Purchasing Resources for Abrasives

3M / Abrasive Systems Division

Manufacturer of a complete line of coated abrasives including emery, garnet, non-woven, resin bond, aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, alumina zirconia, diamond and ceramic aluminum oxide abrasives. Manufacturer of Trizact(tm) micro-replicated abrasives, m

http://www.3m.com/market/industrial/abrasives

Abrasifs Grains & Poudres S.A. (AGP)

Produces abrasive grains and powders for surface treatment of optics and glass and for industrial applications. Based in France.

http://www.agp-abrasifs.com/index_uk.html

Abrasive Technology

Manufacturer of electroplated, metal, and resin bonded superabrasive diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) abrasive grinding wheels, wear parts and polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tooling.

http://www.abrasive-tech.com/

Abrasive.ru

Distributor of coated abrasives to the industrial market.

http://www.abrasive.ru/

Active Machine and Tool

Manufacturer of router bits (diamond, insert, carbide), circular saws (diamond, carbide), shape cutters, molder heads, knife stocks, inserters, boring bits, multispur bits, drills, end-mills, reamers, taps, abrasives, hand tools and related accesories.

http://www.activemachine.com/

American Superabrasives

Provider of industrial diamonds for industrial products including dressers, diamond drilling, wire drawing, boring tools and saws.

http://www.diamond-abrasives.com/

Aremco Products, Inc.

Manufacturer of alumina, cordierite, glass ceramics, mullite, zirconia phosphate ceramics and steatite ceramics, high temperature adhesives and coatings, sealants and acting compounds. Parent/holding company with a unit involved in the manufacture of bobb

http://www.aremco.com/

Asia Abrasive Co., Ltd.

Manufactures magnesia and epoxy grinding wheels, ceramic, alumina and zirconia balls, polishing barrel media and compounds, and processing equipment. Based in Korea.

http://www.cerasia.com/

Atlantic Tool Systems

Distributor of abrasives, repair parts, material handling equipment, air, electric and power tools.

http://www.atlantictoolsystems.com/

Awuko

Manufacturer of coated abrasives (aluminium oxide, zirconium, corundum and silicon carbide).

http://www.awuko.com/

Barnes Environmental International (BEI)

Producer, distributor and recycler of industrial minerals, including abrasives, specialty sands and metallurgical minerals. A Division of Stake Technology Ltd.

http://www.bei.ca/

Barton Group

Producer of industrial garnet products for coated abrasives, filtration media, sandblast media, optical grinding and polishing, and abrasive waterjet cutting applications. Based in New York.

http://www.barton.com/

Bates Abrasive Products, Inc.

Producer of advanced material abrasives. The material is composed of resins which are used on grinding disks and cloth belts. Products are sold to multiple industries.

http://www.marvelabrasives.com/

Blanchard Abrasives, Inc.

Manufacturer of bonded abrasive segments and wheels. Products are sold to multiple industries.

http://www.radiac.com/

Breamer Grinding Supply USA

Manufacturer and supplier of superabrasive products for all grinding applications.

http://www.bgsusa.com/

Burr Off Industries/ Sandpaper of Texas

Manufacturer of vibratory finishing equipment, coated abrasives, vibratory finishing compounds, sandblasting equipment, vibratory media and sandblasting media.

http://www.burroffind.com/

C.F. Schroeder Schleifmittelwerke GmbH

Manufacturer of bonded and coated abrasive products. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.cf-schroeder.de/

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

Producer of aluminum based abrasives called chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) or slurries. Products are used as a polish to better enable integrated circuit manufacturers to produce smaller, faster and more complex devices. Products are sold to mult

http://www.cabot-corp.com/mmd

Carbidie Corp.

Manufacturer of tungsten carbide preforms for specialty die and wear applications. Products are sold to the automotive industry and to can tool and pump manufacturers.

http://www.carbidie.com/

Carborundum Abrasives G.B. Limited

Manufacturer and worldwide supplier of bonded and coated abrasive products, and resins. Owns Anglo Abrasives Ltd, UK supplier of abrasives and is part of Carbo plc.

http://www.carbogb.co.uk

Carborundum Abrasives North America

Supplier of stock abrasives (coated, non-woven, bonded) and superabrasives. A unit of Saint-Gobain.

http://www.carborundumabrasives.com/

Carborundum Schleifmittel

Manufacturer of bonded and coated abrasive products. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.carborundum-schleifmittel.de/

Castle Diamond Technology

Manufacturer of industrial diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) grinding wheels.

http://www.castle-tech.co.uk/

Ceramic Composites, Inc.

