Since former employees reopened Logan, Ohio’s specialized grinding-wheel plant in 1984, Carborundum Grinding Wheel Company has manufactured organically bonded grinding wheels tailored to individual production processes. The privately owned company draws on roots reaching back to the original Carborundum Company and a Logan facility that began making resin-bonded wheels in 1956. Today, its application-focused team develops custom solutions for demanding work such as bearing, needle, blade, and rail grinding.
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Action SuperAbrasiveSince 1985, privately held Action SuperAbrasive has manufactured custom diamond and CBN grinding wheels for demanding precision applications. The Kent company is distinctive for engineering wheels to a customer’s material, machine, geometry and tolerance requirements, including continuous-rim wheels up to 36 inches and some of the largest centerless and fine-grinding wheels. Its ISO 9001:2015-certified operation also provides wheel dressing and balancing services, with a stated focus on responsive turnaround.KENT, OH
Coastal DiamondSince 1990, Coastal Diamond has made diamond and cubic boron nitride (cBN) superabrasive cutting and grinding wheels at its Mentor, Ohio facilities for manufacturers in the United States and abroad. Its engineers develop proprietary bond formulations and application-specific wheels, including solutions for demanding work such as aerospace finishing, precision tooling, and saw sharpening. Coastal Diamond also has decades of experience supplying replacement wheels for Blanchard, EWAG, and Vollmer grinding equipment.MENTOR, OH
Rochester Abrasives IndustriesRochester Abrasives Industries makes American-made grinding wheels and segments, with a particular depth in custom formulations for industrial knife and cutlery applications. Drawing on 30 years of research and development, its Rochester team develops bond systems and wheel compositions around each customer’s machine, material and finish requirements. RAI is known for moving custom formulations from phone call to production in less than 24 hours when possible, with typical order-to-shipment turnaround of four to five days.ROCHESTER, NY
Buffalo Abrasives, IncFounded in 1988, Buffalo Abrasives manufactures grinding wheels and cutoff blades, specializing in high-performance products engineered for specific applications. Located in North Tonawanda, New York, it occupies facilities formerly used by National Grinding Wheel; its management team includes third- and fourth-generation descendants of National Grinding Wheel founder John J. Russ. Buffalo Abrasives became a subsidiary of India-based Sak Abrasives in 2019.NORTH TONAWANDA, NY