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Scalpels aren’t just for surgeons. These versatile cutting tools are also favored by graphic artists, designers, model makers, and others that do highly detailed work. At Martor USA, we carry a number of industrial-grade scalpels to go along with our standard range of safety utility knives. One of our most popular products is the Scalpel [...]

Cutting coated sheet material can be a bit tricky if you try to do it with a regular box cutter; but it’s a whole lot easier when you use the Rallycut 5990. This handy little tool comes with a trapezoid blade that can be adjusted to different depths, giving you the ability to control your [...]

Do you frequently cut light-weight foamed plastic panels or similar insulation materials? If so, using an ordinary utility knife is not likely to get the job done to your satisfaction. Instead, we recommend trying our Condex 203 cutting device. The Condex is designed to work in conjunction with a 100cm aluminium guide rail to perform [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

When metal and plastic parts are stamped out of machines, they often emerge with bits of flash around the edges or within holes. This flash can interfere with the part’s intended use, and so must be removed before further processing. A deburring tool can help you do this. At MartorUSA.com, we have a number of [...]

If you’re in search of an all-purpose safety knife that is capable of cutting through a variety of materials with ease, then check out the MARTego. This utility knife has an ergonomic aluminum body that is suitable for both left- and right-handers, and features auto blade retraction, which means that the blade retracts into the [...]

Fiberglass is a very difficult material to cut with a utility knife, but it can be done. Instead of using standard blades in your knife, however, we recommend using industrial fiberglass cutting blades for the job. Fiberglass blades are sharper than standard blades to help you slice through the material with relative ease. We carry [...]

When you use a Martor USA box cutter or utility knife to cut something on a flat surface such as a table or a workbench, we recommend setting down a cutting mat first. A cutting mat not only protects your work surface from potential scratching, gouging, and scoring, but can also serve as a straight [...]

If you are a company that uses several different types of cutting tools including safety knives, then you should check out the Blade Range blade catalog from Martor USA.  This comprehensive catalog, which you can download for free at www.martorusa.com, shows more than 20 different types of blades for cutting or trimming just about any [...]