no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . july 2015 klingspor abrasives inc. type private industry manufacturing founded hickory north carolina 1979 headquarters hickory north carolina tijuana mexico area served united states mexico key people christoph klingspor president christine klingspor vp robin holden vp of finance haywood easter vp of sales tom dunaway vp of it products abrasives number of employees 300 parent klingspor ag klingspor unternehmen website www.klingspor.com 1 klingspor abrasives inc. of hickory north carolina is a manufacturer of coated abrasives commonly known as sandpaper and bonded abrasives commonly known as grinding wheels or grinding discs to the united states industrial market . 1 it offers flap discs ; abrasive sheets such as board file sheets kiss cut sheets and standard sheets ; non woven abrasives ; quick change discs ; abrasive belts ; specialty abrasives ; bonded abrasives ; abrasive discs ; safety products ; abrasive rolls ; abrasive flapwheels ; and power tools . klingspor abrasives inc. offers its products through its distribution points to distributors and businesses . it also sells products through its retail division and catalog . klingspor abrasives inc. is a subsidiary of the international abrasives manufacturer klingspor ag a german based company based in haiger germany and is one of 31 klingspor manufacturing and distribution facilities located around the world and one of the parent company s 6 general agencies around the world . 2 contents 1 us history 2 german history 3 abrasive innovations 3.1 flapwheels 4 notes 5 references us history edit in october 1979 the company opened under the direction of christoph klingspor in a small leased facility in hickory north carolina with less than 20 people . it was at the time a wholly owned subsidiary of the haiger germany based manufacturer c. klingspor gmbh . larger facilities and warehouses were added in subsequent years . the company now has manufacturing facilities in hickory north carolina and tijuana mexico . 3 german history edit in the late 19th century the founder johann friedrich klingspor could not increase the production of its glue factory founded in 1893 as demand for glue declined . therefore he began to manufacture products for which he needed a large amount of glue for emery cloth or abrasive cloth . in addition the company was in siegen glue factory and naxos schmirgelwerke renamed naxos is the name of a greek island on which a drab mineral stone has its origin which is used for grinding and polishing . 4 5 from 1900 klingspor sold ground emery . 6 after two years the production has been increased as the demand for sandpaper rose . a new mill and a boiler house was set up to accommodate this new production demand . in cologne a branch was set up a sales office as well . many areas of industry and commerce especially the then rapidly growing steel industry needed abrasives so klingspor began to establish itself in the market for abrasives . 7 carl friedrich klingspor 8 took over the company management in 1917 . in 1925 he travelled to the us to discover new advances within abrasive technology and the automotive industry fields . as a result he brought waterproof sandpaper to the us market . 9 10 in the 1950s klingspor invented cutting and grinding wheels 1954 the schleifmoprad f cherschleifrad 1972 abrasive flap disc . 11 12 the company is one of the four largest producers of coated abrasives in the world among other companies norton 3m and sia abrasives . abrasive innovations edit the parent company klingspor ag klingspor unternehmen is responsible for some early innovations in the development of abrasive products by 1950 the company had developed the first cut off wheels and grinding discs for high speed use 80 meters second . 9 for this carl klingspor was awarded the gold diesel medal from the deutsche erfinderverband e.v. german inventors association in 1961 . 13 14 15 16 flapwheels edit abrasive flapwheels were patented by the company in 1954 and it designed and developed the abrasive flap disc in 1972 . many abrasive manufacturers now have a version of these popular abrasive tools . notes edit http www.bloomberg.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 4383712 http www.klingspor.de html index.php site 4 0 & lng en & slanguage english klingspor mexico . klingspor . naxos mythic naxos emery emery paper de klingspor unternehmen sv carl arvid klingspor a b http www.klingspor.de html index.php site 7 25 & lng en & slanguage english https docs.google.com viewer url patentimages.storage.googleapis.com pdfs us1833715.pdf https www.google.com patents us704789 dq carl klingspor & hl en & sa x & ei 482kvytjfoxjsaxg7yagcw & ved 0cdgq6aewbdgk https www.google.com patents us1912069 dq carl klingspor & hl en & sa x & ei 482kvytjfoxjsaxg7yagcw & ved 0cd8q6aewbtgk https www.google.com patents us2948090 dq carl klingspor & hl en & sa x & ei um2kvcsxe8hmsqwk44owcg & ved 0cdoq6aewba https www.google.com patents us2164800 dq carl klingspor & hl en & sa x & ei um2kvcsxe8hmsqwk44owcg & ved 0ce8q6aewbw https www.google.com patents us2589661 dq carl klingspor & hl en & sa x & ei 482kvytjfoxjsaxg7yagcw & ved 0cbwq6aewadgk https www.google.com patents us875935 dq carl klingspor & hl en & sa x & ei 482kvytjfoxjsaxg7yagcw & ved 0ccoq6aewajgk references edit douglas glen clark may 2009 . when it comes to abrasives you really do get what you pay for . metal finishing . 107 5 34 35 . doi 10.1016 s0026 0576 09 80099 8 . chapter ignored help pete spuller september 2008 . some simple rules for smoother sanding . woodshop news 27 . right abrasive optimizes belt sanding of weldments . metalforming 8 9 . february 2009 . chapter ignored help douglas glen clark february 2009 . 6 rules for better abrasive use . modern casting 38 40 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title klingspor abrasives & 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