About

Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions has expertise in: blanking, heat treating, grinding, laser cutting, knives, blades, slitters, circular knives, circular blades, machine knives, machine blades, industrial knives and blades, hand knives, textile/cloth knives and blades.

Their blades are used in these applications: food processing, poultry, fish, meat, sausage, fruit, nuts, banana, and vegetable knives and blades, converting blades, coated abrasives, paper slitting, core cutting, paper tube knives and blades, rubber/hose and belting knives and blades, diamond cores/centers, slotted and close tolerance continuous rim, and custom/made to order knives.

New England's leather and shoe industry needed high-quality knives to cut and shape its wares. Hyde saw the need and filled it. By budgeting his time, he could fashion the knives by hand, finish them, load them in his buggy, distribute them, factory to factory, and get back to Southbridge in time to sweep up the workshop. From this modest beginning, Hyde built first a reputation, then a factory. By the close of the 19th century, he had expanded his line of knives to include custom styles for a variety of industrial uses. In 1917 another factory was built, this one in the shape of the letter H. The new building was designed for efficient work flow, improved illumination and expected expansion, and expand Hyde did.

Today, Hyde is into its second century of service to American industry and the home handyman. To the uninitiated, the variety of uses for Hyde products is astonishing. In fact, if it is made of paper, cloth, plastic, leather, or rubber chances are a Hyde blade was involved in its manufacture. Likewise, Hyde helps harvest and process a wide variety of food products around the world. The diamond wheel industry relies on Hyde for the steel centers used to make their product runs straight and true.