More Productivity with Dust-Free Net Sanding
For businesses in the construction and renovation industry, as well as professional decorators, sanding is a labour intensive and expensive work phase. Not only this, sanding can be messy and pose risk to the health of those involved in the work process. Using Mirka’s dust-free net sanding products is a win-win situation for all – saving time and money, and also caring for the health of its users.
Mirka specialises in the development of innovative abrasive technology and patented abrasives that offer customers a truly dust-free surface finishing process – extracting virtually all sanding dust before it is released into the environment. The company’s products cover a wide range of abrasive applications to complete sanding systems that help tackle even the toughest challenges faced by professionals, semi-professionals, or home renovation enthusiasts.
-Dust-free sanding is a very fast-growing market as people are starting to realise how important it is to avoid inhaling sanding dust into the lungs, but instead collect it as it´s created. Looking beyond health and safety factors, dust-free sanding is also very fast, as there is no need to cover up surfaces before the sanding work can begin. This gives businesses the opportunity to save time, increase profitability, and ultimately earn more money, says Ralf Karlström, CEO of KWH Mirka, the headquarters of Mirka, which is based in Finland.
Keeping businesses running at all times
In a highly competitive construction and renovation market, the old saying 'time is money' goes well with all business activity. With Mirka’s dust-free net sanding abrasives and sanding tools, businesses and home renovators can speed up their work by about 20% compared to the use of conventional sanding methods and equipment.
Traditional sanding methods also create enormous amounts of airborne dust that can be toxic or sometimes carcinogenic. Even bare wood dust may cause serious health problems, such as asthma, when it is inhaled. According to the UK-based Health and Safety Executive (HSE), carpenters and joiners can be, in fact, four times more likely to get asthma compared with other UK workers.
Focus on innovation
Mirka products are recognised as being market leaders through sustained focus on innovation driven by customer needs, investment in ground-breaking production machinery and providing systems which produce profit.
- Mirka is renowned for setting high standards and launching new products and new production techniques that deliver clear improvements. Development work has always been an important part of Mirka’s activity and is based on encouraging everyone in the company to be open to new ideas, says Karlström.
- Machines and tools that are comfortable and easy to use are essential for professionals. This is why we have concentrated on user-friendliness and ergonomics, as well as performance and efficiency, Karlström adds. /ins
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Machines and tools that are comfortable and easy to use are essential for professionals; Mirka concentrates on user-friendliness and ergonomics, as well as performance and efficiency.
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Dust-free sanding is fast and efficient. With Mirka’s sanding systems sanding dust can be removed before it is released into the environment.
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Mirka’s products can be found today in more than 80 countries world-wide. With its headquarters located on the west coast of Finland in Jeppo, Mirka’s heavy investment in product development has helped the company expand from a variety of abrasives to complete sanding systems.
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Abranet abrasive discs feature a strong yet flexible nylon fabric. Unlike traditional film or paper-back sanding discs, Abranet uses net-mesh technology, which has thousands of holes so the dust is continuously and efficiently sucked away – and there is no clogging on the disc.
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About Mirka
Mirka Ltd is a world leader in abrasives technology innovation, offering a complete range of technically superior, high quality abrasives, supplementary products and complete sanding systems. Mirka has become the natural choice in a wide variety of industry sectors. Mirka’s core business areas are automotive refinish (ART), original equipment manufacturing (OEM), construction & decoration as well as the wood and furniture industry.
All of Mirka’s products are manufactured in Finland and more than 90% are exported and sold in over 80 countries, including subsidiaries located in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.
www.mirka.com
For more information please contact:
Julie Starkey
Marketing Controller
Mirka (UK) Ltd
Saxon House
Shirwell Crescent
Furzton Lake
Milton Keynes
MK4 1GA
Tel.: +44 1908 369 468
Julie.starkey@mirka.com
www.mirka.co.uk
or
Jeff Fabian
Vice-President, Marketing
Mirka Abrasives, Inc.
7950 Bavaria Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
Tel.: +1 330 405 8166
jeff.fabian@mirka.com
www.mirka-usa.com
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