Key Knife manufactures custom chipping, flaking, and planing solutions for the global wood products industry. The innovative indexible knife systems and service programs help mills to improve recovery, product quality, production, and operating costs.
Key Knife is unique in that they are employee owned. The employee/owners thrive on developing custom solutions, and take pride in delivering value through the leveraging of their knowledge, products, and services.
Key Knife Products
Knife Honer
Key Knife’s compact Pro-Honer II enables mills to rehone their Key Knives on site, making Key Knife…
Taper Tip
Key Knife developed Taper Tip, the UNconventional knife, for mills that prefer to use traditional knife solutions…
Drum Chipper Retrofit System
Key Knife’s newest retrofit chipping systems for drum chippers utilize the latest in indexable knife technology. If…
Planer Side Head Retrofit System
Key Knife’s newest product innovation, planer side head retrofit holders, allow planer mills to upgrade existing conventional…
Anvil
Key Knife applied their knowledge and expertise in indexible solutions to anvils. The result in an innovative…
BCS III
The BCS III system for disc chippers yields the ideal combination of high performance and low operating…
BCS II
Key Knife’s newest chipping system for whole log and waste-wood disc chippers utilizes the latest in indexable…
KPS
Key Knife has revolutionized chipping by developing a system that delivers unmatched durability, ease of use, performance,…
Drum Style/CNS Chipping Heads
HY2 is the top selling drum style chipping head on the market. A robust design coupled with…
Knife Rings
Key Knife’s innovative knife ring is providing particleboard plants around the world with cost effective solutions
Key Planer Head
The Key Planer Head can house up to 100% more knives in a given cut diameter vs. conventional heads.
High Recovery Modular Head
Modular design allows for quick change of worn or damaged parts. Ridge XL knife system delivers excellent board finish and chip quality.
30 Years of Industry Experience
Since 1996, Keymatic have been providing Value Generating Equipment and Education to Infield and Stationary Chipping Installations, Saw Shops and Saw Mills throughout the South Pacific Region. Drawing on unmatched industry experience, the consistent Keymatic approach has been to add value to our clients businesses by looking to provide Quality Technological Solutions with knowledgeable support and a spare parts inventory to suit that Solution.
