[advertisement]

Abrasives

PRODUCT NEWS | 2024-10-22

Weiler Abrasives Launches Precision Express Program for Gear Grinding Wheels

Weiler Abrasives has launched its new Precision Express program that cuts lead times for gear grinding wheels from months to days. The program is designed to help gear manufacturers in industries such as automotive, energy and aerospace improve quality, increase consistency and deliver on time to their customers — for added peace of mind. 

PRODUCT NEWS | 2024-08-15

Weiler Abrasives Announces New Blending Disc Product

Weiler Abrasives has announced its new blending disc product lineup that is ideal for a wide range of blending, weld cleaning and polishing needs. The blending discs can help operations save time and money through faster material removal and longer product life in such applications as shipbuilding, structural fabrication and welding. 

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2024-07-23

Understanding Bevel Gear Grinding

The world of bevel gear grinding is a complex topic. How do you determine which grinding and dressing parameters to select for a desired surface finish? What type of grinding wheel should be used? What type of dresser should be used? How do all these factors affect the gear noise and quality levels? These are some questions that will be addressed in this article.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2024-04-30

Continental Diamond Tool Enters Strategic Partnership with Krebs & Riedel

Continental Diamond Tool Corporation (CDT) proudly announces its partnership with Krebs & Riedel, a global leader in the abrasives industry. This collaboration positions CDT as the exclusive North American source for Krebs & Riedel abrasive products within the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2023-10-10

Tyrolit Strengthens US-Market Position with Strategic Acquisition of Acme Abrasives

At the end of September 2023 the Tyrolit Group, a global leader in abrasive solutions, acquired all of the stock of Acme Holding Company. Acme Abrasives is a specialized abrasives manufacturer and provider based in Michigan and is now Tyrolit’s seventh manufacturing plant in the US.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2023-10-05

Weiler Presents Next Generation Abrasives

Weiler Abrasives recently announced the next evolution of abrasives — Tiger 2.0 zirconia alumina and aluminum oxide cutting, grinding and combo wheels. Designed for demanding metal fabrication industries like shipbuilding, pressure vessel and heavy equipment fabrication, these abrasives help cut through inefficiencies, safety issues and labor shortages that prevent companies from doing their best work. 

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2023-06-21

Weiler Abrasives to Showcase the Next Evolution of Abrasives at FABTECH 2023

Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes, and maintenance products for surface conditioning, announced it will attend FABTECH 2023, Sept. 11–14 at McCormick Place in Chicago. 

[advertisement]
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2023-04-14

Weiler Abrasives Introduces Key User Program

Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, has expanded the focus of its end-user support programs, broadening its workforce to help end users better meet their surface finishing challenges.  

PRODUCT NEWS | 2023-04-05

Suhner to Unveil New Robotic Electric Force Compliance System at AUTOMATE

Recognizing the role robotics plays in adding efficiency and lowering production costs for manufacturers of all types and sizes, Suhner continues to expand its robotics offering. The fully electric EFC-02 delivers precise, constant force throughout robotic grinding, sanding and deburring processes—resulting in superior, consistent surface quality. 

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2023-04-04

New CEO to Lead Weiler Abrasives Group Into Next Chapter of Growth

Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes, and maintenance products for surface conditioning, is pleased to announce that after a comprehensive global search, its board of directors has chosen Arjang “AJ” Roshan-Rouz as the next CEO. He succeeds Chris Weiler in the role; Weiler will remain with the company and serve as executive chairman.  

EVENT | 2023-01-11

CIMT 2023

Since founding in 1989, the China International Machine Tool Show (CIMT) held in every odd year has been successfully held 17 sessions so far. CIMT is the most prestigious, largest scale and most influential professional machine tool exhibition in China, regarded by the global machine tool industry as with the same popularity of EMO in Europe, IMTS in the United States, and JIMTOF in Japan. 

