Film Discs provide solid surface finishing.
Press Release Summary:
NORaX® U288 Abrasive Discs are made with aluminum oxide abrasive that is formed into file pattern on 3 mil polyester film backing. Discs are color coded: tan is 45 micron, green is 35 micron, and blue is 10 micron. Products are available with Speed-Grip® hook and loop and PSA disc fastening systems.
Original Press Release:
Norton Abrasives Introduces Norax® Film Discs for Solid Surface Finishing
-- The New U288 Engineered Abrasive Disc Delivers up to 10 Times Longer Life than Standard Discs --
WORCESTER, Mass., November 14, 2003-NORaX engineered abrasives are fine-grit products in which abrasive and bond are formed in distinct three-dimensional structures. Multiple patterns of these structures offer a number of performance advantages, including increased life, higher cut rate, improved surface finish and improved stock removal efficiency.
Norton Abrasives has developed the new NORaX U288 discs specifically for solid surface finishing. The new U288 discs are made with aluminum oxide abrasive that is formed into a file pattern on a 3-mil polyester film backing. The discs are color coated: 45-micron-tan, 35-micron-green and 10 micron-blue.
In tests against standard discs, the new U288 NORaX discs produced a superior finish while lasting up to 10 times longer. Lowering the number of discs used and the downtime to change discs resulted in a reduction of finishing costs.
NORaX U288 film discs are available with Speed-Grip® hook & loop and PSA disc fastening systems.
Norton is a brand of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, a division of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Saint-Gobain, one of the top 100 industrial companies in the world, is a leading producer of abrasives, building materials, flat glass, insulation, reinforcements, packaging, pipe, ceramics and high-performance plastics. Headquartered in Paris, Saint-Gobain's annual sales approximate $28.6 billion. The company has more than 173,000 employees in 47 countries. In the U.S. and Canada, Saint-Gobain employs about 26,700 people, and has 195 manufacturing locations. Its total U.S. and Canada sales in 2002 were $6.4 billion. Saint-Gobain's web site is NWw.saint-gobain.com.
The Norton web site is www.nortonabrasives.com.
