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Time is money and if you take the time to test a new grinding wheel, you expect to drop it in and see it deliver. Norton experts are flexible to work towards your specific goals – whether they’re immediate cost savings or total process and cost improvements, and our relationships with multiple OEMs ensure you’ll benefit from true partnership.
Ask us about our options for meeting aggressive lead times for ID grinding solutions.
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IDeal Prime - THE IDEAL SOLUTION FOR INTERNAL DIAMETER GRINDING
New Norton IDeal Prime wheels are the ideal solution for Internal Diameter Grinding. Thanks to the micro-fracture properties of the new Norton Quantum Prime ceramic grain and retention capability of the bond, Norton IDeal-Prime delivers excellent grinding efficiency and significantly longer life, while ensuring outstanding part quality over time.
Freer Cutting, Guaranteed with Vitrium3
If you’ve had issues with part burn or form loss when your current grinding wheels are reaching the end of their grind life, we have a solution. Grinding wheels with Norton Vitrium3 bond technology are cool cutting, ensuring there’s no premature breakdown. Contact your Norton sales rep to learn more about this proprietary bond technology and how to reduce part waste.
Immediate or Total Cost Savings – You Decide
Norton offers right sized for you solutions. Explore these initial recommendations and talk to a Norton rep for a customized review of your existing process.
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| If cost is secondary to achieving mass-scale, high-volume production, talk to your Norton rep about our new Norton Winter Vitron7 vitrified cBN wheels. |
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| Norton Quantum with Vitrium3 delivers measurable results with more parts per dress and a high metal removal rate, all with our patented cool cutting technology. |
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| 25A & 55A Norton 25A and 55A with Vitrium3 offer an economical, better tier alternative with a cool, free cut for longer wheel life. |
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Learn about the challenges associated with ID grinding and see how Norton IDeal-Prime can enhance manufacturing performance, reduce operational costs, and improve product quality.
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Thrufeed centerless OD grinding can achieve precise part quality at an economical processing cost.
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Get all the details on our 2023 seminar, which is designed to enable participating engineering, plant and purchasing personnel to get the most productivity out of their grinding process.
Precision Customer Seminar - 2023
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