Norton Abrasives for the Industrial Market
Norton Abrasives for the Industrial Market
North America
Products
Superior Non-woven Abrasive Surface Finishing Products

Norton Bear-Tex surface finishing products are made of a non-woven nylon web impregnated with abrasive grain and resin. A variety of abrasives, grit sizes and backing materials give the user an extensive and superior product offering. Typical applications include light- to heavy-duty cleaning, deburring, blending, polishing and finishing.

Bear-Tex Belts

With two different stock product lines, and grit sizes of extra coarse to very fine, STE belts perform well under a wide range of applications: from removing engine gaskets, and deburring of aluminum and steel, to finishing nickel alloy turbine blades.

Bear-Tex Convolute Wheels

Formed by wrapping and bonding web material impregnated with abrasive grain and resin around a center core, convolute wheels offer a wide range of uses from heavy burr removal to cleaning rust and oxides.

Bear-Tex Depressed Center Wheels

A web of strong synthetic fibers and quality abrasive, bonded together by a smear-resistant adhesive make Rapid Strip and Rapid Finish non-woven depressed center wheels ideal for cleaning, conditioning, and finishing a multitude of materials, quickly and easily with little loading.

Bear-Tex Discs

Norton manufactures a variety of non-woven   Bear-Tex discs. Choose the right one for your application: AVOS, Fast Cut, High Strength and STE.

Bear-Tex Flap Wheels

A very conformable product, Norton Bear-Tex flap wheels provide a cushioning action which is ideal for use on uneven or irregular surfaces as well as flat areas.

Bear-Tex Hand Pads

Non-loading, non-rusting, waterproof and solvent resistant, Norton Bear-Tex Hand Pads beat steel wool – hands down!

Bear-Tex Polybond Wheels

Bear-Tex Polybond wheels are manufactured by bonding abrasive grain into a foamed polyurethane matrix, similar to bonded grinding wheels. Available in metal conditioning and wood conditioning formulations.

Bear-Tex Rolls

Rolls may be cut for use in jitterbug sanding or on hand sanding applications.  Rolls have the durability for indexing machine applications. Ideal for light deburring, cleaning, finishing and applying decorative finishes. 

Bear-Tex Unified Wheels

Designed for maintenance operations needing an efficient and cost-effective method of deburring, polishing, cleaning or finishing metals and composites.