The abrasives industry is a vast and unsung hero in manufacturing providing the critical technology for many businesses. Companies in the abrasives industry provide not only the products but the technology that allows others to use abrasives to shape, finish, and clean countless parts for manufacturing. From the massive machine tool to grind rolls for the steel industry to the hand-held tools used by dentists, abrasives are used in many ways.
Abrasives range for walnut shells to diamond.
Abrasive products can be found in the finishing industry supporting cleaning and deburring operations as well as preparation for plating and painting applications. In the machining industry, abrasives in bonded, coated and loose forms shape and finish parts made from every conceivable material used to make industrial and consumer products. The blast cleaning and peening industries rely upon hundred of abrasive products to prepare and maintain bridges, steel structures, aircraft and ships. The directory is maintained by the Abrasive Engineering Society.