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2022-08-08

Tyrolit Acquires Egeli Egesan Group

In acquiring the Turkish Egeli Egesan Group the Tyrolit Group continues to implement its business expansion strategy and has further strengthened its position on the international abrasives market.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2022-04-29

Seco Green Fund Achieves Sustainability Goals for Over a Decade

To ensure their contribution to reducing climate change and negative environmental impact, Seco Tools launched the Green Investment Fund in 2012. Since then, the Green Fund has supported the investment of a diversity of sustainable projects which have reduced the environmental impact of the company’s operations.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2022-04-28

3M Technologies Address E-Mobility Trends

The automotive industry is evolving. The trend toward more electromobility is also changing the way cars are being manufactured. In some cases, this has a serious impact, not only on automakers themselves, but also on suppliers. Jürgen Hechler, Global Application Engineering Leader at 3M, is nevertheless confident: "We expect the demand for high-precision abrasives to continue to grow, despite the discussion about electromobility." Among other things, 3M supplies the automotive industry with abrasives for machining gears and shafts.

[advertisement]
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2022-04-20

Weiler Introduces Full Line of Foundry Abrasives

Weiler Abrasives has announced the availability of its Tiger abrasives line designed to deliver maximum performance in the most demanding foundry applications. With solutions to address all grinding applications in the cleaning room, Tiger products help decrease cycle times and improve operator experience. 

EVENT | 2022-04-19

2022 US Grinding Days Seminar

US Grinding Days Seminar (3M and Liebherr) is a two-day program designed to provide attendees with industry insights into the latest gear grinding methods, technology, and related topics.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2021-07-01

Teaming Up to Solve Bevel Gear Grinding Application Challenges

Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives and Gleason Works Collaborate to Achieve a High Performance Gear Grinding Solution
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2021-06-14

MPT Expo Preview: Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives

Saint-Gobain Abrasives has announced it will be featuring new Norton Quantum Prime Grinding Wheels at Motion + Power Technology Expo...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2021-06-08

Helios Gear Offer Abrasives for Gear Manufacturers

Demand for ground gears continues to grow, especially in the automotive and truck power transmission industries. Consequently, manufactur...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2021-05-06

Weiler Abrasives Expands Tiger Product Line to Include Cups, Cones and Plugs

Weiler Abrasives has expanded its popular Tiger brand of abrasives to include cups, cones and plugs for metal fabrication, including fab ...
PRODUCT NEWS | 2021-05-01

Product News

Gear-related new technology from Liquidtool Manager, Marposs, EDM Intelligent Solutions, Helios Gear Products, Kapp Niles Metrology and more.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2021-03-30

Weiler Abrasives Offers Productivity Program

Weiler Abrasives is offering its Weiler Consumable Productivity (WCP) program to help end users better manage their abrasives costs and i...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2020-10-23

Weiler Abrasives Adds Color-Coding to Brushes for Stainless Steel

Weiler Abrasives has introduced color-coding on its most popular brushes for stainless steel. The color-coding helps stop cross-contamina...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2020-10-09

Weiler Abrasives Expands Large Diameter Cutting Wheels

Weiler Abrasives has expanded its offering of Tiger and Wolverine large diameter cutting wheels for chop saws and stationary saws, and ha...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2020-08-01

IMTS Future Tech

The Digital Manufacturing Revolution Evolves in 2020 IMTS will offer two comprehensive digital programs, IMTS Network and IMTS Sp...

PRODUCT NEWS | 2020-07-01

Product News

The latest gear industry products from WFL Millturn, NUM, Superior Abrasives, GWJ Technology, Helios Gear Products, CAS Dataloggers and SMW Autoblok.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2020-06-25

Superior Abrasives Offers Surface Conditioning Belts

Superior Abrasives, LLC introduces Shur-Brite Surface Conditioning Belts which feature an open structure to resist overheating, part disc...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2020-05-15

Superior Abrasives Introduces Shur-Kut Coated Cartridge Rolls

Superior Abrasives, LLC introduces Shur-Kut Coated Cartridge Rolls which feature a specially wrapped design which produces new layers for...
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2020-05-01

Optimal Polymer Gear Design: Metal-to-Plastic Conversion

Nowadays, the progress in polymer materials and injection molding processing has enabled a drastic expansion of plastic gear applications. They are used not only for lightly loaded motion transmissions, but also in moderately loaded power drives in automotive, agriculture, medical, robotics, and many other industries.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2020-05-01

Industry News

The complete Industry News section from the May 2020 issue of Gear Technology.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2020-01-30

Weiler Abrasives Partners with Pacesetter Sales & Associates

Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, announced that effect...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-11-26

