This acquisition will enable Simonds to better serve all customers in the Western Canadian saw mill market. It is also an important step in Simonds' commitment to be North America's premier supplier of Wide Band Saws, and Cal Saw's commitment to be the premier provider of custom—designed high performance Circular Saws.

Contact Information:

Simonds International
Phone: 978-424-0176
Email: rmartino@simondsint.com
Website: www.simondsint.com

California Saw & Knife Works and Cal Saw Canada
Phone: 415-861-0644
Email: saws@calsaw.com
Website: www.calsaw.com

Fabricating and Metalworking - April, 2012

The cutting tools manufacturer developed a proprietary A8 algorithm that rethinks bandsaw tooth placement and sizing for users facing sawing issues associated with shock, abrasion and heat.

Simonds International (Fitchburg, MA), a manufacturer of cutting tools and products for the industrial market, recently announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. #7,913,601 for its new A8 BroadBand blade design, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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WELLESLEY, Massachusetts, (October 3, 2011)

The Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development (MassEcon) today announced its Eighth Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award winners in preparation for its November 22nd Awards Luncheon, which will take place at the Seaport Hotel, Boston. Companies from across the Commonwealth will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Massachusetts economy. Over 400 are expected to attend, including featured speaker Governor Deval Patrick.

The winning companies (listed below) were selected after a reception with their competitors and judges at an afternoon event at the UMass Club in Boston with featured guest, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, Greg Bialecki The reception enabled senior executives from the companies to present their attributes in the categories of job growth, facility expansion, investment, and community involvement since January 1, 2010.

The growth stories of the winning companies are all unique and represent a broad range of industries - including defense, software, energy, marketing, telecommunications, life sciences, robotics, and consumer products.

"The Commonwealth's world-renowned innovation economy is driven by the Team Massachusetts award winners and companies like them across the state," said Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki. "The Patrick-Murray Administration is grateful for the investment these firms are making in our workers and our state's long-term prosperity."

In addition to the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners from each region, MassEcon will also present two unique awards:Chairman's Award: Jerry Sargent, President, Citizens Bank, and Gateway City Champions: Solectria Renewables of Lawrence and Biomedical Research Models in Worcester.

"The commitment and investments these companies have made in Massachusetts have long lasting economic impacts which are vital to the continued growth of the Massachusetts economy. MassEcon is proud to celebrate these companies for staying and growing here," stated Susan Houston, Executive Director of MassEcon.

For more information about the event or to register, email Sean Getchell at sgetchell@massecon.com. Lead sponsors of the event include: Citizens Bank, Massachusetts It's All Here, MassDevelopment, NAI Hunneman, and VHB.

About MassEcon
MassEcon, founded in 1993, is a non-profit partnership of the private and public sectors dedicated to marketing Massachusetts as a competitive location for business. Its services include the state's only Site Finder Service, which helps expanding and relocating companies find appropriate sites throughout the Commonwealth; the Research & Information Service, which provides companies with the information they need to evaluate the Commonwealth as a location to grow; and the Massachusetts Ambassadors, a network of civic and corporate leaders who help market Massachusetts as a place to do business. Through these channels, and in conjunction with state, regional, and local partners, MassEcon has helped facilitate the location of over 250 companies including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Straumann USA, Merck, and American Superconductor.

EIGHTH Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award Winners

Central
Gold: A123 Systems - Westborough
Silver: Acacia Communications - Maynard
Bronze: Simonds International - Fitchburg

Greater Boston
Gold: Communispace - Boston
Silver: DassaultSysemes - Waltham
Bronze: HubSpot - Cambridge

West
Gold: Smith & Wesson - Springfield
Silver: Coca-Cola - Northampton
Bronze: General Dynamics AIS - Pittsfield

Northeast
Gold: Kiva Systems - North Reading
Silver: Jessica's Brick Oven - North Andover
Bronze: GT Advanced Technologies - Salem

Southeast
Gold: Airxchange - Rockland
Silver: Horizon Beverage - Norton
Bronze: Reinhart Food Services - New Bedford

Special Award Winners
Chairman's Award: Jerry Sargent, President, Citizens Bank
Gateway City Champions:
Solectria Renewables - Lawrence
Biomedical Research Models - Worcester

Fitchburg, MA (March 22, 2012) - Simonds International announces the establishment of its new Central U.S. Weld & Distribution Center - a bandsaw blade welding "super center" - to be located in Louisville, Kentucky. The new "super center" will feature Simonds' state-of-the-art bandsaw blade welding and finishing systems, and will be a multi-shift operation offering customers faster order turn-around, higher order fill rates and the best weld quality available.

