Depressed Center Grinding Wheels Help Minimize Operator Fatigue

Saint-Gobain Abrasives, the world's largest abrasives manufacturer, has introduced Norton QUANTUM3™ (NQ3) Depressed Center Grinding Wheels. Featuring a proprietary grain along with a tougher bond system containing a unique combination of fillers and bonding agents that allow for much better mix quality in manufacturing, NQ3 provides substantially faster grinding for more metal removal and longer wheel life, with less operator fatigue, to significantly increase grinding output. Test results conducted with NQ3 and competitive wheels revealed that NQ3 removed almost twice the amount of carbon steel at five minute intervals. 

Norton Quantum3 wheels are constructed using a precisely engineered iron, sulfur and chlorine-free resin technology to provide a uniform abrasive distribution throughout the wheel. This unique bond was designed for retaining the grains long enough during and after grain fractures. This subtle but powerful bond characteristic enables both excellent cut rates and exceptionally long wheel life.

"Norton Quantum3 grain tends to be more rounded than precision-shaped ceramic grain. This allows a more robust, sharper cutting action with less vibration, for much easier operator control. These wheels don't grab or dig when used in any direction. They simply glide through the workpiece while removing metal. This also means the free cutting control can boost the amperage on its own without additional pressure needed on the tool," said Debbie Gaspich, Norton Abrasives director of product management, North America. "Norton Quantum3 grinding wheels are made in the USA and provide users the lowest total operating cost and the most productive grinding yield in the industry."

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Backed by its experience and its capacity to continuously innovate, Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the habitat and construction market, designs, manufactures and distributes high-performance and building materials providing innovative solutions to the challenges of growth, energy efficiency and environmental protection. With 2015 global sales of $44 billion, Saint-Gobain operates in 64 countries and has more than 180,000 employees. For the fourth year in a row, the Company has been ranked by Thomson Reuters as one of the Top 100 Global Innovators.