Midlands-based Master Abrasives is offering to demonstrate potential time and cost-savings with the introduction of the innovative MVK-Line range – sophisticated electrically operated micromotors and battery powered hand-pieces for the deburring, finishing, and polishing of components for numerous of industrial sectors, from aero engine manufacture to the medical sector.

MVK-line GmbH develops and produces precision spindles and controllers designed with sophisticated technology, reliability and ergonomic design. Powerful control units with a user-friendly system interface displaying everything at a glance are combined with cleverly designed tools that allow the finest jobs to be completed effortlessly. MVK tools have been an essential part of the aerospace industry for many well-known customers since their introduction in 2004.

Application Benefits

With MVK’s systems, one handpiece can replace numerous air tools and if required has the capability to be programmed for up to six ideal speed settings for consumables such as mounted points and carbide burrs. This is a great timesaver and safety advantage for manufacturers, as well as a cost-saving on the number of tools needed for different applications. 

Other application benefits include:

• Smoother running for impressive finishes with significantly reduced chatter on the work piece.
• Increased torque to comparable pneumatic power tools.
• Safer for operators thanks to extremely low vibration and noise levels.
• Cleaner work area due to the elimination of oil used with airlines (which can contaminate the work piece/area).

Cost Savings in Power and Maintenance

A unique selling point for these systems is their cost savings. These powerful electric tools are significantly cheaper to run than their pneumatic equivalents, potentially saving companies a fortune on power costs. For example, the AL-1 battery deburrer reduces energy costs by up to 90% compared to compressed air powered tools, while CO2 emissions are reduced to 1/3 and performance is increased enormously in the process.

In addition, with less components in the tool, manufacturers can make significant savings on any parts needing replacement compared with the cost of repairing pneumatic tools, not to mention the reduction in maintenance requirements thanks to their long lifetime and high-quality German manufacturing. 

The MVK process also eliminates the risk of dirt or water filling airlines and causing damage to pneumatic tools, which can be costly to repair and time-consuming to rectify whilst putting jobs on hold and the workforce out of action. 

If an MVK tool does need repairing in the UK, Master Tool Services department can offer a reliable service and have been fully trained to carry out repairs on these spindles. Thomas Lange, MVK’s Service & Repair expert, gave the team all the training they need to become repair agents on his visit to Master Abrasives, and spare parts are readily available. The MVK warranty covers tools for 2 years, except for the usual wear parts such as collets and ball bearings.

Andy Wright, Master Abrasives’ National Sales and Business Development Manager, enthused: “This power tool enables consumables to be run at their optimum speed with increased torque to maximise the abrasive consumables’ performance; and testing shows the vibration and noise levels to be lower than the pneumatic equivalents. The fact that one hand piece with its variable speed can replace numerous air tools and with the potential for longer intervals between servicing will offer customers cost downs on both new equipment and service costs. Not to mention the energy savings as this equipment will potentially have significantly lower energy costs compared to compressed air systems. During recent trials at a leading UK aerospace company, the equipment was described by them to me as a ‘game changer’, and I believe they are right”. 

With a wide variety of industries that will hugely benefit from this partnership and improving manufacturing efficiency, it’s the perfect time to be able to provide a vast and extended range of high-quality power tool solutions.  

Contact Master Abrasives’ team for a comprehensive range of abrasives and to assess your application requirements with professionals: sales@master-abrasives.co.uk. 

Midlands-based Master Abrasives has recently been appointed as the UVA LIDKÖPING AB authorised representative in the UK and Ireland, a worldwide leading global supplier of high-precision grinding machines. 

“As their current UK representative retires, the opportunity for Master and UVA to form a partnership seemed an ideal scenario,” stated Ian Meredith, Master’s Applications Engineering Manager. “Having installed more than 10,000 machines around the world over 120 years, they continually make innovative improvements to provide accuracy, efficiency and reliability in applications within the fuel injection industry, bearing and other high precision grinding application areas.” 

With a wide variety of industries that will hugely benefit from these partnerships and improving manufacturing efficiency, it’s the perfect time to provide more cost-effective solutions. Master Abrasives can also now help companies to refurbish and maintain their UVA machinery, offering to restore grinding machines to their precise state as if they were new. This will help to improve machine reliability, increase production output, quality and optimise the precision of the grinding machine. 

UVA customers are found among fuel injection technologies and other industries where the demands for productivity, precision and rational production methods are exceptional. Their machines are suitable for grinding workpieces with dimensions between 0.5mm - 160mm.

Sister brand, LIDKÖPING, offers solutions for customers in the bearing and automotive industry, where the highly automated manufacturing processes place great demands on productivity, precision and cost efficiency. The wide range of high precision grinding machines is suitable for workpieces with dimensions between 5mm - 820mm combined with several grinding processes.

Contact Master Abrasives’ team for more information on UVA precision machinery and repairs to assess your application requirements with professionals: sales@master-abrasives.co.uk. 

Please be advised that both 3M United Kingdom PLC and 3M Global Channel Services, Inc. (GCS)  will implement price increases, effective 1st April 2023. The overall impact of the increase will vary depending on your product mix. 

In line with our normal policy, this branded partner price increase will be applied separately to our general price increase. 

Please contact us for the upcoming prices of your regular 3M items or if you have any questions. 

We would like to inform you that Chicago Pneumatic is increasing their prices. The prices of some of their products are increasing from 15th March 2023. Please view the below price increase letter for further details.

In line with our normal policy, this branded partner price increase will be applied separately to our general price increase. 

Please contact us if you would like any further information.