Union Grove Saw & Knife’s Metamob band saw blades are designed to be strong and durable enough to excel even in the most demanding manufacturing environments like pallet shops.
“Our Metamob line of band saw blades is particularly well suited to the pallet industry and has been designed for the harsh working conditions they’re exposed to,” said Ed Bissell, who founded the North Carolina business more than three decades ago.
It all starts with quality steel imported from Europe. “We use premium grades of material for these blades and optimize the tooth form specific to the application. This gives the blades a longer useful life and they can be sharpened multiple times,” he said. “The fine structure of the edge ensures smooth cuts and a high durability.”
In order to obtain this condition, the top of the tooth is heated up to its hardening temperature with high frequency currents and then quickly cooled in the air. The depth of the hard layer on the blades reaches 0.2-0.3 mm, while the core and body of the blades keep their initial structure and remain malleable.
The blades are then fine tuned for operating conditions in the harsh environments and faster feed speeds here in the United States, and fully benched and tensioned with 100% inspection before every shipment.
“We employ skilled craftsmen in a time where other competitors are trying to automate every aspect of the cutting tool manufacture and service process and as a result, we have far better quality control and tool performance,” Bissell added.
Bissell founded Union Grove back in 1983 with a strong desire to become a company known for service and quality. Today, its mission remains the same as the business services more than 500 customers and still maintains its original 10 accounts.
“We are competitively priced with a higher standard of quality and service with timely delivery, every time, all the time. We understand that today we must squeeze every ounce of efficiency and cost savings to remain competitive,” he said.
Union Grove doesn’t just want to sell saw blades, but strives to form long-term relationships with its customers. “The keys to our success have been accomplished by building a team of employees dedicated to serving our customers in a way they should be served,” he said.
The company’s dedicated staff with over 120 years of combined tooling experience offers technical support and training to customers. The staff is also trained and positioned to respond with a sense of urgency to its customers’ tooling needs. “Our vision for the future is to become our customer’s best employee,” Bissell said.
Like his employees, Bissell said he truly enjoys working in the production environment, and loves the challenge of providing solutions where others fall short.
Union Grove is a full-service cutting tool company dedicated to the woodworking industry, with vast experience manufacturing round and band saw blades, as well as industrial knives. It produces circular saw blades in carbide and stellite tipped configurations for all machinery types, and offers wide and narrow band saw blades from 1"- to 14"-width in single- and double-cut configurations. It refines its products for specific applications and can also customize them even more for its customers’ specific production requirements.
To learn more, call 704/539-4442 or visit www.sawandknife.com.
