THE STORY.
Arcos Hermanos S.A. is considered the first Spanish cutlery company and the one with the greatest international projection in the world.
The first piece produced by the Arcos company in 1734 was the scissors, created by Juan de Arcos and currently housed in the Museum of Cutlery in Albacete. That relic was donated by the owners of Arcos Hermanos who wanted to show the beauty of this piece to the entire public.
The engraving on one of the blades reads 'Albacete 1734' and shows the company's long career.
In the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid are other desk scissors, made by Juan de Arcos Gallardo, dating from 1745 and 1746. They constitute another unique piece of Arcos' history.
This family business, whose products have ranked at the top of the world cutlery market, is very proud of its trajectory and of having transcended borders to become what it is today: a leading cutlery company and constantly growing. Nearly 3 centuries of work and recognition place Arcos on the highest rungs of the market and give it a special trust from its customers, which is growing all the time.
QUALITY.
Since its inception, Arcos Hermanos has worked with the aim of constantly improving the quality level of its products.
A human team with excellent training and great professionalism is in charge of the automations of the manufacturing processes in order to achieve maximum production performance and control, along with continuous and constant quality improvement.
The ISO 9001:2008 certificate is a testament to this international recognition.
In addition, Arcos boasts the diploma issued by the Health Registry (39.03065/AB), along with the prestigious exclusive U.S. NSF (National Standard Food) Certification.
Arcos Hermanos S.A., on Avenida Gregorio Arcos in Albacete, Spain, guarantees all its products for 10 years, against all manufacturing defects, as long as proper use is made of the tool for which it was manufactured.
DESIGN AND INNOVATION
The firm's commitment to design has been recognized with many awards. In 2007 the Castilla-La Mancha Award for Design that led the company to be nominated for the National Design Awards, one of the most important Spanish competitions and granted by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade and the Barcelona Centre de Disseny Foundation. For Arcos Hermanos, Design is as important as Innovation, which has become and is becoming more and more a fundamental working tool. One example is NITRUM® steel, which has made the firm a pioneer in its use.
SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMITMENT
Arcos Hermonos is a company founded on the basis of sustainability and working for progress, spreading and committing to environmental conservation. The company's concern for the welfare of current and future generations is reflected in the operation of the production chain and the use of waste compacting machines for recycling. Reduced discharges and clean production systems, as well as the use of solar energy in manufacturing, characterize its work. Such efforts were honored in 2013 by the Recycling Design Award through an eco-design project with the Knife.
THE NUMBERS.
Arcos Hermanos has a work area distributed in various installations in the province of Albacete, Spain, but products can be found on all continents.
Arcos is present in 94 countries and has as many as 500 employees, who attend to the production of 1100 different models of knives, at an average of 75000 pieces per day. The total area covered by the various production divisions, in the province of Albacete, is around 30,000sqm covered.
The company works using the very latest manufacturing technologies, constantly updated, to achieve absolute uniformity of quality for each product. Arcos Hermanos is also recognized as a Leading Enterprise in both the production of cutlery for professional and home use.
THE PARTS OF A KNIFE
- TIP: final end point of the knife
- BLADE: sheet generally made of steel, which forms the cutting part of the knife
- WIRE: sharp part or edge of the knife blade, which can be: single edge - double edge - serrated edge - honeycombed edge
- EDGE: part opposite the edge of the knife blade
- DEFENSE: edge next to the blade that provides greater safety during cutting
- BALANCE: joining part between the blade and the handle that serves to balance the knife
- GUANCETTE: the two parts that joined together form the handle are so called
- RIVETS: they completely join the handle to the edge of the knife
- SPIGA: this is the extension of the blade that extends through the entire handle and is thus called the full spike.