Burgbrohl, July 2024. RHODIUS goes with the grain for its cutting/grinding discs: with the new high-performance line CERAMICON, the manufacturer is meeting users’ demands for effective and long-lasting solutions. At the heart of the innovation is a high-quality ceramic grain with a complementary binder. This ensures that a grain can fracture repeatedly before it is used up and releases the next grain. Thanks to this carefully controlled fracture process, new, sharp cutting edges are continually created, ensuring superior working results and maximum stock removal. This is especially useful in metal construction: setup times are minimised while increasing cost-effectiveness.
From extra-thin cutting discs, grinding discs and flap discs to abrasive belts and fibre discs, RHODIUS has now equipped the majority of the products in its catalogue with this innovative abrasive grain. The grain in question is a standard aluminium oxide grain that is treated using a special process and embedded into a stable binder. The result is a hard, brittle, sharp-edged and highly aggressive cutting grain that only breaks free of the binder once completely consumed.
Less force required = more time saved
On average, conventional aluminium oxide grain fractures three times, but the ceramic grain fractures continuously. “This fracturing process means the disc re-sharpens itself continuously, ensuring a longer service life,” says RHODIUS Applications Engineer Markus Schraivogel: “this produces really excellent results when combined with a high-power machine.”
The cutting edges created by the deliberate fracturing of the grain are like freshly whetted blades that cut quickly and cleanly through the metal. This means users can use less force while also saving on working time. The end result is increased productivity, especially for metalworking shops, whose working day is mostly spent on grinding and cutting processes.
Precisely these properties are especially beneficial in the pipeline, container and tube construction industry, where a user is confronted with several differentiated tasks, all highly demanding. Therefore, Rhodius Abrasives GmbH has now developed a new grinding wheel with first class performance profile to outperform these tasks. The RS480 PIPELINE EXTENDED does not have a fine-grain top layer. This means that the high-quality, coarse ceramic grit is available for face grinding or surface grinding right from the first use, even when used at 90°. With this CERAMICON technology, the bond made from modern resin systems, which is specially adapted to the pre-treated ceramic grain, guarantees that the grain can break several times and the grinding wheel therefore always retains an aggressive and abrasive surface. The controlled fracture process repeatedly produces new, sharp cutting edges that ensure the best cutting results and maximum stock removal. In addition to oSa certification, the new RS480 PIPELINE EXTENDED with CERAMICON technology is manufactured in accordance with EN 12413, which applies specifically to this area of application. As a product within the German manufacturer's Extended range, the RS480 not only stands for high-performance tools but also for an optimized price-performance ratio.
Rhodius is exhibitor at Fabtech, Finishing Pavilion, booth # 2789 In addition to the mere presentation of the application engineers will present the most important tools in the fields of metalworking, plant and tank construction, mechanical engineering and metal structural work as well as the visitors experience while the performance benefits of various products and can be competent advice in the technical discussion.
Rhodius Abrasives GmbH is a pioneer of specialist tools for machine-based metal and stone processing applications like cutting and grinding. Formed in
1952, the company is known internationally for its innovations in the field of extra-thin cutting discs. Now part of the Carborundum Universal Ltd
(CUMI) group since 2022, the company’s head office along with the oSa-certified production site is located in Burgbrohl (Rhineland-Palatinate)
and employs over 380 people worldwide. Rhodius Abrasives GmbH ships its products to more than 100 countries with a healthy export ratio of 70%.
Rhodius Abrasives GmbH distributes its wide range of products via its huge network of specialist dealers. Key groups of users include professionals in
manufacturing and the skilled trades – and metal construction in particular. Rhodius Abrasives GmbH with its sales organizations around the world and
a clear digitalization strategy delivers on the promise of providing excellent level of service to the customers both offline and online.”