Fernite of Sheffield Limited
Coleford Road, Sheffield. S9 5NJ
Tel: 0114 244 0527
Fax: 0114 244 5922
email: sales@fernite.co.uk
Print and Paper Knives

Fernite precision blades are made to customers specifications in steel quantities to meet the design requirements and are in use worldwide.
  • Tooth Form Knives
  • Splice Knives
  • Tucker and Folder Blades
  • Ink Duct Blades
  • Doctor Blades
  • Circular Cutters and Perforators
  • Trimmer Blades
  • Sheeter Blades
  • Polyurethane Faced Gripper Blades
Web Cut-Off and Slice Knives
Toothed knives are form ground on CNC precision grinding machines with the flexibility to produce any combination of shape and pitch accurately and consistently.

Circular Cutters and Perforatrors
We manufacture a wide range of circular cutters and perforators, precision ground for accuracy and flatness to meet O.E.M. specifications.

Doctor Blades
Our associated stockholding operation holds an extensive range of doctor blade materials in stock enabling us to provide an efficient and competitive service:
Grades: Stainless Steel   Carbon Spring Steel   Phosphor Bronze
  • Supplied in continuous coil or cut to length
  • Bevelled Edge
  • Ground Square Edges
Gripper Ink Duct and Tucker Blades
We are able to meet any requirement promptly and cost effectively by employing laser cutting technology or precision presswork, using materials from our extensive stocks of carbon spring steel and stainless steel.

Gripper Blades can be supplied with a moulded polyurethane band along the edge or with molybdenum or tungsten carbide deposition

Sheeter and Trimmer Blades
Fernite precision blades are manufactured to O.E.M. standards in special steels which are supplied by major accredited producers. We employ the latest CNC machine technology operated by an excellent and highly skilled personnel.

Steel Specifications
The grade of steel selected is subject to the application, our extensive experience is available to you and our technical staff will be pleased to advise you.

Heat treatment is carried out in our own plant, the optimum combination of hardness and strength being dependent upon the steel specification and knife application, which is achieved by careful control of the tempering cycle.

We are also able to advise on a range of specialised coatings for your specific application.

Steel Type BS AISI
AIE
W-NR AFANOR JIS EUROPEAN STANDARD
Nr./ Designation
High Speed Steel 18%W BT 1 T1 1.3355 Z80 WCV SKH2
High Speed Steel 6.4%W BM 2 M2 1.3343 Z85 WDCV SH51
High Carbon High Chrome BD 2 D2 1.2379 Z160 CDV12 SKD12
Tool Steel BA 2 A2 1.2363 Z100 CDV5 SKD12
Stainless Steel 301 S 21 301 1.4310 Z12 CN 17.07 SUS301 1.4310 / x 10 Cr Ni 18-8
Stainless Steel 410 S 21 410 1.4006 Z12 C 13 SUS410 1.4006 / x 12 Cr 13
Stainless Steel 420 S 37 420 1.4021 Z20 C 13 SUS420J1 1.4021 / x 20 Cr 13
Stainless Steel 420 S 45 420 1.4029 Z30 C 13 SUS420J1 1.4029 / x 29 Cr S13
Stainless Steel 440B 1.4112 Z85 CDMV SUS440B 1.4112 / X 90 CrMoV18
Carbon Spring Steel CS95 1095 1.1274 XC 90 SK4
Carbon Spring Steel CS80 1085 1.1269 XC 75 SK5