Technical Articles
Norton Abrasives has published these technical articles:
(Surface Finishing Products and Equipment)
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Improving surface finish can be done by making adjustments to one or more of these points: operational parameters, wheel dressing, grit size, coolant delivery, and machine condition....
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Norton Abrasives' SG Blaze and TwinStar flap discs feature Quick Trim, a flexible, easily-trimmed plastic back plate that enables full use of the flaps to reduce material and labor costs. Read How......
(Calibration and Testing Services)
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For many aerospace components, grinding systems achieve greater productivity than milling and broaching on today's lighter, tougher, harder materials. Tests performed at Saint-Gobain Abrasives Higgins...
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Many cutting tool manufacturers already use CBN grinding wheels to grind small, round, HSS cutting tools from hardened blanks. However, recent field trials demonstrate that the latest superabrasive...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Two types of grinding operations are commonly used to form the exterior shapes of round or nearly round objects or workpieces: cylindrical and centerless grinding. Cylindrical grinding (sometimes...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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When it comes to attaining the best roundness, dimensional tolerance and surface finish for bar stock, centerless grinding is the clear choice among machine operators. The throughfeed grinding process...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Cylindrical parts, such as bearings, races and bushings require grinding of the inside diameter to obtain a precise surface finish. This operation, known as internal diameter (ID) grinding, involves...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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When an operator enters the doors of a roll grinding shop, it is typically with the intention of shaping rolls that will work for a wide range of purposes. The operator, of course, has to follow...
(Cutting and Forming Tools)
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In the world of precision manufacturing, grinding operations are often viewed through a narrow lens-price. It is tempting to compare grinding wheels based solely on the upfront cost, especially when...
(Surface Finishing Products and Equipment)
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As more companies are faced with the need for labor, it’s no secret that automation provides a potential solution for mitigating workforce challenges. More than 517,000 industrial robots were...
(Cutting and Forming Tools)
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Like anything being sold commercially, upgrades are necessary to keep the customer engaged. That holds true in the metal fabricating space as well, especially if you are talking about a consumable...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Automation, much like Henry Ford’s assembly line, is transforming the manufacturing workplace. Therefore, it is in a company’s best interest to determine how to leverage this movement. For...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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The Norton brand delivers an abrasives portfolio that meets and exceeds the expectations of users in a variety of markets and applications. Available in performance tiers, we offer the right product...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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As manufacturing process requirements evolve and become more challenging in both the U.S.A. and abroad, abrasive products for metalworking applications must also evolve to meet new criteria, while...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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ANSI B7.1 is the abrasive (grinding) wheel industry standard for the “Safety Requirements for the Use, Care, and Protection of Abrasive Wheels;” most abrasive wheel safety-related...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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The goal of every manufacturer is to increase profit and reduce costs. Experience shows that increasing throughput while adhering to safety and quality standards is a powerful way to improve...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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In the world of precision manufacturing, grinding operations are often viewed through a narrow lens-price. It is tempting to compare grinding wheels based solely on the upfront cost, especially when...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Would you feel safe driving a car at 100 miles per hour, knowing that the wheels were damaged or not fully secured? The wheels on a car are similar to the flanges on a grinder because they both...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Situated in the small farming community of Attica, Indiana, privately-held Harrison Steel Castings Company faced a major challenge: a shrinking skilled workforce in a competitive employment market and...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Abrasive products are generally categorized into two main groups: bonded abrasives and coated abrasives. However, there’s a third category in the abrasives market that serves a specialized...
(Surface Finishing Products and Equipment)
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Abrasive products are generally categorized into two main groups: bonded abrasives and coated abrasives. However, there’s a third category in the abrasives market that serves a specialized...
(Cutting and Forming Tools)
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Modern abrasive grains and stronger bonding methods found in the latest non-woven abrasives enable shops to quickly achieve desired surface quality....
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Challenging grinding and weld finishing operations can substantially benefit from custom, automated solutions. It could be research and testing of new abrasives to improve quality or throughput, or it...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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In the past several years, we have heard of wheel breakages and accidents involving abrasive wheels breaking on start-up. This article is designed to remind users of the proper procedure when starting...
(Surface Finishing Products and Equipment)
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Abrasive cup wheels are a fast, convenient way of grinding and cutting, but you must use caution and plan ahead like any cutting tool. By following OSHA and ANSI safety standards, you can be sure you...
(Surface Finishing Products and Equipment)
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A quick-mount hub is a threaded hub permanently attached to a portable grinding wheel. It allows the wheel to be mounted directly onto a threaded angle-grinder arbor without additional flanges or...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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When evaluating paper abrasives, one of the most critical considerations is the grading of the grain. This is especially important when you are trying to achieve the smoothest, most consistent finish....
(Surface Finishing Products and Equipment)
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Sanding composite materials may look straightforward, but achieving consistent, high-quality results requires far more than simply picking up a sander....
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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How an abrasive is constructed impacts how that abrasive performs. Depending on your purpose or application, you want to choose an abrasive built to achieve the results you want. There are three...
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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Properly maintaining a grinding wheel’s performance and accuracy relies on truing and dressing. These processes also help optimize your grinding efficiency and improve your productivity over the...
(Cutting and Forming Tools)
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The Norton brand delivers an abrasives portfolio that meets and exceeds the expectations of users in a variety of markets and applications. Available in performance tiers, we offer the right product...