The sale includes Superion’s line of solid tungsten carbide and ceramic razor blades, as well as its proprietary sharpening process that allows the blades to be used multiple times.
Terms of the deal, which includes equipment and intellectual property, were not disclosed.
Company officials say the sale will allow Superion Inc to concentrate on its primary line, the manufacturing of precision cutting tools for metalworking.
American Cutting Edge, a division CB Manufacturing & Sales Co, designs and produces steel and tungsten carbide industrial blades that are sold globally. Last autumn, CB Manufacturing acquired Heat Treating Inc.