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abrasive applications for consumer products
Abrasive applications for industry
WHY PUMICE Is THE ABRASIVE OF CHOICE
Pumice is ideal for cleaning and prepping electronic circuit boards.
Pumice is a key component in dental polishes and pastes.
Why Pumice is the Abrasive of Choice
What makes pumice such a excellent additive for product applications that need to be both tough and gentle? Two reasons—
1. Formed from violent volcanic activity, light and frothy pumice is similar to glass in physical and chemical makeup, but unlike glass, pumice is a much softer abrasive—fine-ground pumice is the softest abrasive media you can use and ideal for applications where the quality of the finished surface is paramount.
2. Pumice is a natural and abundant mineral...non-toxic and completely inert—the ideal agent for products that need to deliver a thorough cleaning or a glossy shine without harsh chemicals.
POLISHING & ABRASIVE APPLICATIONS
Pumice in Consumer Products
Fine pumice powder has been used to add gentle abrasive cleaning power to hand soaps for many years. Ultra fine pumice powder is now found in a variety of exfoliating and cleaning products—shower and body gels, heavy duty hand cleansers, facial and foot scrubs, and household cleansers for kitchen and bath surfaces.
Some Common Abrasive Applications for Pumice in Consumer Products
—On kitchen and bathroom surfaces to remove stubborn stains and restore lustre and shine.
—Cleansers made with pumice take the form of facial and body scrubs, hand soaps, with micro-fine pumice acting as a gentle exfoliant to remove dead skin cells, clean pores, and restore skin vibrancy.
—Pumice-based hand scrubs and soap remove the most stubborn grime without needing harsh chemicals...or a lot of elbow grease, as a light-touch scrubbing is all that is needed for the microscopic surfaces of the pumice to do the job.
—Car polishes gently remove wax build-up and restore a gleaming shine to the paint.
Industrial Abrasive Applications
When it comes to grit, Pumice is the undisputed champion of the industrial abrasive industry. Nothing else works in so many manufacturing applications. Hess can grind pumice to any spec, including the micro-fine powers needed for the lightest of polishing applications or the finest grout demands. We provide over 300 spec grades...one for almost any need. On the off chance we don't already have what you need, we'll work with you produce a pumice abrasive to your exact specs.
Hess knows pumice, and we know the needs of the polishing and abrasives industry. Once we've helped you determine the ideal spec for your applicaiton, we combine that expertise with state-of-the-art lab and processing equipment to insure the spec is dead-on throughout the entire process—insuring consistency from batch to batch.
Some Common uses for Pumice in industrial applications
—Circuit boards preparation and cleaning for electronics.
—Television glass and other critical grinding and polishing applications.
—Dental polishes and pastes to clean teeth and restore gleam.
—Precision parts finishing.
Critical, Ultra-pure Applications
Hess refines a low heavy mineral pumice, with impurity concentrations of less than 0.3 percent, and enhancement of quality vital for purposes of precision grinding, such as for television glass.
