Saint-Gobain Abrasives is by far the world's number-one bonded abrasives manufacturer.

Bonded abrasives are natural or synthetic abrasive grains "bonded" into a solid form, usually in the shape of a wheel. Bonded abrasives products also include grinding and cut-off wheels, snagging wheels, segments, mounted wheels, plugs, and cones.

Saint-Gobain produces more than 250,000 types of grinding wheels - with diameters ranging from just a few millimeters to nearly 2 meters (almost 6.5 feet) - designed to meet specific needs of our customers. Vitrified - or synthetic - wheels are made of clay-based binder for precision grinding, sharpening, forming and finishing applications in the automotive, aerospace, and machine tool sectors. Organic - or natural - wheels are made with rubber, shellac or plastic bonds for cutting and forming applications in markets such as primary metals, welding, and metal fabrication. Organic wheels can also be used to obtain very precise dimensions in rolling mill cylinders and machining hypodermic needles.