Producer of ceramic composites and coatings, carbide nanopowders and refractory metal coatings used for aerospace applications.

http://www.techassess.com/

CITCO

Manufacturer of diamond dressing tools, rotary diamond dressers, diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) cutting tools, and diamond and CBN wheels. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.citcodiamond.com/

CMP Industries, Inc. / Nobilium Company

Manufacturer of partial denture material and dental processing equipment. Producer of cobalt alloys, nickel alloys, dental abrasives, dental wax and acrylic resin. Products are sold to the dental industry. This company was capitalized by private investmen

http://www.cmpindustry.com

Colonial West

Supplier of abrasive products, including bonded abrasives, coated abrasives, super abrasives and cutting and grinding wheels.

http://www.colonialwest.com/

Composition Materials Co., Inc.

Producer and distributor of plastic blasting media, abrasives, polycarbonate deflashing media, fillers and grain abrasives. Products are used in aircraft and automotive dry stripping and other applications. Products are sold to the aerospace, trucking, au

http://www.compomat.com/

CORA Schleiftechnik

Manufacturer of coated abrasives, cut-off and rough grinding wheels. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.cora-schleiftechnik.de/

Cratex Manufacturing

Manufacturer of natural and synthetic rubber-bonded silicon carbide and aluminum oxide abrasives for use in deburring, finishing and polishing applications. The target market for these products include the aerospace, automotive, food and electronics indu

http://www.cratex.com/

Dorfnerwerk

Manufactures grinding wheels in vitrified bond. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.dorfnerwerk.de/

DRONCO

Supplier of cutting and grinding wheels, flapdiscs, emery cloth, diamond tools, ceramic-bonded abrasives and brushes.

http://www.dronco.de/

E.C. Mitchell Co., Inc.

Manufacturer of magnetic retrievers, sharpening bands, aluminum oxide abrasive, silicon carbide abrasive and crocus cords and tapes. Applications include deburring holes, polishing metals, widening slots and removing rust. Products are sold to the wood wo

http://www.mitchellsabrasives.com/

EFESIS Schleiftechnik GmbH

Manufacturer of bonded abrasives, cubic boron nitride (CBN) and diamond grinding tools, honing tools, diamond dressing tools, bonded grinding wheels, conventional abrasives and superabrasives. A Saint Gobain company.

http://www.efesis.de/

Elbe Schleiftechniik

Manufacturer of ceramic and resinoid bonded grinding wheels.

http://www.elbe-abrasives.com/

Electro Abrasives Corp.

Manufacturer of green and black silicon carbide abrasives and powders; cryolite; alumina powders; aluminum oxide abrasives; and boron carbide powders. Products are sold to grinding wheel manufacturers, refractory manufacturers, industrial lapping, polish

http://www.electroabrasives.com/

Empire Abrasive Equipment Co.

Manufacturer of abrasive blast cleaning equipment for a wide variety of applications. Products are sold to the metal finishing industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.

http://www.empire-airblast.com/

Engis Corp.

Provider of diamond and CBN abrasive wheel and dressing systems design services. Manufacturer of lapping equipment, single-pass bore finishing systems, superabrasive tools, diamond abrasives, cubic boron nitride abrasives and abrasive slurries. Products a

http://www.engis.com/

Ervin Industries

Producer of steel abrasives. Products are sold to the metalworking industry.

http://www.ervinindustries.com/

Even Cut Abrasive Company

Supplies industrial coated and non-woven abrasive products (wheels, discs, cartridge rolls). Based in Ohio.

http://www.evencut.com/

Exolon-ESK Company

Manufacturer of silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, boron carbide, cerium oxide and other materials for the abrasive, metallurgical and refractory industries. Based in New York.

http://www.exolon.com/

Fansteel, Inc. / Hydro Carbide Division

Manufacturer of metal tungsten carbide materials, rod die and wear parts and preforms and provider of related metal fabrication services. Products and services are sold to the rotary tool and die making industries.

http://www.hydrocarbide.com/

Field Abrasive Manufacturing

Manufacturer of abrasive products including aluminum oxide. Products are sold to wholesale distributors. This company was capitalized by private investment.

http://www.fieldabrasive.com/

Flexovit UK

Manufacturer and supplier of abrasive products and machine tools including resinoid bonded cutting and grinding wheels, and abrasive cutting-off machines with abrasive cut-off wheels.

http://www.flexovit-uk.com/

Fujimi America Inc.

