Specialty Blades Buys Ceramic Tech.'s Film Slitting, Blade Biz

STAUNTON, Va.—In an effort to offer a compliment to its premium Endurium slitting blades for the plastic film conversion and extrusion markets, Specialty Blades Inc. agreed to purchase the blade business from Ceramic Technologies.

Jeff Epstein, Founder and President of Ceramic technologies stated that, "for the past 15 years, Ceramic Technologies has been dedicated to providing innovative coated industrial razor blades to the plastic film industries. Specialty Blades shares that spirit of innovation. Combining the two companies' product lines will create the most complete offering on the market. Customers will be able to optimize blade selection for each of their applications through one supplier, creating convenience and process performance."