Abrasive product safety is essential for various tasks, from metal fabrication to woodworking. This can range from using the right product, the right speed (RPM), safety protection and more. However, it’s crucial to recognise the potential hazards associated with these materials and take proactive measures to ensure your safety.

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore key aspects of staying safe when using abrasive products, covering everything from understanding hazards to proper disposal.
Airborne particles: Hazardous when in contact with skin, eyes or inhalation.
Noise: For high or maintained levels, it can be very damaging to the ear.
Cuts and injuries: Machinery can operate at high speeds can be dangerous if they aren’t used properly.

Promote a Safe and Secure Work Environment

Creating a safe work environment is crucial for minimising risks. Keep the workspace well-lit, organised, and clutter-free. Promoting a work culture where everyone is invested in prevents accidents and promoting wellbeing. This means regular safety training, open communication about risks and concerns, and a zero-tolerance policy for unsafe practices.

Ensure that all electrical equipment is in good working condition and that emergency exits are easily accessible. This approach sets the foundation for a safer working environment.

Carry out Tool Maintenance and Inspections Before Using

Regular maintenance and inspections of abrasive tools are essential to prevent malfunctions and ensure user safety. Check for any signs of wear, loose parts, or damage before each use. Replace worn-out components immediately and follow the manufacturer’s guidelines for maintenance.

Thorough and informative training

Thorough training is a key aspect of abrasive product safety. Ensure that all individuals operating abrasive products are properly trained on its usage, including understanding the tool’s limitations. This helps prevent accidents and promotes a culture of safety-conscious in the workplace.

Dust Management

Dust generated during abrasive processes can pose respiratory hazards and create a messy work environment. Carry out effective dust management measures, such as using dust collection systems, wearing respiratory protection, and working in well-ventilated areas. Regularly clean and maintain dust collection equipment to ensure optimal performance.

Plan ahead

No matter how cautious you are, emergencies can still happen. Have a well-thought-out emergency plan in place, including the location of first aid kits, fire extinguishers, and emergency exits. Conduct regular drills to ensure everyone is familiar with the procedures in case of an emergency.

Disposal of Used Abrasives

Proper disposal of used abrasives is often overlooked but is crucial for environmental and safety reasons. Follow local regulations for disposing of abrasive materials and consider recycling options when possible. Implement a systematic approach to disposal to minimise environmental impact.

Staying safe when using abrasive products is a multifaceted effort that requires understanding hazards, proper equipment, a secure work environment, and ongoing training. By adopting a safety-first mindset and following the guidelines outlined in this comprehensive guide, you can significantly reduce the risks associated with abrasive work.

Remember, for expert training and demonstrations, contact Kayson Green to ensure you and your team are well-prepared and knowledgeable when approaching abrasive product safety.

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Due to the wide variety of requirements in the roller and steel industry, grinding wheel manufacturers today are expected to offer a wide range of products. ATLANTIC‘s broad product portfolio is in addition known in the market as one of its strengths. Whether high stock removal rates, short machining times, long service life, or special surface qualities – In conclusion, ATLANTIC is able to offer a suitable solution firstly for every hot, cold, or aluminium rolling mill and in addition produces results thanks to its decades of expertise.

Customer benefits – Hot strip mills

• Formulations with high-performance abrasive grain matched to the roll material
• Long wheel life
• High stock removal rates
• Short grinding cycles
• Long roll life
• Adaptation of the specifications to the
  different requirements with regard to the roll
  material, roll-type, and shape (cylinder,
  convex, concave, or CVC)

For example, difficult-to-machine rolls made of wear-resistant materials are ground to a functional profile. Individually manufactured grinding wheels, therefore, fulfill essential criteria such as high stock removal, short grinding times, and above all high G-ratios.

Customer benefits – cold strip mills

• Different grain types and bonding’s for different roll types
• Universal application
• High technical standard
• Wide range of recipes
• Short grinding cycles
• Perfect surfaces (so no scratches or feed marks)
• Repeatable surface finishes
• Consistent wheel performance
• Simple operation of the grinding wheel
  without major program alterations

Special grinding tools from ATLANTIC for grinding work rolls in cold strip mills for instance have a special surface texture. Therefore preventing scratches, feed marks, and chatter marks on the roll surface. Therefore, as a consequence, the ground rolls for example have the best possible surface finish of up to 0.03 μm Ra.

For full details relating to Atlantic grinding wheels, please select the following:

Resin-bonded grinding wheels.

Vitrified bonded grinding wheels.

Above all, you can contact Kayson Green’s head office or your Kayson Green technical sales representative for more details.

