sia Abrasives – Your Key to a Perfect Surface Many materials hide a secret. They keep their real beauty hidden. Only a professional finish can reveal what is inside. sia Abrasives has devoted itself to achieving perfectly finished surfaces for more than 135 years. “Finished by sia Abrasives” – the final touch makes all the difference to a wide variety of materials: wood acquires its expressive colour, striking colour contrasts or astounding grain, leather captivates with its subtle nuances, contact lenses ensure the very best acuity of vision, metal glows at the peak of its perfection, marble...

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Company sia Abrasives, with its headquarters in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative abrasives. It develops, manufactures and markets complete abrasive systems, tailored to specific requirements and applications, for the surface treatment of every type of workpiece. These products turn sanding and grinding into surface technology. sia Abrasives employs about 1310 people worldwide and is represented with partners in over 80 countries. Coated abrasives Classic coated abrasives and abrasive systems for conventional surface preparation and finishing on all...

Top-quality products from Switzerland Our careful choice of premium materials, the latest production and manufacturing equipment and sophisticated production technologies enable us to provide sanding products at the highest level. Abrasive materials from sia undergo continuous development based on demanding customer requirements and our detailed analysis of production materials. They thus represent the finest examples of Swiss precision and quality with one goal: a commitment to the perfect surface. Bonded abrasives Precision cutting discs for optimum cutting performance and efficient grinding...

sia Abrasives has opened up its new manufacturing plant for coated abrasives at its headquarters in Frauenfeld. After two years construction work, the highly modern abrasives factory was officially opened on 2nd May 2012. It is now possible to manufacture all manner of different sanding products to meet individual requirements and using the latest technical means, depending on the abrasive requirement for a particular surface, such as material removal, finish or structure. Environmentally friendly production The plant was constructed according to strict ecological criteria. Thus, for example,...

New process concept increases flexibility The new abrasives manufacturing plant will enable sia Abrasives to improve its ability to deliver and to improve its flexibility – all at the same time as providing a consistently high level of quality. Decisive here is a new process concept that will ensure a production flow that is almost entirely free of interruption. This provides an enormous increase in flexibility to the customer. Emphasis also needs to be placed on consistent product quality, which can be increased even further by the high degree of machine precision. The high-tech manufacturing...

The Coatings and Composites application area specialises in process-optimised surface solutions for processing and treating automotive body parts and fibre-reinforced plastics (such as carbon- or glass-reinforced plastics) and offers a complete system comprising abrasives, machinery and accessories. Our application-specific solutions have been developed for the marine, aviation, transport, automotive and wind energy sectors as well as for bodywork specialists and automobile painters. The Wood application area covers the entire breadth of surface treatment for the customer groups furniture and...

The Metal application area focuses on surface treatment for all metals ranging from rough grinding to material removal through to structuring for finishing purposes. The market is split into five segments: Metalware, container building and toolmaking; foundries and forges; rolling mills and drawing works; fixtures and fittings industry; and precision engineering and watch industry. This structure ensures a clear range of products to achieve the perfect surface that each user wants. The Panels area of application covers the needs of industrial manufacturers of material panels, plywood, solid wood...

New products 2011 – 2012 2011 Coatings and Composites Intermediate 41-hole pad Coatings and Composites 1950 siaspeed siasoft plus Multi-hole hand sanding blocks

Metal Panels Bonded ­abrasives Flexible hand sanding block 1950 siaspeed film belts siachrome polishing system 1950 siaspeed P220-P600 Coatings and Composites Wood Coatings and Composites siafleece flex Higher belt width

Technology leader Production competence Our careful choice of premium materials, the latest production and manufacturing equipment and sophisticated production technologies enable us to provide sanding products at the highest level in constant quality. The flexible abrasives by sia Abrasives in Switzerland are developed according to the ever changing user requirements and explicit material analysis. They represent high quality Swiss precision and workmanship with the one goal: the best abrasives with the greatest possible efficiency to achieve a perfect surface. Surface treatment at its best!...

erfect surface Innovative Solutions Professional advisory service In close collaboration with the leading varnish and paint manufacturers of the furniture and automotive industries, new abrasive standards are set by their own research and development trials. Trendsetting abrasives and genuine product innovations with trendsetting processes result in sanding surface technology. Professionals from a diverse range of industries are given comprehensive training in our stateof-the-art training centres. An extensive training programme is available with a high proportion of practical activities, which...

siasoft quality for manual sanders Main application area Initial sanding of curves, edges and curved shapes; final sanding of primer fillers and sanding for blending. Pressure-equalising foam layer Adaptable to contours No intermediate pad required Even sanding pattern Proven siaspeed quality Communication www.sia-abrasives.com > Automotive Surface solutions 1950 siaspeed siasoft pl siaspeed – at full speed to a perfect surface