Multiplicity, the formula for success

RAPOFLEX® cut-off wheels, specifically designed for use in the steel making and working industries, deliver excellent results in the cutting of unalloyed, high-alloy, special-alloy and hardened steels.

A state-of-the-art manufacturing technique is employed to produce the cut-off wheels with a multi-ply system. It involves the layering of the individual materials of fibreglass mesh or sheet steel and wet grinding grit in sequence as well as finishing to achieve optimum smoothness and homogeneity. The composite is then rough-pressed in the biggest grinding wheel press in Europe before it is tempered and allowed to cure at an average temperature of 180°C while being held in a special holding device.

RAPOFLEX® cut-off wheels are manufactured with a conical form, i.e. tapered to the spindle opening. If required, RAPPOLD will provide the RAPOFLEX® cut-off wheels with reinforced centres, offering greater strength, resistance to breakage and distinct advantages for the environment.

Product attributes

  • Well-rounded quality series of products for cold, warm and hot cutting applications
  • Diameters up to 2,000 mm
  • Eco-friendly composition

ADVANTAGES

  • High performance and efficiency
  • Reduced cutting time
  • Unhardened, square cut surfaces with minimum burring
  • Superb operational reliability and minimum loudness

Economy

  • Increased longevity
  • Reduced steel grindings, dust
  • Lower energy consumption
  • Less waste

RAPPOLD designs and manufactures large cut-off wheels to order, incorporating quality and mechanical design features that permit, with a single cut-off wheel, the cutting of all qualities and dimensions of steel for the specified temperature and machine.