“We are pleased to announce the expanded Norton Vortex Rapid Prep Non-Woven Flap Disc Line, providing customers with a full range of disc sizes for reducing grinding steps and increasing productivity,” said Mr. Michael Radaelli, Senior Product Manager, Norton | Saint-Gobain.”The new Mini Flap Discs can reach tighter, more difficult-to-access areas, and offer operators an ergonomic solution for light grinding applications.” For maximum operator comfort, the Vortex Rapid Prep Flap Discs provide forgiveness and reduced vibration on uneven surfaces.

Ideal for light blending, stripping, edge breaking and surface prep applications in key industries such as metal fabrication and welding, aerospace, transportation, energy and construction, Norton non-woven Flap Discs feature special three-dimensional non-woven abrasive layers. This design ensures uniform finishing with consistently low surface finish Ra. In addition, multiple layers of surface conditioning material provide added life, fewer disc changes for better efficiency, and reduced vibration. The discs also feature Norton proprietary Clean Bond® resin technology that guarantees smear-free finishes, even on high nickel content alloys, and reduced loading when cutting aluminum and other softer metals. Norton Vortex Rapid Prep Flap Discs are suitable for cleaning, light deburring and processing TIF welded seams on stainless steel.

Norton Vortex Rapid Prep “Type TR” Flap Discs are offered in 2 ʺ and 3 ʺ sizes and “Type 27” Discs are offered in 4-1/2ʺ x 7/8ʺ and 4-1/2ʺ x 5/8ʺ-11 sizes. The full line is available in very fine, fine, medium, and coarse grits.

About Saint-Gobain Abrasives

Saint-Gobain Abrasives offers powerful, precise, user-friendly solutions, which enable customers to cut, shape and finish all materials in the most complex and challenging applications. By working closely with end-users and grinding expert partners, Saint-Gobain Abrasives designs and provides customized solutions to secure the best option for performance, cost and safety. Leveraging its global manufacturing presence, Saint-Gobain Abrasives serves its customers locally through its structured sales operations in over 27 countries, employing over 10,000 people.

Company leaders, employees, local officials, and community partners gathered to commemorate the opening of the new headquarters, which now serves as Binks’ global Controls Center of Excellence. The celebration highlighted the company’s strengthened commitment to operational excellence and sustainability, as well as its investment in the local workforce and economy.

The Shoreview facility unites multiple legacy sub-brands under the Binks name and consolidates Minnesota operations previously located in Blaine and Oakdale. By centralizing the design, development, and manufacturing of control-related products, the site plays a critical role in advancing Binks’ efforts to develop technologies for factories of the future—delivering next-generation productivity to customers around the world.

“Shoreview was selected for its access to the marketing, product development, and electronic manufacturing talent needed to deliver Binks’ technology-forward strategy,” said Fred Sutter, CEO of Binks. The new headquarters now employs highly skilled professionals across CNC machining, electromechanical assembly, manufacturing engineering, product development, and more—bolstering the local economy and reinforcing the company’s operational foundation.

In addition to its Shoreview headquarters, Binks maintains a robust U.S. presence through strategic facilities in Jackson, Tennessee; Wixom, Michigan; and Toledo, Ohio. Together, these sites enhance nationwide logistics, elevate service responsiveness, and ensure reliable delivery of cutting-edge fluid technologies. Binks also supports a growing global footprint with operations across Europe and Asia.

At the heart of Binks’ evolution is “The Binks Way,” a purpose-driven approach that empowers employees, accelerates innovation, and puts customers at the center of every decision. Grounded in a legacy of performance and guided by a clear, united vision, Binks is redefining what’s possible in fluid handling technology.

About Binks

Binks is a powerful innovator and leading global manufacturer of advanced products and systems designed to supply, apply, and cure sprayed and dispensed materials. With decades of expertise and a future-focused approach, Binks is redefining fluid-handling performance and enhancing the customer experience worldwide.

On display will be the SBM-L G1S2, a grinding and deburring machine developed for deburring and edge rounding of workpieces in a single pass. A process designed and brought to the market by LISSMAC. The SBM-L G1S2 is ideal for workpieces made of multiple material types, including stainless steel, steel, aluminum or non-ferrous metal. Double-sided sheet metal processing and edge rounding in one operation provides time savings of up to 60 percent.

Also at booth #1342 will be the EBSC, specifically designed to streamline and enhance surface processing. The EBSC revolutionizes how businesses approach metal finishing, offering a groundbreaking alternative to traditional angle grinders by utilizing a contact roller system that ensures precise, straight lines, while also extending the lifespan of consumables. This innovative design reduces tool handling errors, leading to less wear and tear on equipment and operators alike.

