For over 125 years, Norton has provided the innovative abrasive products and solutions that our customers require. Whether you're sanding a piece of furniture, finishing a turbine blade or slicing a semiconductor component, if you are using abrasives, we have the product and the know-how.
Today, Norton manufactures and distributes the widest range of abrasives and related products to many different markets. As a brand of Saint-Gobain, a world leader in manufacturing and distribution, Norton supports major markets including metalworking, automotive manufacturing, automotive aftermarket, aerospace, woodworking, bearing, sporting goods, Do-It-Yourself retailers and the foundry market.
Norton is the world's leading supplier of bonded abrasives, with more than 250,000 types and sizes, most custom-designed and engineered for specific applications. We are also a leading manufacturer of coated abrasive products, offering more than 38,000 types of coated products with a variety of abrasive grains and backings. Our superabrasives diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) grinding wheels and diamond tools usage is growing in cutting tool production and maintenance, automotive, bearing, ceramic, tool and die, glass, aerospace, electronic, composite, and other advanced material industries. With over 50 years of industry leadership in diamond and CBN experience, we can meet industrial manufacturer's need for tighter part tolerance, higher quality finishes and greater productivity.
Our products are sold through many different channels. You can find and buy Norton abrasive products in catalogs, on our partners internet sites, at industrial distributors, at home improvement centers, woodworking supply stores, and through jobbers in the automotive aftermarket. Chose a market from the drop down above and check out our product offering in one of our catalogs. Reflecting our responsiveness to our customers and our committment to providing an entire abrasive solution for your needs, you'll also find useful information on how to optimally use our products.
The Benefits of an A-brand
In the Abrasives division we serve our customers through structured units in 26 countries and we employ approximately 15,000 people. Saint-Gobain Abrasives is the sole international producer to manufacture the three major types of abrasives; bonded abrasives, coated abrasives and diamond products. The division's advantages are: exceptional technology, a well-known product range, a reputation for quality and innovation and a highly efficient distribution network with official authorized distributors throughout the world. Link to Saint-Gobain sites in the U.S.A. and Canada.