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ATLANTIC has decades of experience in the roller bearing industry especially in the field of grinding and finishing tools. Therefore they are a competent partner, who optimises production processes. In short, through consultation and taking into account the various grinding and finishing processes.  They subsequently develop Individually tailored grinding wheels and honing stones.

BEARING INDUSTRY Customer benefits – Ball-bearing

• Internal cylindrical grinding wheels
• Double-sided face grinding wheels
• Grinding and regulating wheels for centreless external cylindrical grinding
• Raceway grinding wheels up to max. 125 m/s peripheral grinding wheel speed
• Honing stones for raceway finishing

For instance, high efficiency and precision are required in the manufacture of ball bearings. So even with the production of large quantities at maximum productivity, consistently high quality must be guaranteed. Therefore resulting in ball bearings that work reliably and safely even in continuous operation.

BEARING INDUSTRY Customer benefits – Roller bearing

• Centreless external cylindrical grinding (thru feed and plunge)
• Internal cylindrical grinding
• Double-sided face grinding
• Raceway grinding inner and outer ring
• Finishing
• Taper roller face grinding
• Sidewall grinding

Particularly due to their design and machining, roller bearings guarantee maximum axial and radial stability even under the highest loads. Above all, ATLANTIC is distinguished worldwide by its high level of expertise in the development, manufacture. And the application of grinding tools for the manufacture of components for roller bearings.

BEARING INDUSTRY Customer benefits – needle roller bearing

• Centreless external cylindrical grinding in thru feed
• Extremely fine surface finish
• Low roundness deviation
• Reproducibility
• Guarantee of continuously stable processes

Therefore, individually specified machining needle rollers, require the use of very hard vitrified bonded silicon carbide grinding wheels.

BEARING INDUSTRY Customer benefits – Ball grinding

• Absolute precision up to G5 and better
• Low diameter tolerance and shape deviation
• Exact surface finish
• Perfect roundness

For Example, grinding and lapping wheels for balls made of steel as well as ceramic in all diameters and batch sizes are custom-made. Thus resulting in optimum solutions for high stock removal rates, perfect surface finish, and long service life of the grinding wheel.

That is to say, please contact Kayson Green’s head office or your Kayson Green technical sales representative for more details.

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The automotive and supplier industry is characterised by short development cycles and just-in-time delivery. It demands innovative materials with the highest quality standards and maximum functional reliability. A car consists of a large number of mechanical components that only function precisely together if all the surfaces that have been machined by grinding, honing or finishing have been perfectly matched. For several decades, ATLANTIC has been a partner to well known original equipment manufacturers and suppliers to the automotive industry worldwide.

Customer benefits – Engines

• Double sided face grinding (connecting rods, piston rings)
• Finishing of bucket tappets
• Honing of cylinder bores
• Crankshaft grinding
• Innovative machining concepts for mass production and flexible production
• High surface quality
• Individual specifications
• Large product range for processing a wide variety of engine components

ATLANTIC has decades of experience from numerous projects for the automotive industry. Particular success has been achieved, for example, in the honing of cylinder liners or the grinding of bucket tappets.

Customer benefits – Chassis

• Grinding tools for the production of shock absorber rods
• Grinding wheels for intermediate grinding before chrome plating
• Regulating wheels
• Finishing stones for finishing after chrome plating
• Optimal and cost-efficient use
• Individual, customer-specific and processing related problem recording
• Defined solution concepts
• Fast implementation of process solutions

There are no compromises when it comes to chassis and chassis components: Components and component groups must meet high standards of driving comfort, noise minimisation and long-term functional reliability. One of ATLANTIC‘s particular strengths is the grinding of shock absorber rods from pre-ground to finishing after chrome plating.

Customer benefits – Fuel injection systems

• External cylindrical grinding of injector needles and bodies
• Centreless plunge grinding e.g. injection needles
• Honing cups for finishing
• Exact compliance with dimensional, positional and surface finish values
• Extremely high reproducibility

The development of injection systems has drastically reduced fuel consumption in recent decades. The use of modern grinding tools has contributed a great deal to this success.

Customer benefits – gearboxes and gears

• Gear grinding
• Gear honing
• Discontinuous profile grinding
• Grinding of bevel gears
• Shorter grinding times without thermal damage
• Greater stock removal
• Higher stock removal rates
• Shorter grinding cycles

Transmission technology is advancing rapidly. In many industries worldwide, transmissions are responsible for dynamics, motion and more environmentally friendly emission values. Designs vary significantly, but the demand for precision is always high. Important parameters are the increase in torque capacities with minimal friction as well as long service life. ATLANTIC combines individual consulting, development and manufacturing with the highest product quality and ensures worldwide that gearboxes run smoothly and have a long service life.

Please contact Kayson Green’s head office or your Kayson Green technical sales representative for more details.

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