Product category:
Abrasive grinding wheels, abrasives
News Release from: Saint-Gobain Abrasives | Subject: Altos porous grinding wheels
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 November 2002
Porous grinding wheels do not clog so
easily
A new concept in porous grinding wheel technology uses extruded ceramic grain with high length to diameter ratio to offer high performance and long wheel life.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives is launching a new concept in porous grinding wheel technology that offers high performance and long wheel life - the Altos range Conventional porous wheel production depends on an added pore inducer, which can result in grains clumping around pores within the finished wheel
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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High speed grinding uses conventional abrasives
For high speed grinding, a revolutionary system using conventional abrasives operates at 140m/s to produce higher metal removal rates than can be achieved with vitrified CBN wheels.
This creates the potential for friction spots and reduces coolant access.
Altos contains an extruded ceramic grain with high length to diameter ratio to produce a wheel that is highly porous and permeable with optimum grain spacing.
Altos offers better metal removal rates and improved form holding, ideal for applications that involve large contact area with the work piece.
For the customer, this means significantly reduced cycle times and less need for wheel dressing, providing an extended wheel life.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives is the technology behind brands including Norton, Universal, Winter, Bay State and Flexovit.
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