Saint-Gobain Abrasives launches next-gen NORaX abrasive belts

NEWS RELEASE: Newly Engineered Norton NORaX® Abrasive Belts Offer Significantly Improved Medical Parts Finishing, Polishing Performance

See New NORaX Belts at IMTS Booth #N-237042

WORCESTER, MA — Saint-Gobain Abrasives, one of the world’s largest abrasives manufacturers, announced the introduction of its Next Generation NORaX^® N889 Micro-Structured Abrasive Belts, offering a precise, flexible design for producing consistent, fine finishes across a range of industries such as medical, aerospace, automotive, marine, metal fabrication and general metalworking. The new belts have up to 30% better performance compared with other belts in their class. This is the latest upgrade to Norton’s successful NORaX range of abrasives which also includes ceramic belts, silicon carbide belts for seaming and chamfering glass, and PSA/speed grip discs.

New NORaX Belts will be highlighted at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) Booth #N-237042 located in the Finishing/ Machining Pavilion, North Hall in McCormick Place, Chicago IL from Sept 9 – 14, 2024.

“Compared to previous generations of the NORaX belts, the new N889 belts have a high, consistent cut rate throughout the life of the abrasive belt,” said Anne Bonner, Sr. Product Manager, Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives. “Our new NORaX N889 belt conforms to contoured surfaces, providing a consistent finish, while reducing the number of process steps and overall cost of the finished parts.”

Norton NORaX N889 belts feature an engineered, high-performance micron-grade aluminum oxide grain structured in a fine 3D pyramid pattern which is especially well suited for lower pressure (0-8 PSI) applications where belt flexibility is needed. The engineered abrasive slowly erodes during grinding, exposing new, sharp abrasive grains resulting in 2-5X longer belt life than conventional polishing belts, as well as higher quality finishes, faster cutting rates and an ability to reduce finishing/ polishing steps. Multiple layers of abrasive grain, together with the evenly spaced pyramidal pattern, provide superior, consistent finishes on all types of materials, preventing uncontrolled scratches and producing a more repeatable, uniform finish throughout the entire part run. A flexible J-weight backing easily conforms to complex contours for superior, high-quality finishes.

New NORaX N889 belts are made-to-order in in a wide range of dimensions and are available in a variety of grit sizes including X6, X16, X22, X30, X45, X65, X80 and X100.

For more information visit https://nortonsga.us/NoraxN889.

About Saint-Gobain Abrasives

Saint-Gobain Abrasives offers powerful, precise, user-friendly solutions which enable customers to cut, shape and finish all materials in the most complex and challenging applications. By working closely with end-users and grinding expert partners, Saint-Gobain Abrasives designs and provides customized solutions to secure the best option for performance, cost and safety. Leveraging its global manufacturing presence, Saint-Gobain Abrasives serves its customers locally through its structured sales operations in over 27 countries, employing over 10,000 people.

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