From design, development, prototyping, mechanical testing, to final production and sterile cleaning/packaging - Slice Mfg. brings both liberal arts and high tech engineering into one domain. Positioned next to our historic 1929 Akron airport terminal facility, Slice Mfg. Studios’ new 40,000sf laboratory and manufacturing facility is unparalleled. State of the art equipment in an Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence: Take advantage of Avalign Additive’s state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and facility for precision manufactured instruments that meet any standard. As a single source provider for the Additive and Advance manufacturing space, we excel at reducing lead times and managing quality standards at the highest levels. We use the highest quality materials, premium workmanship, and advanced manufacturing techniques to deliver premium products for orthopedic, trauma and spinal specialties. Why our single source philosophy is important: Key industry provider of single source manufacturing services for advanced orthopedics.įull manufacturing offering includes development through final production with optional sterile cleaning/packaging and testing. For more information about our design, read The Safety Blade: Everything You Need to Know.Avalign Additive and Advanced Manufacturing / Slice Mfg Studios While other companies redesign their handles to reduce blade exposure, we redesigned the blade itself. This safety feature, more than any other, sets Slice apart. This means that while the blades cut materials effectively, they are engineered to resist cutting skin. Like all our ceramic safety blades, Slice craft blades feature our proprietary finger-friendly® edge. How Is the Slice 10548 Blade Safer Than a Metal Blade? When the blade is loose enough to pull out easily, simply remove it and insert a fresh blade. To replace the finger-friendly blade in a Slice craft knife, unscrew the grip section to loosen the tool’s blade enclosure. This means you’ll be replacing your blade less often than you would for a metal blade. Because Slice uses advanced ceramics-a much harder material than stainless steel-our ceramic safety blades last an average of 11 times longer than comparable steel blades. The 10548 knife includes extra safety features, such as a cross-hatched grip and a no-roll design to increase your control and keep your tool close by.Ĭraft blades should ideally be replaced once they dull enough to require extra pressure to make a cut. Always be sure to replace the safety cap after use and work in a distraction-free environment whenever possible. The Slice 10548 knife ships with a 10518 straight-edge, round-point blade for safety, but any job requiring a piercing action to initiate the cut is better suited to a pointed-tip blade, such as the Slice 10519 blade. This reduces maintenance time, lowers the chance of lacerations, and removes any uncertainty around altering the material that’s being cut, scraped, or trimmed.įirst of all, be sure you choose the right knife for the job. Unlike steel blades, the ceramic safety blades in Slice knives are non-conductive, chemically inert, and don't require special oil coatings. These include cutting around delicate electrical components and manipulating small samples in a lab. While artists and crafters often choose it for paper cutting or sculpting, its design also lends itself well to industrial and laboratory applications. Sculptors and scratchboard artists also appreciate the control that the Slice 10548 knife gives them. Scrapbookers love the versatility of this style of art cutter since they encounter a number of different media in their work. Any application that requires precision and accuracy is well suited to this type of tool.Īmong crafters and hobbyists, this style of knife is used on a variety of materials, such as delicate paper and fabrics, tough leather, and vinyls used in RC modeling. Industries as varied as aerospace, electronics manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals all use craft blades. Despite its name, a crafting knife has uses well beyond the crafting world. Our craft tool features a cutting depth around 12 to 16 millimeters, depending on which blade you choose, as opposed to the Precision Cutter, whose blade depth is around 1.5 millimeters. Long, in this case, is in comparison with micro blades, such as the one found in the 00116 Slice Precision Cutter. A craft knife is a type of precision knife with a long blade.