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    Mechanisation is defined as the process of changing to a machine-based rather than hand-based production system. Our modern world, in which high-quality items are produced by the thousands and made available at affordable prices, would have been unimaginable to the artisans of the eighteenth century. The benefits of mechanical production which we all take for granted, such as consistency of quality and non-labour intensive processes, would likely be beyond their ability to comprehend.

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    Of course, these changes did not come about without a great deal of effort and ingenuity on the part of inventors and industrialists like Charles Babbage and Ransom Eli Olds. Over the last two centuries, many such visionaries have made their marks by creating new technologies or introducing new methods, and it is the sum of these innovations which has made our modern machine age possible.

    The reason the efforts of a single engineer could have such a huge impact on manufacturing worldwide is that many of the new technologies have proved to be transferable between industries. For example, if you were a tradesperson in a small eighteenth-century community, you would likely use a knife in your work, whether you were a farmer, blacksmith, tanner, or baker. The modern equivalents of all these tradespeople rely heavily on machinery, but that machinery still makes use of cutting tools to do its job. Even the most sophisticated production line equipment uses machine knives of various shapes, sizes and finishes to work the raw materials and produce an item which can be sold.

    Just like the knives of pre-industrial times, some of these machine knives are interchangeable, while others are cut and shaped for a specific purpose. And whenever such specialization occurs in a process, specialists are needed to cater for it. In this case, the specialists are machine knife manufacturers such as Precision Edge of Sussex. With over 30 years’ experience in machine knife manufacturing and machine knife refurbishment, Precision Edge offers a full range of services from supply of off-the-shelf blades through custom blade grinding, right up to helping you design new process solutions to tricky production problems.

    We appreciate that every machine knife in an operation is vital and that since blades are often the consumable item in a high volume process, they must be up to the rigours of the job. If your equipment uses fifty machine knives, you can’t afford to be repeatedly stopping the process to change a dull or broken blade.

    Modern manufacturing equipment is a far cry from the first tools of mass production, developed during the industrial revolution.  Those implements were only a step away from the hand tools which had been used by craftspeople for centuries.  Did you know that some of the first farming tractors not only were designed to haul horse-drawn implements but were even controlled by a set of leather reins?

    As a machine knives manufacturer, we see our role as facilitators or your production process. Every industrial machine knife we supply is made to strict tolerances from highly developed materials, affording you the highest performing and most durable products we are capable of making. Throughout our history, we have developed strong relationships with our customers, allowing us to respond immediately to their needs. To find out more about our products and customer-focussed ethos, please contact us online or by telephone, and find out what we can do for you.