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ENGINEERED GRINDING SOLUTIONS. A PROMISE TO PERFORM.

Your grinding operation has its own combination of materials, equipment, quality requirements, and production goals. We bring together application expertise, proven abrasive technologies, and responsive technical support to develop a solution engineered to perform in your process.

Performance starts with the application.
Continuous gear grinding to a precise specification

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MORE THAN A WHEEL SPECIFICATION 

Engineered for Your Application

Our industrial grinding wheels are not off-the-shelf finished products. Each wheel specification is custom-designed for its application using proven grain, bond, structure, and manufacturing technologies as the foundation.

Our specialists consider your material, machine, operating parameters, required finish, tolerances, throughput goals, and total process cost to engineer the right balance of performance.

The result is more than an abrasive wheel. It is a solution developed around what your operation needs to accomplish.

WHY WEILER 

Our Promise to Perform

Grinding performance depends on more than the abrasive wheel. We bring together application expertise, advanced technology, and reliable execution to develop and support a complete solution for your operation.

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PARTNERSHIP

Bringing the machine, abrasive, and process together

We work with end users, machine builders, and grinding-machine OEMs to align the abrasive specification with the machine’s capabilities, process parameters, and production requirements—creating an integrated solution designed to perform from installation.

We are committed to your long-term success.

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TECHNOLOGY

Proprietary technology, engineered for the required result

Our portfolio includes proprietary bond systems and advanced resin-bonded, vitrified-bonded, and superabrasive technologies. We tailor the wheel design to achieve the required balance of productivity, wheel life, quality, and process cost.

We develop innovation tailored to your needs.

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SERVICE

Technical support backed by dependable supply

We support testing, implementation, optimization, training, and ongoing improvement. Stable supply and dependable, on-time delivery also help protect your operation from costly production interruptions.

We help you keep operations running efficiently.

Performance That Matters to Your Operation

Improve Productivity

Increase material removal rate and throughput while helping reduce cycle time and production bottlenecks.

Maintain Quality

Support consistent surface finish, geometry, tolerances, and part quality from one production cycle to the next.

Optimize Process Cost

Look beyond wheel price to improve the total cost per part, roll, or operation.

Protect Uptime

Help reduce dressing, rework, wheel changes, supply disruptions, and avoidable process interruptions.

INDUSTRIAL GRINDING EXPERTISE

Find Expertise for Your Industry

Grinding requirements vary by material, machine, application, and desired result. Explore how we address the challenges that matter most in demanding industrial operations.

Single profile gear grinding wheel

Gear Grinding

Improve material removal, profile holding, cycle time, and dressing intervals while meeting demanding quality and tolerance requirements.

Explore Gear Grinding Solutions

cold roll grinding at a mill

Roll Grinding

Balance material removal rate (MRR), wheel life, surface finish, and roll integrity across hot- and cold-mill grinding operations.

Explore Roll Grinding Solutions

Turbine blade grinding of aerospace parts

Aerospace Turbine Blade Grinding

Control profile, surface finish, and thermal impact in creep-feed and other demanding turbine-component grinding operations.

View the Turbine Grinding Brochure

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Foundry

Support productive, consistent grinding and cut-off with solutions matched to the material, application, and required performance.

Explore Foundry Solutions

BROADER CAPABILITIES

Additional Industrial Grinding Applications

We also apply specialized abrasive technologies and application expertise across a broader range of demanding manufacturing processes.

Metal conditioning of a steel slabMetal Conditioning

Match wheel design to demanding metals, equipment, and removal requirements to improve productivity, surface quality, and overall process cost.

cylindrical grindingAutomotive Manufacturing

Support high-volume component grinding where cycle time, repeatability, quality, and cost per part are critical.

Grinding bearing partsBearing Grinding

Achieve the surface finish, geometry, consistency, and process economics required for precision bearing components.

Sharpening grindingSharpening

Improve productivity and edge quality in the manufacture and maintenance of industrial knives, saws, and cutting tools.

Don’t See Your Application?

Our capabilities extend beyond the applications featured here. Tell us about your process, performance goals, or grinding challenge.

Talk to an Application Expert

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A Proven Process for Improvement

When an opportunity requires a deeper process evaluation, we bring our application expertise directly to your operation through Weiler Process Solutions.

Through WPS, we follow a structured path from application challenge to measurable improvement—whether your goal is to reduce cycle time, improve quality, address a production bottleneck, or lower total process cost.

Reduce Cycle Time  /  Improve Quality  /  Lower Process Cost

ADDITIONAL SPECIALTY CAPABILITY

Automated Deburring and Surface Conditioning

We also offer Nylox abrasive nylon and wire brush solutions for automated deburring, edge radiusing, and surface conditioning. Our experts can help select and optimize standard brush products, with custom solutions available when needed.

Explore Automated Deburring Solutions

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A Global Abrasives Partner Focused on Mutual Success

At Weiler Abrasives, our experience dates back to 1898 when Joseph E. Weiler began manufacturing brushes for the jewelry industry in Pforzheim, Germany. Since then, we’ve grown and evolved into a global manufacturer serving customers in over 80 countries with nearly 1,500 employees around the world.

“While the company has grown and expanded significantly since those humble beginnings, our commitment to developing long-term partnerships with customers, co-workers, and community hasn’t changed. We like to call that our 3C’s.” Chris Weiler, Executive Chairman.

Whether you are looking to improve your surface conditioning processes, optimize your consumable spend, or train your team on the safe and proper use of abrasives and brushes, Weiler has the people and expertise to help you achieve your goals.

Weiler: Your Competitive Edge

For those who want a competitive edge and value productivity-enhancing solutions for cleaning, grinding, cutting, deburring, and finishing, Weiler is a premier abrasives supplier who forges collaborative, problem-solving relationships with our customers. We work with you to solve your challenges, enabling your business to get more done and, ultimately, improve your top and bottom line. It’s not just about what we do; it’s about how we do it, we call it The Weiler Way. That’s the Weiler difference.

Product Innovations

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Optimum Use Line

Patent pending Optimum Use Line provides a visual reference to help get the most out of the wheel. Using the wheel to its full life reduces change-overs, which helps users be more productive while reducing waste and abrasive spend.

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Cut Back

PTiger Type 27 grinding wheels are designed with fiberglass cut back from the edge for aggressive grinding right out of the box.

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Longer Life

Patent pending Optimum Use Line provides a visual reference to help get the most out of the wheel. Using the wheel to its full life reduces change-overs, which helps users be more productive while reducing waste and abrasive spend.

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Optimum Use Line

Patent pending Optimum Use Line provides a visual reference to help get the most out of the wheel. Using the wheel to its full life reduces change-overs, which helps users be more productive while reducing waste and abrasive spend.

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NEW Tiger 2.0

Our new metal grinding and cut off wheels are designed to be more than just a better product. They were created to help you do your best work.

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NEW Foundry Products

Our new foundry line delivers a superior combination of life and cut-rate for maximum productivity.

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NEW Flap Discs for Aluminum

These flap discs offer a paired flap design that delivers high performance grinding on aluminum.

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Let’s Talk About Your Grinding Application

Whether you are developing a new process, addressing a performance issue, or evaluating another source, our application experts can help determine the right next step.

Put our promise to work.