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INTRODUCTION 10
COATED ABRASIVES
For more than 80 years our manufacturing plant,
in Wesseling near Cologne, Germany, has been
well-known for the development of Coated Abrasive
products. Computerised production processes, high
performance product specifications formulations and
a long-standing quality management system give the
required assurance for the high performance of all
Wesseling manufactured products.
This long standing expertise has allowed Norton
product and application engineers to have a superb
understanding of the technical issues encountered
during coated abrasive applications.
The Wesseling Technology Centre, due to be
officially opened as a Centre of Excellence in 2007,
features a state-of-the-art Automotive Aftermarket
training centre including a spray booth that
replicates the real life working environment of
Body and Paint Shops.
The Technology Centre is also equipped with a high
tech back stand grinder, down draft tables and
selected hand tools, that allow focused application
tests to take place. This gives Norton engineers the
fullest and most accurate knowledge of applications
using basic products to more high-tech engineered
abrasives, such as Norax®.
The forward thinking approach adopted at Wesseling
is passed to sales staff through regular training
sessions, giving them a greater understanding of
our products to pass on to our customers.
DIAMOND BLADES
Norton’s facilities in Bascharage, Luxembourg,
host the Norton Diamond products state-of-the-art
Centre of Excellence.
Ideally located in the centre of Europe, the facilities
are used to offer regular training sessions to both
staff and customers.
Visitors to the centre can learn about the best use
for the different types of diamond blades, compare
the different Norton ranges in the demonstration
area, and learn about effective and safe methods of
use. Using products and seeing them being used by
experts not only helps provide a more memorable
experience, but also helps people develop a greater
understanding.
The showroom at Bascharage also gives
visitors the opportunity to see the whole range
of Norton Diamond Blades as well as every type
of Clipper machine.
The centre is also a key resource for product
development and testing. All new products are
subjected to strenuous tests to gather accurate
application and performance statistics.
This not only ensures product safety, it also ensures
accurate information is gathered meaning products
can be sold with confidence by our sales personnel.
The test area is of-course equipped with a wide
range of up-to-date equipment, to help measure
and control product tests.
THE BASCHARAGE CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE IS A KEY RESOURCE
FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND
TESTING. ALL NEW PRODUCTS ARE
SUBJECTED TO STRENUOUS TESTS TO
GATHER ACCURATE APPLICATION AND
PERFORMANCE STATISTICS.
THE WESSELING CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE FEATURES A STATE˜OF˜
THE˜ART AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET
TRAINING CENTRE INCLUDING A
SPRAY BOOTH THAT REPLICATES THE
REAL LIFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
OF BODY AND PAINT SHOPS.
INTRODUCTION
CUTTING-OFF& GRINDINGWHEELS
COATEDABRASIVES& BEARTEX
BONDEDABRASIVES
SUPERABRASIVES
DIAMONDTOOLS
CLEANING,POLISHING& MASKING
PERSONALPROTECTIONEQUIPMENT
TECHNICALINFORMATION