Private company
Olfa
Logo: Olfa Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Japanese utility knife company
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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersOsaka1
- Websiteolfa.com/fr
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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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.2
Products and brands
- utility knife
Listed on Wikidata.1
Their products include heavy-duty and specialty cutting tools for the building industry, safety tools for industrial applications, rotary cutters, self-healing or cutting mats, art knives and rulers for the crafting industry.
The company's products are frequently recommended for use in crafts such as book repair, calligraphy, quilt making, modelling, sewing, picture framing and appliqué.
From Wikipedia’s article on OLFA, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- Jun 8, 1967Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.olfa.com1
- Websiteolfa.com/fr1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/17517407148727391
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/olfa_japan1
- WikipediaOLFA
- WikidataQ972980
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataOlfa on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaOlfa on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsOlfa logo by Olfa Corporation, Public domain
- 4WikipediaOlfa on Wikipedia (revision used)