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In some cases, a utility knife can be used to quickly remove or clean up small imperfections in various materials. But if you have serious removal and cleaning work to do, then a tool such as the Scraper 5196 or the Cleany 544 would be a better choice.

Martor USA scrapers are ideal for a variety of removal, cleaning, and prep tasks, including:

• Caulk removal
• Baseboard touch-up after painting
• Wall panel cleaning
• Glass prep prior to application of film
• Floor prep prior to laminate application

We have a number of different scrapers available in various sizes and blade widths, so be sure to order from MartorUSA.com the next time you’re faced with one of the above jobs.

Scraper - 5196

Although Martor USA is known for making utility knives that can be used in a wide variety of applications, we also produce some cutting tools designed for specific industries. For example, our Cut-O-Matic 438 is a safety ripper intended for use in the paper industry.

The GS-tested Cut-O-Matic is a special purpose tool for removing damaged layers of paper from large paper rolls. It is GS-tested and comes with a spring-loaded blade and hook guard for safety. When the blade loses contact with the paper roll, the guard immediately snaps into place to prevent injuries.

The Cut-O-Matic also comes with a wall-mounted holder so it can be kept within reach until needed.

Visit www.martorusa.com today to order the Cut-O-Matic 438 or any of our other innovative cutting tools.

Cut-O-Matic 438

The OSHA website has a neat tool that calculates the estimated costs of occupational illnesses and injuries.

According to that calculator, a single laceration injury could potentially cost an employer more than $32,000 in direct and indirect costs combined. This figure takes into account things like work stoppages, administrative time required for paperwork and other accident follow-ups, replacement costs of equipment and machinery, additional employee training, etc.

What’s even more eye-opening is that if your business operates at a 3% profit margin, it would require more than $1,000,000 in sales to cover the total costs of a single injury!

This is yet another reason to stick to Martor USA utility knives. Our advanced safety features can help reduce workplace accidents, thereby potentially saving your company tens of thousands of dollars in extra costs.

Be sure to visit MartorUSA.com today to view our entire line of products and choose the cutting tools that are best suited to your applications.

In our last post, we told you how Martor USA box cutters with snap-off blades can help improve working efficiency. As a follow-up, we’d like to remind you that in addition to the cutting tools themselves, we also carry a variety of snap-off replacement blades for you to choose from.

Snap-off replacement blades are available in heights ranging from 6mm to 18mm and lengths ranging from 55mm to 95mm. The replacement blades are designed to fit securely in housings such as the Mix Knife 577, Tap-o-Matic 332, Cuttex 46100, and similar products.

Please visit our site today to order replacement snap-off blades for your box cutters and utility knives.

Cutter Snap-Off Blade 77

If your employees engage in frequent light- to medium-duty cutting tasks, then using box cutters with snap-off blades is a great way to improve efficiency. With standard box cutters, workers have to stop and change the blade when the edge becomes dull. This can take several minutes, especially if an additional tool is required to unscrew the handle to reveal the new blades.

But with a product like the Mix Knife 577, workers simply snap off the dull portion of the blade and get right back to work with a fresh, sharp edge. The result is an overall improvement in efficiency without having to struggle with blade changes.

Check out the Mix Knife 577 and other snap-off blade cutters at MartorUSA.com today!

Mix Knife 577

Unlike most  Martor USA utility knives that are suitable for a wide range of industries and applications, our metal detectable plastic (MDP) cutting tools are specifically designed for food, beverage, and pharmaceutical production facilities.

There are many reasons that MDP utility knives should be used instead of standard cutting tools, including the following:

• Compliance with FDA regulations
• Universal blue coloring that allows for instant visual identification as non-food object
• Easy detectability with proper metal detection equipment
• Significantly fewer chances of inadvertent contamination

Martor USA offers a full line of MDP cutting tools, so whether you need a retractable knife, fixed blade knife, safety sack opener, or concealed blade cutter, we can provide it. Please visit our website for more information about purchasing MDP utility knives.

MDP Cutting Tools

All work and no play is hardly the recipe for a balanced, fulfilling life. There definitely comes a time to put away the serious utility knives and get out your hobby or artwork tools instead.

Martor USA carries a full line of cutting instruments designed specifically for the precision work required in many hobbies and art projects. Our top sellers in this category include the following:

• Hobby 27300 (Balsa wood carving tool)
• Boy Erasing Knife 31172 (with diagonal/pointed blade)
• Hobbycut 40128 (General purpose crafts knife)
• Tipcut 490 (Fine artwork tool that works like a ballpoint pen)
• Texi 79000 (“Open blade” tool for delicate cutting work)

Be sure to check out all of our hobby products so you can bring a little fun into your life!

Texi - 79000

If you routinely use a safety sack opener as well as a utility knife, then you might be interested in purchasing one of the EasyPAK combos from MartorUSA.com. Each EasyPAK features our Easysafe 121001 safety sack opener, plus another popular cutting tool. Some variations include:

• EasyPAK A9903 (Multiset and Easysafe)
• EasyPAK A9897 (Maxisafe and Easysafe)
• EasyPAK A9901 (Optisafe and Easysafe)
• EasyPAK A9900 (Megasafe and Easysafe)
• EasyPAK A9910 (Martego and Easysafe)

With the purchase of one of these combos, you’ll also receive a free fabric pouch. Just add the pouch to your cart and there will be no charge at checkout!

EasyPAK A9910

Do you have old carpeting in the lobby or office that you would like to tear up and replace? Or perhaps you’re doing some home improvement for the new year and want to revamp your living room, spare bedroom, or basement? If so, then this clearly isn’t a job for a box cutter. Instead, the Perfekt carpet cutter from  Martor USA would be “perfect” for you!

The Perfekt is a compact, heavy-duty carpet cutter that is designed for use on woven, tufted, or pressed/embossed wall-to-wall carpeting. It uses industrial blades with round ends, and comes pre-loaded with 5 blades inside the handle.

Pick up the Perfekt – 95641 from MartorUSA.com today for all of your 2012 carpet removal and installation needs.

Perfekt - 95641

Now that it’s a brand new year, it’s time to walk through your workplace and review the safety posters you have on the walls. Do the posters still relate to the utility knives that your workers currently use? Are they still legible and in relatively good condition?

If you’ve answered “no” to either of these questions, then we encourage you to order replacement training posters from MartorUSA.com. Our posters are available in different languages and contain both pictures and text to show workers how to safely operate and change the blades on our cutting tools. Different posters are available for different products, and they are all FREE, so if you need new ones get them now!

Megasafe Poster (Spanish) - 89806