Weiler Abrasives Raises $100,000 to Support Pocono Mountains United Way

The generous employees of Weiler Abrasives Group, the Cresco-based global abrasives manufacturer, raised more than $40,000 in their annua...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-09-03

Weiler Abrasives Launches New Website

Weiler Abrasives has launched a new website designed to improve user experience and provide access to purchase product through select dis...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-08-14

Fabtech Preview: Weiler Abrasives

Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, will attend Fabtech 2...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-07-01

Industry News

The complete Industry News section from the July 2019 issue of Gear Technology.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-06-07

Weiler Abrasives Introduces CrossFlex Honing Brushes

Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, has introduced its ne...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-06-01

Industry News

The complete Industry News section from the June 2019 issue of Gear Technology./
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-04-17

Weiler Abrasives Recognized for "Leading a Warriors Charge" Campaign

Weiler Abrasives, a provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning received the People's Choi...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-01-10

Weiler Abrasives Expands Small Diameter Cutting Wheel Offering

Weiler Abrasives has expanded its offering of small diameter cutting and snagging wheels for high-speed die grinders to include Tiger AO,...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2019-01-01

Industry News

The complete Industry News section from the January/February 2019 issue of Gear Technology.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2018-12-21

Weiler Abrasives Appoints New Director of Sales - West

Weiler Abrasives, a provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, has announced the promotion...
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2018-11-01

Spin City

Grinding Wheel Technology Focuses on Speed, Efficiency and Time Savings
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2018-08-16

IMTS 2018: Meister Abrasives

At IMTS 2018, Meister Abrasives (Booth N-237341) will be displaying innovative products that can be custom-tailored to provide users with...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2018-08-07

Walter Surface Technologies Acquires Blackstone Supply Agreement from Sundisc Abrasives

Walter Surface Technologies recently announced the acquisition of the Fastenal Blackstone supply agreement and all related inventory from...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2018-03-20

Minimal Worm Expertise

Worm gearing has long been a big part of the mechanical world. If you work in the gear trade, “civilians” will rightly expect you to know things ab...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2017-08-17

Meister Abrasives HPL Grinding Wheels Naturally Release Lubricant as they Grind

Meister Abrasives new HPL (High Performance Lubrication) Grinding Wheels rely on premium grade CBN crystals fixed with durable, porous, i...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2016-09-09

IMTS 2016: Norton Saint-Gobain Abrasives (N-7051)

Saint-Gobain Abrasives has launched a new line of centerless grinding wheels to its bonded abrasives portfolio.Norton Century45 Centerles...
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2016-09-01

A Proposed Pre-Finish Cylindrical Gear Quality Standard

This proposed standard would not make any recommendations regarding the required quality for any application. The intent is to establish standard pre-finish quality classes for typical finishing operations, which only include the inspection elements that are important to properly evaluate pre-finish gear quality as it applies to the finishing operation. It would be the responsibility of the manufacturing/process engineer, quality engineer, or other responsible individual to establish the required pre-finish quality class for their application.
PRODUCT NEWS | 2016-06-01

Product News

News about the Latest Products
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2014-03-12

Frequently Asked Questions (and Other TLA or FLA)

[starbox] The advent of texting naturally leads to a desire for reduced typing. I like websites that have a “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ta...
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2014-03-01

Brad Foote and 3M Collaborate on Testing of Ground Parts

Cubitron II wheels are put to the test in this case study.
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2014-03-01

In Search of a Competitive Advantage

The grinding/abrasives market is rapidly changing, thanks to new technology, more flexibility and an attempt to lower customer costs. Productivity is at an all-time high in this market, and it’s only going to improve with further R&D. By the time IMTS 2014 rolls around this September, the gear market will have lots of new toys and gadgets to offer potential customers. If you haven’t upgraded any grinding/abrasives equipment in the last five years, now might be a good time to consider the investment.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2013-08-22

Gear Expo Preview: Norton Abrasives Booth 1153

Norton Abrasives, a brand of Saint-Gobain, has developed and launched Norton Vitrium3, the next generation of bonded abrasives products, ...
PRODUCT NEWS | 2013-08-01

Product News

The complete Product News Section from the August 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2013-06-20

