This category includes systems and materials used to shape or finish a workpiece by using friction to wear away small particles of the piece. The abrasive process can be used to either smooth and polish the workpiece’s surface or to roughen it. Many abrasives incorporate a bonding system, where grains are held together with a fixative (grinding wheels), and coated systems, where abrasive grains are imbedded into a paper backing or a cloth. The groups of abrasive components include ceramic grain abrasives, silicon abrasives, aluminum oxides, and superabrasives (diamond and cubic boron nitride).
- Metal Forming & Fabricating
- Additive Manufacturing Systems
- Automation/Robotics
- CAD/CAM Software
- Coil Handling Equipment
- Cut-To-Length Lines
- Deburring Machines
- Heat Treating
- Ironworkers
- Laser Cutting Systems
- Oxyfuel Cutting Systems
- Plasma Cutting Systems
- Press Brakes, Panel Benders
- Punch Presses
- Sawing Systems
- Shears
- Stamping Presses
- Tube & Pipe Fabrication
- Turret Presses
- Waterjets
- Welding
- Machining
- Automation/Robotics
- CAD/CAM Software
- Drilling Machines
- Gear Cutting Machines
- Grinding Machines
- Honing Machines
- Horizontal Machining Centers
- Laser Cutting
- Lathes
- Machine Controls
- Milling Machines
- Multitasking Machines
- Ram EDM Machines
- Software
- Turning Centers
- Vertical Machining Centers
- Wire EDM Machines
- Tooling & Workholding
- Measurement & Inspection
- Maintenance
- Safety
- Adjustable Guards
- Body Protection
- Eye and Face Protection
- Fixed Guards
- Foot and Leg Protection
- Hand and Arm Protection
- Head Protection
- Hearing Protection
- Interlocked Guards
- Moveable Barriers and Gates
- Presence Sensing Devices
- Pullbacks/Restraints
- Regulatory Compliance
- Safety Mats
- Safety Trip Controls
- Self-Adjusting Guards
- Two Hand Controls
- Material Handling