April 1986 thru September 1997 – The Sharper Edge® archives

Before the internet became the primary source of company information and data many organizations, including Kinetic, ORBITAL SAW, and Microblade regularly mailed “newsletters’ to their customers.

These newsletters from our archives show who we are, where we came from, what we make, and where we are going.

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• April 1986 – Our new robot and first CNC lathe. A big investment and challenge for Kinetic.
• June 1986 – Introduction to Microblade Limited of Sheffield
• August 1986 – E. B. Eddy in Ottawa increases productivity with Kinetic winding mandrels for their PCM rewinders.
• October 1986 – Kimberly Clark names Kinetic one of their top 5 vendors
• December 1986 – Kinetic's hot shearing knives for steel mill applications.
• February 1987 – Large Certified Winding Mandrel order
• March 1987 – Steel Mill Lifter Shoes
• April 1987 – Microblade buys new factory
• June 1987 – Length capability is extended to 17 feet
• August 1987 – Microblade moves into Fitzwalter Road facility
• October 1987 – Bedroll and Chopper Blades
• December 1987 – PCM rewinder mandrel rebuilding.
• February 1988 – Sendzimer Mill Rolls
• April 1988 – New CNC Machining Center
• May 1988 – LTV Audit ranks Kinetic #1
• June 1988 – The Boss goes to Harvard Business School
• August 1988 – Record PCM Winding Mandrel Sales
• August 1988 – Quality Assurance
• December 1988 – Regrinding your knives
• February 1989 – Improvements in Microblade’s log saw blades
• May 1989 – Kinetic Shear Slitters
• July 1989 – Microblade wins Queen’s Award
• September 1989 – “You get what you pay for” when you buy industrial knives
• April 1990 – Log saw blade seminars
• June 1990 – Replacement parts for Perini rewinders
• August 1990 – Mandrel repair seminars
• November 1990 – Microblade makes “The Big Blade”
• January 1991 – Kinetic introduces the NOgrind™ side trimmer
• March 1991 – Phenomenal response to NOgrind™ side trimmer
• June 1991 – Introduction to Particle Metallurgy material
• September 1991 – Expanding Kinetic’s office space
• February 1992 – Microblade develops a laser refractor to inspect log saw blade sharpness
• April 1992 – Kinetic expansion
• July 1992 – Major Midwestern steel mill places large blanket order with Kinetic & split bottom slitter bands for paper mills
• September 1992 – Contour knifes for steel mill applications
• November 1992 – “Earning our stripes” in sanitary paper converting mills
• January 1993 – Microblade log saw blades in the Southeast United States & earning our ISO 9002 certification
• June 1993 – James River and Kinetic/ORBITAL SAW sign 3 year supply agreement
• September 1993 – Plate mill shear blades
• December 1993 – Mattison CNC surface grinder in operation at Kinetic
• February 1994 – North Carolina fine paper mill reduces slitter usage with Kinetic regrinding program
• April 1994 – Award winning performances
• June 1994 – Microblade is award BS5750 certification
• August 1994 – Kinetic’s 5th expansion
• March 1995 – Microblade purchases new site in Sheffield
• August 1995 – Kinetic’s NOgrind™ resharpening program
• March 1996 – Increased Kinetic length grinding capabilities
• February 1997 – Microblade’s new log saw blade heat treating furnace and we’ve gone to the internet!
• June 1997 – Golden Wheels™ log saw blade grinding wheels & new grinders at Kinetic
• September 1997 – Brian Labucki and his rebuilt Mattison surface grinder