Manufacturer of aluminum oxide abrasives and CMP slurries. Products are sold to semiconductor industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.

http://www.fujimiam.com/

Fujimi Corp.

Producer of aluminum oxide abrasives, silicon carbide abrasives and pads, diamond slurries and polishing compounds. This company is a joint venture of Fujimi Incorporated and SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc. Products are sold to the semiconductor industry.

http://www.fujimico.com/

Garryson

Manufacturer of abrasives and worldwide supplier of solid carbide cutting tools, tungsten carbide burrs, abrasive flap discs and abrasive finishing products.

http://www.garryson.com/

GE Superabrasives

Manufacturer of diamond and boron nitride abrasives, micron powders, and polycrystalline diamond blanks. Products are sold to the aerospace, automotive, construction, tool manufacturing, and abrasive industries.

http://www.abrasivesnet.com/

General Industrial Diamond Co. Inc.

Manufactures superabrasive diamond cutters, grinding wheels, dressers and machines.

http://www.gidco.com/

GMA Garnet

Supplier of garnet abrasives used for blast cleaning, waterjet cutting and water filtration.

http://www.gmagarnet.com/

Grier Abrasive

Manufacturer of abrasive products such as mounted points and grinding wheels.

http://www.grierabrasive.com/

Hermes Abrasives, Ltd.

Supplier of coated and bonded abrasives. Based in Virginia.

http://www.hermesabrasives.com/

Hermes Abrasives

Manufacturer of coated and bonded abrasives as well as abrasive tools. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.hermes-schleifmittel.com/

ITS-AU Inc.

Supplier of cutting tools and abrasives serving the Western US.

http://www.itsaui.com/

JacksonLea

Manufacturer of abrasive finishing products including greaseless buffing, bar buffing, and liquid buffing compounds, polishing lubricants, abrasive polishing compounds and cements and brute buffs and finishing products. The greaseless compounds are availa

http://www.jacksonLea.com/

Johnson Abrasives Co., Inc.

Specializes in coated abrasive products for a wide range of industrial and contractor markets. Based in New Hampshire.

http://www.johnsonabrasives.com/

Jowitt & Rodgers Co., Inc.

Producer of aluminum oxide and silicon carbide abrasive products for surface grinding applications. Provider of contracted manufacturing services. Products and services are provided to machine shops, automobile manufacturers, and to the steel industry.

http://www.jowitt.com/usa/index.html

K.C. Abrasive Company

Manufacturer of fine aluminum oxide and silicon carbide abrasive powders, categorized by particle size and distribution ranges. Abrasives are used primarily in the electronics and optical industries, in the lapping/polishing process of semiconductors, ty

http://www.kcabrasive.com/

Kingmaster Abrasive and Polishing

Manufacturer of abrasives and polishing tools.

http://www.kingmaster.com.hk/

Klingspor

Manufacturer and worldwide supplier of abrasive tools inlcluding rolls, belts, fiber discs, abrasive sheets, mops and mop discs, grinding discs and cut-off wheels, and diamond cutting blades.

http://www.klingspor.de/

Krebs & Riedel Schleifscheibenfabrik

Manufacturer of grinding wheels, cubic boron nitride (CBN) and diamond tools, diamond tools for the natural stone and construction industries, and grinding and cut-off machines.

http://www.krebs-riedel.com/

Landis Gardner

Manufacturer of abrasives, grinders, cutting tools and shafts. Products include bonded aluminum oxide, bonded carbide and bonded diamond abrasives; double disc, precision cylindrical, plain/universal, centerless and specialty grinders; crank and cam shaft

http://www.landisgardner.com/

Lands Superabrasives

Supplier of industrial diamonds for dressers, die stones and micronpowders. Manufacturer of superabrasives.

http://www.landssuperabrasives.com/

Lapport Schleifmittel

Manufacturer of ceramic bonded cubic boron nitride (CBN) grinding wheels. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.Lapport.de/

Lasco Diamond Products, Inc.

Manufacturer of diamond abrasives. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.

http://www.lascodiamond.com/

M.K. Morse Co.

