Feature: Manufacturing & International Trade Durham-Duplex Knives


Durham-Duplex have manufactured in Sheffield since 1910, initially as a razor blade company and today as a machine knives and industrial blades manufacturer. Throughout this time cutlery


By Charles Turner, Managing Director, Durham-Duplex OUR EXTENSIVE PRODUCT RANGE INCLUDES:


Food processing Slicers, chippers, portioning blades, bakery blades, skinner blades.


from Sheffield has enjoyed a global reputation for quality, which predates 20th Century steel manufacturing and the invention of stainless steel, which started in the 13th Century. Cutlery is technically only sharp edged products, such as “thwitels”, scythes and sheep shears which were so essential to life in an agrarian economy. The first Industrial Revolution


saw the Sheffield Cutlers develop the new processes and skills required for mass production with cutlery evolving into machine knives, hand knives, table knives, files, augurs, drill bits etc, but all bearing “Made in Sheffield” as a mark of quality products from the distinct geographical location of “Sheffield and six miles compass”. This combination of skill and


reputation for quality is why Durham-Duplex was established in Sheffield in 1910 and why the Company thrives here now. Durham-Duplex are very


proud to be “Made in Sheffield” and are delighted to be modern “Cutlers” selling sharp edge products globally. The depth of knowledge


required to support industry with its cutting requirements takes a long time to build up and needs highly skilled engineers to deliver, both of which are widely available here in Sheffield.


Durham-Duplex operates in


many industry sectors, a few of which are listed below with examples of the products supplied. The Company is also the


exclusive distributors of industrial hand knives from OLFA in Japan and industrial razor blades from Cadence Inc and Accutec Blades Inc, both from USA. So Durham-Duplex’s product


range is extensive, not limited to the areas listed and includes a regrind service.


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Food packaging Toothed Barkerknives for vertical Form Fill Barkerand Seal (VFFS) machines, Zigzags, knives and anvils for Horizontal (HFFS) or flow wrap machines, knives and scissors for overwrap machines, vacuum punches.


Film & foil converting Slitting blades, slitting razor blades, circular slitters, carbide slitters, dished knives, crush cutters.


Plastics Granulators, pelletisers, extrusion blades, flying knives, die face cutters.


Recycling and waste management Shredders, hooked shredders, shear blades, shredder teeth, biomass blades.


Flooring Floor scrapers, flooring knives, carpet tools, lino tools, replacement blades, knee-kickers, spiky rollers.


Utility blades Heavy duty blades, hooked blades, snap-off blades, Non-seg blades, single edge blades, concave blades, fibre blades.


Hand knives Safety knives,craft knives, scrapers, OLFA, hacking knives, half moon knives.


Medical Histology blades, microtome, dermatology blades, prep razors.


Medical production Clean room blades, catheter blades, GEM single edge blades.


If you need any of these knives or have other cutting requirements please visit the Durham-Duplex website or call the sales team on 0114 243 2313


If you would like more information on Made in Sheffield then please visit: www.durham-duplex.co.uk


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