The Louisville "super center" replaces 3 current weld center facilities. From Louisville, Simonds will be able to offer next day delivery to America's industrial heartland. Fully 71% of the U.S. population is within a 2-day service zone and 80% of the U.S. population is within a 3-day service zone. The proximity of the "super center" to UPS's Worldport Hub at Louisville International Airport means that Simonds can offer delivery of welded bands next-day to anywhere in the world as a premium service as required.

The new bandsaw blade welding "super center" will focus on LEAN manufacturing techniques that will lead to improvements in both quality and consistency of the welded bands themselves as well as the packaging of the welded bands. LEAN, in turn, will ultimately have a very positive effect reducing lead times and improving fill rates.

Simonds International offers an extensive array of professional grade products including bandsaw blades, circular saw blades (SystiMatic™ brand), power hacksaw blades and power tool accessories including hole saws, annular hole cutters, reciprocating saw, hacksaw and jigsaw blades. Simonds also offers a line of industrial products including lifting and holding magnets and magnets for use on the shop floor. Its products are sold through a comprehensive distributor base.

For more information on the Louisville Super Weld Center, contact Simonds International by calling toll-free (800)343-1616.

Fitchburg, MA (February 22, 2012) - The patent-pending A8 bandsaw blade tooth design lends some of its best features to the engineering behind new Triple Chip S8 Carbide Tipped Bandsaw Blades from Simonds International. They are designed for all cutting applications requiring smooth surface finish and high production rates. The blades are engineered for use in production cutting operations, steel service centers, aerospace plants and forging houses.

Triple Chip S8 Carbide Tipped Bandsaw Blades employ innovative new designs to provide longer life and smoother finishes and to cut faster than other carbide blades. The "magic geometry" of its tooth spacing allows for a greater cutting range and more uniform wear of teeth over time than other carbide blades. Simonds' special arrangement of tooth sizes within each blade pattern provides for a quieter operation and contributes to the smoother cut finishes and longer wear-life.

Triple Chip S8 Blades excel at cutting high nickel alloys, titanium, Inconel and other exotic materials. A positive rake or face angle delivers optimum penetration on alloy materials and maximum robustness in rough cutting applications.

Available in a wide range of blade widths ranging from 1/2" to 3 1/8", Triple Chip S8 Carbide Tipped Bandsaw Blades come in a unique variety of tooth pitch configurations including .9-1.1, 1.4-1.8, 1.9-2.1, 2-3, 2.5-3.5 and 3 teeth per inch for maximum operator flexibility based upon the materials being cut in their particular setting.

Simonds International offers an extensive array of professional grade products including bandsaw blades, circular saw blades (SystiMatic™ brand), power hacksaw blades and power tool accessories including hole saws, annular hole cutters, reciprocating saw, hacksaw and jigsaw blades. Simonds also offers a line of industrial products including lifting and holding magnets and magnets for use on the shop floor. Its products are sold through a comprehensive distributor base.

For more information on Triple Chip S8 Carbide Tipped Bandsaw Blades, contact Simonds International by calling toll-free (800)343-1616.

Fitchburg, MA (MArch 22, 2012) - Recognizing the growing need for customers to have real-time information at their fingertips when they need it - even after hours or on weekends - Simonds is launching its EAX "Easy AX-cess" customer information portal. EAX is the latest in "live" on-line access to the Simonds Order Management system, providing customers with the ability to perform order inquiries, pricing & availability queries and shipment tracking. Additionally customers can get copies of invoices and can generate a downloadable price list of all the Simonds products they purchase.

The EAX password-protected portal is available to customers via any internet connection, virtually all day long, seven days a week. The package is very intuitive, making it easy to learn and easy to navigate. Additional enhancements are being developed that offer even greater utility of the portal.

Simonds International offers an extensive array of professional grade products including bandsaw blades, circular saw blades, power hacksaw blades and power tool accessories including hole saws, annular hole cutters, reciprocating saw, and hacksaw blades, hand files, and a broad variety of wood-processing machine knives, as well as support equipment for many of its products. Simonds also offers a line of industrial products including lifting and holding magnets and magnets for use on the shop floor. Its products are sold through a comprehensive worldwide distributor base.

For more information on the new EAX Information Portal, contact Simonds International by calling toll-free (800)343-1616.

Fitchburg, MA (March 22, 2012) - Designed to handle the high temperatures generated when cutting exotic alloys and tough materials, New X-51™ Bi-Metal Bandsaw Blades from Simonds International last longer than regular M42 blades reducing blade replacement costs and blade changeover frequency.

X-51 Bandsaw Blades feature M51 tooth tips to provide longer blade life cutting through cast iron, tool steel, die steel, stainless steel, nickel based alloys, titanium, Inconel and other exotic alloys. With its superior combination of cobalt and tungsten at the cutting edge combined with a fatigue-resistant blade backer, X-51 is designed for high resistance to frictional heat failure at the tooth tip.

