Providing improved surface conditioning usability

Resolving issues for clients is of high importance. Tyrolit were recently approached by two separate customers, to provide a solution on an existing process’ where the customers suffer from two issues - supply problems from their current supplier and poor lifetime of the product due to belt joints failing.

Using Tyrolit product Bibielle X-Flex, its customer ran back-to-back tests against their current product, to try to resolve quality issues they had been experiencing.

The outcome - no breakage over the useable lifetime of the belts and in addition, in comparison to the incumbent supplier, by using Bibielle X-Flex, the process achieved a 100% increase in the number of parts produced. This beneficial result has also saved time, ultimately proving more cost effective.

The extended benefits of Bibielle Surface Conditioning products also had the same positive impact for another Tyrolit client. Similarly, this client also began trialling Bibielle X-Flex belts as they were experiencing issues during their manufacturing process, with the belts snapping, resulting in short lifecycle.

Previously the engineer would have had to hand manipulate the belt to add flexibility to the backing in an attempt to soften the backing, allowing the belt to rotate without delaminating. With the unique material of Bibielle Surface Conditioning it means the structure is quite particular, making it very flexible, which in turn allows a tighter radii on the tool and prevents delamination, resulting in the added benefit of extended product life.

Bibielle X-Flex goes straight onto the tool and is flexible from the start, allowing instant “out of the box” usage, making for cost and time saving initiative, and improved usability. Our clients have achieved a significantly improved surface finish. Equally, there have been no reported breakages on the joints during the surface conditioning process for the usable life time of the product.

There is often a need for a new solution to improve the grinding process and Tyrolit aims to assist customers overcome any obstacle. In a world that is constantly evolving, it is important to be able to adapt.

To get into new markets, in 2020 the TYROLIT Group acquired Bibielle: a manufacturer of three-dimensional abrasive material.