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Technical Articles

Norton Abrasives has published these technical articles:

(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....
(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...
(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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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...
(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...
(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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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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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...
(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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The purpose of this paper is to explain how high-performance abrasives can significantly lower the total cost of grinding and finishing, and maximize total operational performance....
(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......
(Abrasives and Abrasive Products)
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To improve your overall cost position, premium grinding wheels, cut-off wheels, flap and fiber discs all represent competitive opportunities for lowering your tooling cost, improving your quality and...
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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...
(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...