Norton Grinding Abrasives Feature Bond Technology

Norton Abrasives, a brand of Saint-Gobain, has developed and launched Norton Vitrium3,  the next generation of bonded abrasives prod...
PRODUCT NEWS | 2013-01-01

Product News

The complete Product News section from the January/February 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2013-01-01

Industry News

The complete Industry News section from the January/February 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2012-12-03

Norton Abrasives Announces Brand Standards Program

Norton Abrasives, a brand of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, has announced the introduction of a new global Norton brand standards program. The s...
INDUSTRY NEWS | 2006-04-27

Rex-Cut?s Fiber Mounted Points Line Reveals Fresh Abrasives

New cotton-fiber mounted points from Rex-Cut Products expose fresh abrasives as they work to deburr and finish in one step with chatter-f...
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2004-05-01

Grinding and Abrasives

Flexibility and productivity are the keywords in today’s grinding operations. Machines are becoming more flexible as manufacturers look for ways to produce more parts at a lower cost. What used to take two machines or more now takes just one.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 1998-05-01

Hard Gear Finishing With CBN-Basic Considerations

For over 50 years, grinding has been an accepted method of choice for improving the quality of gears and other parts by correcting heat treat distortions. Gears with quality levels better than AGMA 10-11 or DIN 6-7 are hard finished, usually by grinding. Other applications for grinding include, but are not limited to, internal/external and spur/helical gear and spline forms, radius forms, threads and serrations, compressor rotors, gerotors, ball screw tracks, worms, linear ball tracks, rotary pistons, vane pump rotators, vane slots, and pump spindles.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 1995-07-01

Gear Grinding Comes of Age

In the quest for ever more exacting and compact commercial gears, precision abrasives are playing a key production role - a role that can shorten cycle time, reduce machining costs and meet growing market demand for such requirements as light weights, high loads, high speed and quiet operation. Used in conjunction with high-quality grinding machines, abrasives can deliver a level of accuracy unmatched by other manufacturing techniques, cost-effectively meeting AGMA gear quality levels in the 12 to 15 range. Thanks to advances in grinding and abrasive technology, machining has become one of the most viable means to grind fast, strong and quiet gears.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 1992-07-01

Grinding of Spur and Helical Gears

Grinding is a technique of finish-machining, utilizing an abrasive wheel. The rotating abrasive wheel, which id generally of special shape or form, when made to bear against a cylindrical shaped workpiece, under a set of specific geometrical relationships, will produce a precision spur or helical gear. In most instances the workpiece will already have gear teeth cut on it by a primary process, such as hobbing or shaping. There are essentially two techniques for grinding gears: form and generation. The basic principles of these techniques, with their advantages and disadvantages, are presented in this section.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 1988-09-01

Enhanced Product Performance--Through CBN Grinding

Modern manufacturing processes have become an ally of the product designer in producing higher quality, higher performing components in the transportation industry. This is particularly true in grinding systems where the physical properties of CBN abrasives have been applied to improving cycle times, dimensional consistency, surface integrity and overall costs. Of these four factors, surface integrity offers the greatest potential for influencing the actual design of highly stressed, hardened steel components.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 1988-03-01

Hard Gear Finishing

Hard Gear Finishing (HGF), a relatively new technology, represents an advance in gear process engineering. The use of Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) equipment ensures a high precision synchronous relationship between the tool spindle and the work spindle as well as other motions, thereby eliminating the need for gear trains. A hard gear finishing machine eliminates problems encountered in two conventional methods - gear shaving, which cannot completely correct gear errors in gear teeth, and gear rolling, which lacks the ability to remove stock and also drives the workpiece without a geared relationship to the master rolling gear. Such a machine provides greater accuracy, reducing the need for conventional gear crowning, which results in gears of greater face width than necessary.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 1984-05-01

CNC Controlled CBN Form Grinding

Borazon is a superabrasive material originally developed by General Electric in 1969. It is a high performance material for machining of high alloy ferrous and super alloy materials. Borazon CBN - Cubic Born Nitride - is manufactured with a high temperature, high pressure process similar to that utilized with man-made diamond. Borazon is, next to diamond, the hardest abrasive known; it is more than twice as hard as aluminum oxide. It has an extremely high thermal strength compared to diamond. It is also much less chemically reactive with iron, cobalt or nickel alloys.
[advertisement]