Metal Shear Blades & Kits

DETCO provides only the best quality shear blades:

• Maximum reliability, performance and extended blade life 
• Highest quality proprietary materials for more profitable operations
• Guaranteed to fit all shears, balers and shredders
• In stock ready for delivery

For more than a century, DETCO has manufactured metal cutting knives for a variety of industries. Scrap and Demolition are the two main industries where DETCO shear blades can be found (i.e.: Labounty Shear Blades & Genesis Shear Blades). Our mobile shear blades and stationary shear blades combine proprietary alloys with temperature controlled heat treatment to provide maximum reliability, performance and extended blade life through enhanced edge wear resistance. This means less downtime and more profitable shearing operations.  

Our shear blades are made with the highest quality materials using close tolerance quality control standards.

Guaranteed to fit all shears, balers and shredders

Most blades, bolts and wear components are in stock ready for immediate delivery. Some of the more common brands we serve include:

DETCO Shear Blades

Mobile Attachments

As the oldest shear blade manufacturer in the world, we’ve led the industry in innovations, some of which have now become the standard among US shear manufacturers. Our experience designing and manufacturing mobile shear blades surpasses any other, including being the first to bring chrome boron alloy to the U.S. market over 20 years ago.

Easily the ‘star of the show’ in scrap yards and on demo sites, mobile shears play a critical role due to their diversity and functionality in scrap metal recycling and selective demolition applications. Mobile shears are selected for their reliability, durability, and productivity with just a single operator, but this cannot be achieved without the quality Detroit Edge puts into each one of our shear blades.

Stationary / Balers / Loggers

Boasting some of the highest tonnage shear force in the industry, ferrous balers, guillotine shears, and baler/logger shears are built to last and withstand the test of time, which is why you should choose 5th generation, family-owned, Detroit Edge Tool Company with your baler shear blade requirements. Our blades are designed to withstand the heavy duty application of various grades of material that require 1,000 tons shear force to be processed.

Alligator & Custom Shears

Seemingly obsolete, with a cast iron body and driven by belt & flywheel, the alligator shear has found a permanent place in the scrap recycling industry and they are still widely used today. The newer hydraulic models will carry on the legacy, and nobody knows more about these small but mighty shears than the experts at Detroit Edge.

Why Choose DETCO?

Over twenty years ago, Detroit Edge Tool Co. pioneered bringing chrome boron alloy to the U.S. market. We have proven to be the industry standard among US shear manufacturers and trusted among many shear/baler manufacturers and scrap recycling yards worldwide. Other companies have tried to imitate our material chemistry and heat-treating methods. However, the DETCO proprietary alloy maintains a keen edge throughout the blade’s life. DETCO’s heat treat process allows the blade to be hard enough to cut through the toughest steel, but flexible enough to not shatter. 

DETCO blades maximize your productivity and profitability while lowering your costs and downtime. As an additional Value-Add, DETCO’s capabilities to reverse engineer and redesign obsolete or unsupported brand shear blades set us apart from the competition. We often save our customers 30-50% or more on their custom blade purchases vs. OEM & other after-market options.

DETCO carries inventory on nearly every mobile & stationary shear in the market. Our enhanced piercing tips distribute the cutting force evenly through the primary and secondary blades for maximum blade life. DETCO also offers full replacement cutting blades for most makes and models, guaranteed to fit and perform to the OEM specs.