Producer of aluminum, silicon carbide and bonded abrasives; and hack saw, band saw, hole saw and reciprocating saw blades. Products are sold to the metal removal industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.

http://www.mkmorse.com/

Major Tool

Distributor of industrial cutting tools, abrasives, workholding equipment and measuring devices. ISO 9002 certified.

http://www.majortoolco.com/

Master Abrasives

Division of the Meister Abrasives Corporation. Supplier of vitrified mounted points, polishing products and coated abrasives belts and rolls.

http://www.master-abrasives.co.uk/

Maxi-Blast, Inc.

Manufacturer of plastic media for use as cleaning materials and of blasting machines used for sanding and cleaning surfaces. Products are sold to multiple industries.

http://www.maxiblast.com/

Merit Abrasive Products

Fabricator of coated abrasive tools. ISO 9000 certified.

http://www.meritabr.com/

Micro-Surface Finishing Products, Inc.

Manufactures cushioned abrasive cloth, polishing pads, as well as a full line of abrasive rolls, sheets, discs and belts. Based in Iowa.

http://www.micro-surface.com/

Milacron Resin Abrasives, Inc.

Producer of bonded, cutting, finishing and polishing abrasives. Products are sold to the casting, woodworking and metal working industries.

http://www.milacron.com

Moyco Precision Abrasives, Inc.

Manufacturer of precision coated abrasives, including aluminum oxide, silicon carbide and diamond abrasives. The products are made to manufacturers' specifications and are used for polishing and lapping of memory disks, heads, fiber optics, cosmetics, opt

http://www.moycotech.com

N.T. Ruddock

Distributor of abrasives, metal cleaning equipment, aluminum products and specialized fasteners.

http://www.ntruddock.com/

Nanophase Technologies Corp.

Producer of nanocrystalline materials including aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide abrasives, hydroscopic pigments, ceramic and conductive fillers, rare-earth oxides, electrically conductive optical coatings, particulate composites, electroni

http://www.nanophase.com

NAXOS-UNION Schleifmittel GmbH

Manufacturer of grinding wheels. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.NAXOS-UNION.com/

Naylors Abrasives

Manufacturer of industrial abrasives, including abrasives belts, sheets and rolls, power tool discs, floor sanding, surface conditioning, cutting and grinding discs, vitrified grinding wheels, wire brushes and adhesive tapes.

http://www.naylors-abrasives.co.uk/

Norton Abrasives

Manufacturer of grinding and sanding abrasives for industrial, do-it-yourself/contractor, and automotive applications. Based in Massachusetts. A division of Saint-Gobain (France).

http://www.nortonabrasives.com/

Pan Abrasives Group

Manufacturer and worldwide distributor of surface preparation products, equipment and related services including granular abrasives, abrasive blasting and shot peening equipment, accessories and spares, consumables, finishing media, chemical compounds and

http://www.pan-abrasives.com/

PanAbrasive

Manufacturer of cast steel shot and grit. ISO 9002 certified.

http://www.panabrasive.com/

Power Garnet

Miner and distributor of Indian Almandine garnet abrasive products for water jet cutting.

http://www.powergarnet.com/

PPS Limited

Provider of plastic media and steel grit blasting, specialty coating and mold cleaning services. Distributor of soft abrasives and de-flashing media. ISO 9002 and QS 9000 certified.

http://www.ppslimited.com/

Premier Abrasive Products Company, Inc.

Manufactures grinding, polishing, sanding, and finishing products for woodworking, metalworking, glass, rubber and plastics applications. Based in Louisiana.

http://www.premierabrasive.com/

Reed Minerals

Manufacturer of coal slag and slag abrasives, slag roofing granules and colored roofing granules. Products are sold to the roofing industry.

http://www.reedminerals.com/

Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corp.

Manufacturer of sintered silicon carbide. Silicon carbide is used in wear, corrosive and thermally aggressive environments. This material is used in sandblaster nozzles, corrosive heat exchangers, corrosive-duty pumps (seals and bearings), ballistic armor

http://www.carbo.com

Sait Abrasives UK Ltd.

