New Rapid Blend Coarse Grit Abrasives Offer Fast Metal Removal and Fine Finishing in One Step
Norton’s Vortex® Rapid Blend Coarse Grit Wheels and Discs offer a finishing process solution that takes down and blends welds in a single operation, providing a 30% -to- 50% improvement in productivity.
Posted: October 3, 2023
Saint-Gobain Abrasives, one of the world’s largest abrasives manufacturers, has announced the introduction of Norton Vortex Rapid Blend Coarse Grit Wheels and Discs which offer a finishing process solution that takes down and blends welds in a single operation, providing a 30% – 50% improvement in productivity, while leaving smear-free finishes. The new coarse grit wheels and discs are an extension of the Vortex Rapid Blend medium grit offering.
A proprietary engineered Vortex aluminum oxide aggregate grain stays sharper longer, resulting in an increased cut rate while producing a fine finish. Also, the new coarse grit offering features Clean Bond® a special resin chemistry that resists shedding when used on sharp edges, making it ideal for deburring with no smearing. For versatile multi-dimensional deburring and finishing that minimizes wheel changes, Vortex Rapid Blend coarse grit has a unified 3D construction allowing operators to use them on the top, bottom or side. The strong unified construction is formed by compressing multiple layers of non-woven web material and bonding together, making the abrasives extremely durable as well as waterproof, washable, conformable and non-loading.
“We are pleased to offer our customers a new ergonomic abrasives solution which has an aggressive, fast stock removal rate, while also providing a fine finish,” said Michael Radaelli, Senior Product Manager, Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives. “The new Vortex Rapid Blend coarse grit offering reduce grinding steps and save significant time and costs, offering over twice the life of conventional unified wheels.”
The new Vortex Rapid Blend coarse grit addition is ideal for aluminum, mild steel, carbon, Inconel, titanium and stainless steel materials found in axle and thread deburring, finishing and blending applications in industries such as oil and gas, metal fabrication, aerospace, automotive and welding/ MRO.
Vortex Rapid Blend coarse grit wheels and discs are available in densities from high to low, depending on the application. Harder density wheels offer more heavy stock removal, and softer density wheels are suitable for mild finishing applications.
ABOUT SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES
Saint-Gobain Abrasives offers powerful, precise, user-friendly solutions, which enable customers to cut, shape and finish all materials in the most complex and challenging applications. By working closely with end-users and grinding expert partners, Saint-Gobain Abrasives designs and provides customized solutions to secure the best option for performance, cost and safety. Leveraging its global manufacturing presence, Saint-Gobain Abrasives serves its customers locally through its structured sales operations in over 27 countries, employing over 10,000 people.
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