Product Announcements: Grinding Wheels

Our new zirconia grain shape and chemistry in Norton BlueFire Depressed Center Wheels efficiently grinds a variety of material from stainless and carbon steels, to alloys and gray iron - with up to 20% increase in life over former zirconia wheels. Available in Type 27 depressed center and 28 saucer shapes. (read more)

New! Norton QuantumX Creepfeed Wheels − The Ultimate Creepfeed Wheels

Three advanced technologies create the ultimate creepfeed wheel: patented pore-induced construction, Norton Quantum ceramic abrasive, and the newest, strongest bond in the Norton portfolio. Available in blank stock and made-to-order wheels. (read more)

Norton BlueFire Portable Cup Snagging Wheels provide exceptional performance improvements over conventional zirconia products in foundries, welding shops, fabrication facilities, steel mills, and shipyards:

• Up to 41% decrease in grind time
• Up to 129% increase in G-Ratio
• Maximum wheel life, metal removal rates, and productivity

Norton gear grinding wheel technology opens a new market for gear grinding wheels capable of high stock removal and grinding gears from a soft to a hard state while reducing finishing costs by 50%. Gear manufacturers can now grind from solid eliminating the need for cutting/milling machines and tooling and equipment required for rough cutting operations. (read more)

Best Choice for Versatility, Maximum Performance and Cost Savings.

Features:

*Revolutionary, engineered ceramic grain shape and chemistry with proven bond technology - Green (read more)

Saint-Gobain Abrasives R&D has developed a technology that combines a new abrasive grain and an innovative manufacturing process that allow the manufacturing of soft but strong permeable structures.

Vortex technology optimizes the abrasive distribution and the wheel's porosity distribution, which allows for significantly improved material removal rates and longer wheel life. (read more)

Norton NorZon Plus depressed center wheels are manufactured with a premium ceramic and zirconia alumina abrasives blend for the industry's highest productivity and lowest total grinding costs for metal fabrication, petrochemical maintenance, weld grinding, shipbuilding, foundry, pipeline, masonry and concrete fabrication. (read more)