Mike Shappell

Mike Shappell is a senior application engineer at Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives, One New Bond Street, MS 301-403, Worcester, MA 01606, Mike.d.shappell@saint-gobain.com, www.nortonabrasives.com.

Articles by Mike Shappell

Bank on Better Abrasives

A 20% increase in consumable costs reduced an automotive component supplier’s cycle time by 30% and is saving almost $250,000 annually on machine operating costs.

How to Increase Output for Large Stainless Steel Sheet Surface Polishing

To meet demanding production schedules in a competitive environment, this shop eliminated wasted time, improved utilization, reduced the number of setup sheets and increased their saleable sheets by correcting the grit being used on their custom finishing machine.

How Proprietary Grains Optimize Non-Woven Abrasives for Superb Finishes

Take a closer look at how a Midwest appliance manufacturer used non-woven agglomerated grain technology to put a structured cosmetic finish on a ring for a high-end kitchen appliance, remove the medium-sized burrs left on the ring from stamping, and increase their productivity by 5X!