This section provides an overview for abrasive belts as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 8 abrasive belt manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked abrasive belt companies as of November, 2024: 1.TFC Europe Ltd, 2.ATA Tools, Inc., 3.R.S. Hughes Co., Inc..
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An abrasive belt is a belt-shaped abrasive tool where abrasive particles are solidified with adhesive.
It grinds surfaces by coming into contact with the workpiece while rotating at high speed. Primarily used for polishing metals, wood, plastics, and more, the operational principle involves the high-speed rotation of the abrasive belt, making contact with the workpiece and polishing the surface using abrasive particles.
Abrasive belts find applications in various scenarios such as metalworking, woodworking, plastic processing, and more. The specific mechanism consists of the abrasive belt itself, components that drive its rotation, and a tensioning unit. This arrangement allows for high-speed polishing, enabling adaptation to large surfaces and diverse workpiece shapes.
The characteristics of abrasive belts include fast grinding, applicability to extensive surface areas, and adaptability to various shapes. When using them, it is essential to pay attention to the type and grit size of the abrasive belt.
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ENVISYS, founded in the United States in 1967, is a manufacturer of coated abrasives. The company offers a comprehensive range of coated abrasive products, including sandpaper, abrasive belts, rolls, sheets, and discs. It also provides extensive technical assistance, training, and customer support to achieve optimal results with its coated abrasives. Its products are used in the woodworking industry for tasks such as sanding, shaping, and finishing wood products, as well as in the metalworking and fabrication sector and automotive refinishing, bodywork, and aircraft maintenance.
LAPMASTER WOLTERS’s roots go back as far as 1804 with the founding of Peter Wolters. Lapmaster was founded in Chicago in 1948 as a manufacture of lapping and polishing machines for the mechanical seal market, Lapmaster has grown to a worldwide solution provider for more than 20 industries like precision optics and advanced materials. Lapmaster serves many industries including automotive, semiconductor, electro optics, and medical devices. Lapmaster also sells many consumables including abrasive powders, lapping compounds diamond lubricants, and composite plates. Products include lapping, polishing, bore honing, buffing, grinding, and special purpose machines.
R.S. Hughes Co., Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, in 1954 is a distributor of industrial safety supplies. The company's product portfolio includes adhesives, abrasives electrical and static control tapes, labeling and safety products. Their products are used in industries such as Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology, Chemical and Petrochemical, Industry safety and healthcare. They offer custom packaging, warehousing, customer support and distribution services and they have 46 warehouse sites in the United States and Mexico.
Weiler Abrasives, Inc, founded in Pforzheim, Germany., in 1879 is a manufacturer of coated abrasives, bonded abrasives and power brushes. The company's product portfolio includes Cutting Wheels, Grinding Wheels, Artificial Abrasives, Technical Fabrics and Superabrasives. Their products are used in industries such as Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology, Chemical and Petrochemical, Environmental Testing and healthcare. In 1886 the company moved its production site to its current location in Maribor in Slovenia.
ATA Tools, Inc. is based in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA, and is a manufacturer of machine tools for industrial manufacturing operations established in 1963 as a subsidiary of the ATA Group. The company’s product lineup includes angle grinders for efficient stock removal, die grinders for heavy-duty grinding operations, and industrial air tools for finishing applications. It also offers carbide burs for finishing cavity walls or restoration surfaces, and a range of specialty abrasives for different materials. The company mainly serves client manufacturers in the automotive, marine, and aerospace industries.
Unitec Power Tools (Unitec) was founded in 1990 and operates out of Norwalk Connecticut and Deer Park, Texas. The company is a developer and producer of tools for metalworking, concrete, masonry, petrochemical, hazardous environments and Ex Zones, underwater, and mining. The company developed the first air-powered band saw in 1991. The company's tool types include cutting tools, surface preparation tools, dust collection systems, safety tools, and various specialty tools. The company offers support in both English and Spanish.
TFC Europe Ltd, founded in the UK in 1981, is a supplier of engineering fastener products. The company offers an extensive selection of bolts and nuts in various sizes, materials, and grades to accommodate different mechanical and construction projects, a diverse range of screws, including machine screws, wood screws, self-tapping screws, and concrete anchors and wall anchors, designed to securely fasten objects to various surfaces. It has ISO 9001:2015 and Aerospace AS9100d & AS9120 certifications.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | TFC Europe Ltd |
16.2%
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2 | ATA Tools, Inc. |
13.5%
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3 | R.S. Hughes Co., Inc. |
13.5%
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4 | Reid Supply |
13.5%
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5 | Lapmaster International, LLC |
13.5%
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6 | Uneeda Enterprizes, Inc. |
10.8%
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7 | WEILER Abrasives d.o.o. |
10.8%
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8 | CS Unitec, Inc. |
8.1%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the abrasive belt page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 4 | 57.1% |
Slovenia | 1 | 14.3% |
Ireland | 1 | 14.3% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 14.3% |