotor knives , bed knives , granulator screens , shredder blades , crown cutters, and holders , in hundreds of models of the most common brands used in the United States and Canada. American Cutting Edge is your ultimate source for plastic recycling knives. Search our vast inventory for your part . ACE offers granulating knives compatible with the following OEMs: ...

American Cutting edge offers a wide variety of heat treating services including vacuum heat treating, atmospheric heat treating, tempering, and annealing. Our metallurgical lab cannot only provide the exact chemical composition of your steel but can also measure its hardness. We also offer deep cryogenic treatment of knives, blades, and other industrial tools. During heat treating, steel’s microstructure transforms from austenite to martensite, which makes the ...

American Cutting edge offers a wide variety of heat treating services including vacuum heat treating, atmospheric heat treating, tempering, and annealing. Our metallurgical lab cannot only provide the exact chemical composition of your steel but can also measure its hardness. We also offer deep cryogenic treatment of knives, blades, and other industrial tools. During heat treating, steel’s microstructure transforms from austenite to martensite, which makes the ...

Shop Now Request a Quote Mario Cotta’s best-selling holder, the Lisa, provides a patented blade cartridge unlocking system that delivers an ultimate cutting positioning and easy access for maintenance activity. Quick Blade Changes With only two parts, the body and blade cartridge, worn blades can be safely removed and replaced in a matter of seconds saving valuable time. The body remains on the dovetail; the cartridge with the worn blade is removed; a new cartridge with a sh...

American Cutting Edge offers laser etching services to help our customers brand products as their own as well as track product durability and quality. By adding a laser etch to an item, customers can track when the product was purchased, the PO on which the product was purchased, and virtually any piece of information required for the tracking of product. We can even brand knives through laser etch by adding a logo, phone number, or web site address. Ad...