Manufacturer of industrial abrasives including bonded and coated abrasive products under the Classic and Beeline brand names.

http://www.sait-abrasives.co.uk/

SALT-Superabrasives

Manufacturer of diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) plate tooling and parts for metalworking, medical and aerospace industries.

http://www.salt-superabrasives.com/

Schwarzhaupt Trennschleifsysteme

Manufacturer of rubber-bonded abrasive cutting and grinding wheels.

http://www.schwarzhaupt.de/

Shenzhen Kaida Industry

Exporter of Chinese abrasives, superabrasives and refractory products.

http://www.abrasive-kaidacn.com/

Shop Tools

Supplier of industrial supplies, metal working, cutting, power and precision measuring tools, machine shop supplies, abrasives and other shop supplies.

http://www.shoptools.com/

sia Abrasives Holding AG

Developer, manufacturer, and distributor of complete abrasive systems for professional surface processing and refinement.

http://www.sia-abrasives.ch/

SlipNaxos

Manufacturer and global distributor of abrasives, including superabrasives, and bonded and coated abrasives.

http://www.slipnaxos.com/

Smith Group, Inc. (The)

Manufacturer and distributor of chemicals and advanced materials. Products include aluminum oxide and carbide abrasives, silicones, epoxies and polyurethanes. The company is also a distributor and formulator of silicone products. Products are sold to the

http://www.thesmithgroup.com/

Stake Technology

Stake Technology Ltd. operates in three principal businesses: the sale of abrasives and industrial materials and the recycling of inorganic materials through its Barnes Environmental International division; the operation of a division developing and comme

http://WWW.staketech.com/

Standard Abrasives

Producer of aluminum oxide and carbide abrasives. Products are sold to multiple industries.

http://www.standardabrasives.com/

TBW Industries, Inc.

Manufacturer of diamond and CBN superabrasives. Grid-Abrade(tm) and Omni-Brade(tm) discs are used for metallographic, ceramographic and petrographic sample preparation in QC, FA and R&D laboratories. Discs are also made for resharpening carbide and HSS cu

http://www.tbw-inc.com/

Toolmex Polmach

Manufacturer of cutting and indexable cutting tools, workholding devices, spindle tooling, measuring equipment, abrasives, hand and machine tools. ISO 9002 certified.

http://www.toolmex-polmach.co.uk/

Trinity Tool Co.

Manufacturer of metal finishing equipment including sand and tumble blasting equipment, abrasives and dust collectors. Abrasives include aluminum oxide, glass bead, silicon carbide, garnet and plastic. The products can be customized. Products are sold to

http://www.trinco.com

U.S. Technology Corp.

Producer of plastic blast and copolymer dry blasting cleaning media. Products are used in cleaning electronic equipment, computers and other substrates. Also a recycler of spent material generated by the plastic blast media (PBM) process. Products and

http://www.ustechnology.com/

Unicorn International

Global manufacturer of superabrasive products including diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) grinding wheels, dressing systems, bonded and coated abrasives, and diamond powder, drills and saws.

http://www.unicorn-int.com/

Universal Minerals, Inc. (UMI)

Group of companies active in the mining, processing, marketing and distribution of various metallic and nonmetallic industrial minerals including magnetite, ilmenite, hematite, barite and garnet used for radiation shielding, water and waste water filtrati

http://www.universalminerals.com/

View Well Superabasive

Manufactures synthetic diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) superabrasives. Based in Hong Kong.

http://www.viewwellsuperabrasives.com/

Viking Industrial Products Ltd

UK-based supplier of tapes, adhesives, abrasives and packaging material.

http://www.vikingtapes.co.uk/

VSM

Manufacturer of coated abrasives and abrasive products. ISO 9001 certified.

http://www.vsmag.de/

W.H. Shurtleff

Distributor of road-maintenance and site-development products, including geotextiles, abrasives and absorbants. Provides consulting services for storm-water management, erosion control and base stabilization.

http://www.whshurtleff.com/

Warren Diamond Products

Producer of super-abrasive micronized diamond materials. Products are used in lapping and polishing to create a super-fine finish. Products are sold to a variety of industries including computers, composites and electronics. This company was capitalized b

http://www.warrendiamond.com/

Washington Mills Electro Mineral Corp.

Producer of aluminum oxide silicon carbides used in sand blasting operations and in the manufacturing of grinding wheels and refractories. Also a producer of raw materials for the ceramics industry. Products are sold to the metal finishing, grinding whe

http://www.washingtonmills.com/

Western Garnet International

Miner, producer and marketer of industrial-grade garnet.

http://www.westerngarnet.com/

Wheelabrator Abrasives

Manufacturer of cast steel shot and grit. ISO 9002 certified.

http://www.wheelabr.com/

Williamsville

Manufacturer of buffing wheels, abrasive belts, aluminum oxide abrasive compounds and non-woven abrasives. Products are sold to the metal working industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.

http://www.divinebrothers.com/