New Garryson® ceramic flap disc – offers improved productivity and performance!

Completely UK designed and manufactured, the range of CERAMIQ™ discs is designed for aggressive metal finishing applications and will find applications across the manufacturing sector, ranging from removing weld sputter and cleaning joints to grinding profiles on difficult to machine materials such as high alloy steels and titanium. And being suited to both heavy grinding and finishing in one operation, CERAMIQ™ discs offer optimum surface finish by avoiding scoring, marking and ‘blueing’ of the work piece.

At the core of CERAMIQ™ flap disc is its unique design and assembly called ‘semi-jumbo construction’. This creates a robust sandwich of overlapping ceramic sheets that are much narrower (20mm) than on conventional flap discs. The result is a concentrated cutting zone with all the cloth usable, eliminating waste on discarded discs. When using conventional flap discs, uneven cutting wear results in discs containing unused cutting material being thrown away – an unnecessary cost.

Another benefit of the design is that during the cutting operation the resin bonded flaps are both self cleaning and self sharpening, thereby enhancing cutting productivity. In tests over a 55 minute duration, 22% more stock than a conventional zirconium disc and 14% more than a competitive ceramic disc was removed. Further, the CERAMIQ™ disc lasted longer, remaining fully usable for a continuous 70 minute cutting period.

Finally there are operator benefits from using CERAMIQ™ flap discs.

The thickness of the flap ‘sandwich’ produces a cushioned effect that transmits much less vibration through the angle grinder and to the operator. Carpal tunnel syndrome (or white finger) is a health and safety risk for operators of hand held grinding equipment and U.K. legislation is stringent to minimise risks to operators. And because the ceramic grit is lubricant coated, CERAMIQ™ discs are also quieter in use than conventional designs.

Garryson® CERAMIQ™ flap discs are available in the following diameters and grits:-

Diameters: 115, 125 and 180mm
Grits; 36, 40, 60 and 80.