Additionally, visitors can learn more about the SMD 123 RE and SMD 133 DRE. The SMD 123 RE is a cost-effective dry grinding machine designed for deburring, consistent edge rounding, and surface finishing of workpieces made from steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Its compact footprint and intuitive touch panel operation make it user-friendly and space-efficient. Features such as quick tool changes and a cost-effective design enhance operational flexibility and efficiency.

The SMD 133 DRE from LISSMAC Corporation is a versatile grinding and deburring machine designed for efficient slag removal, deburring, and edge rounding on oxy-fuel and plasma-cut steel and stainless steel parts. Its durable conveyor system supports heavy workpieces, while LISSMAC power pins provide 90 percent mechanical burr removal without introducing heat, ensuring a gentle and cost-effective grinding process. By completing three work steps in a single pass, the system improves productivity while reducing wear on grinding tools.

About LISSMAC Corporation

LISSMAC Corporation, founded in 2007, serves the North American market with innovative and reliable metal processing and construction technology solutions. Specializing in state-of-the-art technology, LISSMAC supports both automated and efficient processes. The comprehensive product range includes individual machines produced in series and custom-manufactured special systems, ensuring superior system solutions from a single source. LISSMAC manufactures all machines in the US and Germany.

About Palmgren

Since 1919, the company has been the top brand for manufacturing metalworking machinery for professionals and first-time machinists. The company was founded by Clarence Palmgren, who was acclaimed for his achievements and contributions to the metalworking industry through his innovative designs and patents. He is credited with designing and manufacturing the first machine vises, cross slide, and rotary tables that significantly increased efficiency and productivity with metalworking manufacturers worldwide.

The company’s early work created the foundation of innovation and quality that the Palmgren brand is built upon and follows today. So, it is no surprise that Palmgren continues to be a market leader not only with our vises and positioning tables but across our whole expanded metalworking product offering.

The company today delivers tools for the generations and solutions that solve the needs of the metalworking industry. Recognizing the value of the brand and the need for retailer supplier consolidation, C.H. Hanson acquired Palmgren Steel Products in October 2013. Professionals from all industries throughout the world rely on Palmgren. We are committed to helping our users Embrace the Work through our products and exceptional service at every step of every business relationship.

The company offers a variety of safe, alternative chemistries to maintain cleaning efficacy in varying processes utilizing solvents alleviating the pressures of the current phasedown in the production of materials containing PFAS and HFCs.

KYZEN SLV901 is a PFAS-free, non-flammable vapor degreasing fluid engineered to clean a variety of oils, greases, and additional soils common in precision metal manufacturing including the aerospace, medical, and automotive industries. SLV901 assists in “future-proofing” vapor degreasing and immersion cleaning processes as a safe drop-in replacement for HFE and HFC solvents.

KYZEN SLV803 is an effective, engineered solvent possessing an ultralow NVR and offering superior performance for critical and precise cleaning in addition to final rinse applications. It is a safe, non-flammable drop-in replacement for nPB, TCE, and other solvents subject to regulation or discontinuation.

METALNOX M6386 is a modified alcohol-based solvent blend designed to be used in automated vacuum degreasing parts cleaning machines to remove paraffinic and water-based oils, cutting fluids and milling fluids. M6386 cleans non-polar and polar oils and coolants from steel, brass, aluminum, and other metal substrates including those commonly used to forge and cast metal hardware.

About KYZEN

KYZEN is a global leader in providing environmentally responsible, RoHS compliant precision cleaning chemistries for industries ranging from electronics and advanced packaging to metal finishing and aerospace applications. Since its founding in 1990, KYZEN’s innovative cleaning technologies, scientific expertise and customer support have been repeatedly recognized with the industry’s most prestigious awards.

The EBSC offers a groundbreaking alternative to traditional angle grinders by utilizing a contact roller system that ensures precise, straight lines, while also extending the lifespan of consumables. This innovative design reduces tool handling errors, leading to less wear and tear on equipment and operators alike.

Versatility is a key feature of the EBSC, as it is capable of processing both tri-dimensional and flat parts, allowing for broader applications across various industries. The adjustable belt speed drive, combined with a return pulley and additional stabilization pulley, ensures consistent processing results. Plus, the machine’s flexible belt can twist to accommodate tri-dimensional parts, further enhancing its adaptability.

The EBSC’s belt system features a self-centering function that eliminates the need for manual adjustments, making it more efficient and operator-friendly. Additionally, the machine’s adjustable pneumatic belt tension allows operators to customize the tension based on the task at hand. Stronger tension settings are ideal for tasks such as weld seam removal, while lighter settings are perfect for processing contoured parts.

