Olfa

Olfa Corporation
Native name
オルファ株式会社
Company typePrivate KK
IndustryTools
FoundedOsaka (1956 (1956))
FounderYoshio Okada
Headquarters
Higashi-nakamoto, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, 537-0021
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Products
  • Cutters
  • Knives
  • Blades
  • Cutting accessories
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Olfa Corporation (オルファ株式会社, Orufa Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of utility knives, founded in 1956 in Osaka, Japan. The name is derived from the Japanese words oru (折る, bend and break) and ha (刃, blade). The company is known for inventing the snap-off blade and the rotary cutter.

  1. ^ "About Olfa". Olfa Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Company Profile". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved February 17, 2016.