Halpern Titanium, Inc., a leader in the knife industry for nearly two decades, has decided to join forces with a newly formed entity, Three Rivers Mfg., to produce artisan knives using the latest manufacturing technology and methods without losing the old- world pride and attention to detail. TRM products are 100% Made in the USA, utilizing the high quality materials and precision machining techniques developed at Halpern.
Halpern Titanium, Inc., TRM’s parent company, began selling supplies to custom knifemakers in 1997 from the Halperns’ kitchen in Massachusetts. CNC Vertical Machining Center #1 was purchased in 1999 to machine knife scales for knife factories around the world. Fast forward 25 years from these modest beginnings, and Halpern has grown into a full knife manufacturing facility. Machinery includes 2 Flow waterjets, Berger flat grinders, an Okamoto surface grinder, a Makino wire EDM, 2 Swiss turning machines, 25 CNC Vertical Machining Centers for manufacturing TRM and private label parts. Our new prototype shop has 2 CNCs earmarked for TRM R&D.
Three Rivers Mfg. was incorporated in 2014 as a company separate from Halpern Titanium, but it wasn’t until 2018 that TRM became one of Halpern’s "favorite customers." With the release of the Neutron in the summer of 2018, followed by the Atom in 2019, TRM was primed for an explosion. The Halperns have a proven history (Halpern Titanium, Inc. was established in 1997) of nurturing a new company, so here comes TRM. Our knives can sometimes be a challenge to purchase, but we continue to improve our processes and increase our production. Unfortunately, as more TRM knives make it into the wild, the demand increases.
TRM has a reputation for listening to customers. Our Viator and Thunderbird were named by two loyal customers. The Nerd blade shape evolved from customer feedback, and many scale material options have been recommended by customers on social media.
