Steel blade handles tough hoses

Hose Hog HD Made of high-speed steel, Hyde's Hose Hog blade is ideal for cutting industrial-grade rubber and plastic hoses and tubes, including wire-reinforced hoses. It is available in 10-inch diameter with a 0.75-inch arbor hole made to fit most standard shop saws.

What's new? Use in the plastics industry. Hyde says the blade, which it originally developed for cutting chicken, is useful to makers of hose assemblies.

Benefits Clean cuts, limiting product waste. Unlike hydraulic cutting systems, the nonabrasive blade can cut through tough material efficiently without generating smoke or excessive heat.

Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions, Southbridge, Mass., 508-764-4344, www.hydeblades.com