The EBSC is particularly well-suited for industries such as automotive, manufacturing, medical device production, and food packaging, where the ability to efficiently process tri-dimensional parts and remove weld seams without relying on an angle grinder is crucial. Its ability to handle a wide range of tasks makes it an invaluable tool for maintaining high-quality surface finishes.

About LISSMAC

LISSMAC Corporation, founded in 2007, serves the North American market with innovative and reliable metal processing and construction technology solutions. Specializing in state-of-the-art technology, LISSMAC supports both automated and efficient processes. The comprehensive product range includes individual machines produced in series and custom-manufactured special systems, ensuring superior system solutions from a single source. LISSMAC manufactures all machines in the US and Germany.

KYZEN offers a full line of products to meet the challenges faced today by metal industry manufacturers. KYZEN provides chemistries to address cleaning challenges ranging from cleaning and protecting parts from corrosion with a single chemistry, improving a remanufacturing process or vacuum degreasing process, or replacing solvents that may soon be hard to get or completely banned.

Award-winning KYZEN chemistries are designed to effectively remove a variety of oils, coolants, smut, oxides and more from many substrates in precision metal cleaning applications. For example, the company offers products that clean and brighten brass, clean and protect aluminum, remove carbon smut from deep drawn steel or provide general metal degreasing. KYZEN’s Clean Team even assists in making cleaning processes “future-proof” from bans and restrictions with solvent replacements, in light of recent EPA restrictions and the current phasedown in production of materials containing PFAS and HFCs.

Whether the cleaning process and challenge calls for aqueous cleaning agents, vacuum degreasing solvent cleaners, or solvent replacements, KYZEN’s cleaning experts will work to find the chemistry that fits your cleaning need and process.

Regardless of process, challenge, or the cleaning objective, KYZEN is prepared to offer chemistries and provide solutions. Make plans to stop by Booth W2810 at FABTECH and speak with the company’s cleaning experts!

About KYZEN

KYZEN is a global leader in providing environmentally responsible, RoHS compliant precision cleaning chemistries for industries ranging from electronics and advanced packaging to metal finishing and aerospace applications. Since its founding in 1990, KYZEN’s innovative cleaning technologies, scientific expertise and customer support have been repeatedly recognized with the industry’s most prestigious awards.

In addition to developing custom PCD tooling, UC Tools re-tips and re-grinds any PCD tools to extend their service life and maximize performance of the initial tooling investment. With vast experience, unparalleled manufacturing capabilities, and state-of-the-art CAD, CAM, grinding, EDM and inspection equipment, UC Tools delivers high-quality products with industry leading lead times.

In addition to PCD tooling, Cerrmet and carbide tipped tooling is also available to suit application specific requirements. Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PCBN) inserts, milling cutters, and indexable inserts upon request.

About Monaghan Tooling Group

Monaghan Tooling Group combines world-class engineered tooling and services, and application-related consulting with quick, easy, and convenient customer service to solve machining challenges. Centrally located in Dayton, Ohio, they offer turnkey solutions by partnering with industry-leading tooling to address the challenges of precision metal finishing and high-performance cutting.

KYZEN METALNOX solvent products improve reliability and increase the ease of cleaning medical devices in vacuum and vapor degreasing processes. They also serve as environmentally friendly drop-in replacements for HFE solvents and substances containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS.

METALNOX M6093 is a citric acid metal parts cleaning formulation designed to remove metal oxides, scale, rust, carbonaceous soils and other hard-to-remove industrial soils from metal parts in all immersion, spray, and manual brush applications. M6093 also provides safe passivation for stainless steel in addition to safely removing surface oxide film and tarnish colors from the surface of aluminum and copper. It is VOC free and compatible with most ferrous and cuprous metals, glass, ceramics, plastics, and rubber surfaces.

METALNOX M6386 is a modified alcohol-based solvent blend designed for use in automated vacuum degreasing parts cleaning machines that dries completely without leaving residues. M6386 cleans polar and non-polar oils in addition to coolants from steel, brass, aluminum, and all other metals. It is also effective on paraffinic and water-based oils, cutting fluids, and milling fluids used to forge and cast metal hardware, fasteners, and components.

About KYZEN

KYZEN is a global leader in providing environmentally responsible, RoHS compliant precision cleaning chemistries for industries ranging from electronics and advanced packaging to metal finishing and aerospace applications. Since its founding in 1990, KYZEN’s innovative cleaning technologies, scientific expertise and customer support have been repeatedly recognized with the industry’s most prestigious awards.