Steel service centers and production cutting operations will find the X-51 blades perfect for longer runs and cutting of large cross sections and high-temperature alloys. X-51 blades assist users in their quest to "Never Yield To Steel".

Simonds' X-51 blades are available in three blade widths of 1", 1-1/4" and 1-1/2" and come in a variety of tooth pitch configurations from 2-3, 3-4 and 4-6 teeth per inch for maximum operator flexibility based upon the materials being cut in their particular setting.

The X-51 Bi-Metal Bandsaw Blades are available with Simonds' patented Sine-Wave® technology which provides an aggressive broaching action in the cut, enhancing cutting ability, reducing work time and increasing blade life. It incorporates a series of "ramps" on the back edge of bandsaw blades, which allows bandsaw machines to exert more force into a cut without increasing machine pressure. The "rocking" motion of SineWave ensures less tooth-to-work piece contact which increases penetration for faster cutting.

Simonds International offers an extensive array of professional grade products including bandsaw blades, circular saw blades, power hacksaw blades and power tool accessories including hole saws, annular hole cutters, reciprocating saw, and hacksaw blades, hand files, and a broad variety of wood-processing machine knives, as well as support equipment for many of its products. Simonds also offers a line of industrial products including lifting and holding magnets and magnets for use on the shop floor. Its products are sold through a comprehensive worldwide distributor base.

For more information, contact Simonds International by calling toll-free (800) 343-1616 or email sales@simondsint.com.

Check it out at www.neveryieldtosteel.com

Fitchburg, MA (March 21, 2012) - Simonds International today announced the launch of its The "Never Yield To Steel" Application and Training website for industrial cutting solutions.

The Never Yield To Steel website will spotlight Simonds' support of on-going developments in bandsaw blade technologies and will involve customers and industrial distributors in finding solutions for "real world" cutting applications.

"This website is designed to create interest at the end-user level while supporting the business efforts of our distributors in the field," stated David Miles, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Simonds. "The Never Yield To Steel site reflects the energy and excitement that our sales force brings to working with our customers."

The site details the optimum applications for our BroadBand® and A8 Bi-Metal Bandsaw Blades - saws handle the broadest cutting applications and cut the broadest material ranges to reduce the number of costly blade type changeovers by operators. Simonds BlockBuster M42 Bandsaw Blades are engineered for high-production cutting applications. These saws thrive where cut accuracy and blade life are the most critical factors and can cut through a wide variety of steel including carbon, chrome, tool, die and stainless as well as titanium and other alloys. Triple Chip Carbide Blades are ideal for cutting applications requiring smooth finishes and high production rates found in production cutting operations, steel service centers, aerospace and forging houses.

TBeyond products, Simonds' patented Sine-Wave technology will be showcased. This proprietary technology incorporates a series of "ramps" on the back edge of bandsaw blades, which allows bandsaw machines to exert more force into a cut without increasing machine pressure. It provides an aggressive broaching action in the cut, enhancing cutting ability, reducing work time and increasing blade life.

Simonds International offers an extensive array of professional grade products including bandsaw blades, circular saw blades, power hacksaw blades and power tool accessories including hole saws, annular hole cutters, reciprocating saw, and hacksaw blades, hand files, and a broad variety of wood-processing machine knives, as well as support equipment for many of its products. Simonds also offers a line of industrial products including lifting and holding magnets and magnets for use on the shop floor. Its products are sold through a comprehensive worldwide distributor base.

For more information, contact Simonds International by calling toll-free (800) 343-1616 or email sales@simondsint.com.

Fitchburg, MA (January 22, 2012) - Supporting its presence across the Pacific Rim, Simonds International has just published a new bandsaw blade reference guide in Mandarin Chinese. The new six page gatefold brochure features Simonds most popular products used throughout the Far East including bi-metal and carbide bandsaw blades.

The four color brochure will be used across Simonds sales network, regional distribution and weld centers in China, Malaysia and Singapore. Simonds bi-metal products such as A8 BroadBand and M-42 SiClone, BundleBuster and Dieband Plus and carbide products such as Triple Chip and Carbide Set Tooth are featured. Sizing and band application charts are also provided including guides on material and shape cutting.

Simonds International offers an extensive array of professional grade products including bandsaw blades, circular saw blades (SystiMatic™ brand), power hacksaw blades and power tool accessories including hole saws, annular hole cutters, reciprocating saw, hacksaw and jigsaw blades. Simonds also offers a line of industrial products including lifting and holding magnets and magnets for use on the shop floor. Its products are sold through a comprehensive distributor base.

For more information, contact Simonds International by calling toll-free (800)343-1616.