Founded in Utica, New York, in 1892 to supply industry with buffing wheels, Divine Brothers Company now manufactures finishing products for polishing and surface preparation. Its long-running specialties include custom full-disc and bias buffs, while its NYALOX abrasive nylon brushes and Red Lion compounds reflect a product line developed through more than a century of manufacturing experience. During World War II, the company also produced specialty Chemical Corps equipment and artillery fuses, earning four Army-Navy “E” Awards.
Dico ProductsEstablished by the Divine Brothers in 1892, family-owned Dico Products makes metal-finishing supplies, including buffing wheels and compounds, along with its distinctive Nyalox abrasive brushes and power-tool accessories. A division of Divine Brothers Co., Dico manufactures and packages its buffing wheels and compounds in the USA and serves both industrial users and homeowners through retailers and online channels.UTICA, NY
Braun Brush CompanyFounded in Brooklyn in 1875, Braun Brush Company is a fourth-generation family-owned manufacturer of custom and stock industrial brushes. Now based in Albertson, New York, the company serves applications from facility maintenance to aerospace, including a custom brush made for NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers. Braun also makes its Wheel Woolies in the USA at a veteran-run facility and manufactures metal-free brushes at its West Coast operation.ALBERTSON, NY
Superior Abrasives, LLCFounded in Dayton in 1962 as Superior Rotary Tools, Superior Abrasives now manufactures coated and nonwoven abrasive products for grinding, finishing and polishing. Its history reaches back to Dayton’s abrasive-specialty trade in 1942, and the company supplies standard products while its engineers develop tailored solutions for demanding aerospace, medical and power-generation applications. The business moved into a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Vandalia in 2016 and became part of the RÜGGEBERG GROUP in 2012.VANDALIA, OH
United States Products CoFounded in 1917, United States Products Co. is one of America’s oldest manufacturers of lapping compounds, with a century-long Pittsburgh-area manufacturing history. Its connection to precision work reaches back to a custom formula developed with Henry Ford in 1935, and the company still makes American-made abrasives for manufacturers worldwide.PITTSBURGH, PA