


Since 1945, we have manufactured grinders, most of which use coated abrasive belts. Throughout the years, we have served basic metals producers, metal fabricators, hand tool forgers, nuclear and fossil boiler manufacturers, rubber roll producers and users, various graphic art industries, industrial machinery builders, and many more.
There are advantages in many operations in using abrasive belts instead of hard bonded wheels. One advantage is derived from the way belts are coated with abrasives: all abrasive grains are oriented with long axis perpendicular to the surface of the belt; in contrast all grains are oriented randomly in hard bond wheels. The belt has only one layer of grain; no energy must be used to rupture bond to use all the grains on the belts as is necessary with hard wheels. There are always many more abrasive grain cutting edges per unit of area of engagement with an abrasive belt than with hard bonded wheels. The abrasive belt cuts more freely and tends to remain cool.