Product & Safety Lecture

Color Coding
Peripheral Speed Color Identification

50 m/s - Blue

63 m/s - Yellow

80 m/s - Red

100 m/s - Green

 Ordering Codes
80 Recommended Peripheral speed in m/s

EHT Identification of product shape and type

230 Diameter of wheel

3,2 Recommended wheel thickness

A Abrasive mineral used for wheel application

24 Abrasive mineral calibrated size

S International hardness structure grading

SG Abrasive wheel application rating

 Peripheral Speed
80 m/s = 80 Meters per Second peripheral speed
Note – if you mark the periphery of any diameter abrasive wheel, and
measure the total distance around the periphery of that wheel,
then x that distance by the operating Rpm, your
calculation should balance out at 80m/s.
Example – 230mm wheel
230 x 3,14 (π ) = 722,2mm (circumference of wheel)
722,2 x 6600 Rpm = 4766520
4766520 ÷ 60 000 = 80m/s.
Note – 60 000: 60 = converting Rpm to Rps
& 1000 = converting mm to meters
 Grinding Wheel Label System
Label Identification
Application Restriction
Pferd Product Line

OSA Safety Code Product Part Number

EN & ASA Identification Pferd Logo

EAN Bar Code

Peripheral Speed

Inside Color: Black –

Max Rpm
Steel
Application

EN Color Bar
Outside Color: Silver
Performance
Range
Mounting Instructions

Safety Requirements
 Cutting Discs Label System
Mounting Instructions
Label Identification
Pferd Product Line

Product Part Number

OSA Safety Code

Free from Ferrous,
Sulphurous and Chlorinated
EN & ASA Fillers
Identification

Pferd Logo
Peripheral Speed

EAN Bar Code

Max Rpm
Inside Color: Blue –
S/Steel Application
Application Restriction

Outside Color: Silver

EN Color Bar Performance Range
Safety Requirements
 Cutting Flanges

S
F
S

7
6

Correct Incorrect
Suitable for cutting only Suitable for grinding only
Cutting Flanges Mounted
 Product Selection – 80m/s
Diameter Rpm Kw
115 12500 500 - 750w
125 11000 900 – 1,1Kw
178 8500 1,5 – 1,8Kw
230 6500 2,1 – 2,5Kw
300 5100 4 – 7 Kw
350 4500 8 – 12 Kw
400 3800 12 – 15 Kw
450 3200 18 Kw >
 Personal Safety Equipment
Safety eyeglasses
Full face safety screen - Optional
Ear protection
Safety gloves
Dust masks
Safety shoes
3/4 Leather apron
Safety guard on machine
Cutting Flanges – SFS 76 (Portable Cutting Applications)
Safety Screens - welders screens - Optional
Breathing Apparatus - Optional
 Product Selection

• Select correct wheel diameter for machine

• Ensure that the product is rated for the machine - rpm
• Select correct type of wheel for application
• Ensure correct center hole for shaft diameter
• Select correct shape of product – Type 27 / 41
• Must have a good knowledge of material being worked on
such as Mild Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum etc.
 Expiry Date

The date stamp indicated above, is a “Expiry Date” and in general,

EN Code
wheels should no longer be used if this date has expired.
 Storage of Products

Abrasive wheels must be stored on a wooden structure to prevent absorbing moisture

 Common Accident Causes
Operator error:
Using the product carelessly, or not qualified enough
to handle the task assigned to him.
Incorrect Application:
Cutting the wrong way or wrong direction -
(must be against rotation of wheel) as well as using
under powered machines or incorrect Rpm.
Product Selection:
Using the wrong product for the wrong application.
Safety Factors:
Not adhering to the required protection gear and safety
guards on the machines.
Poor Machine Quality:
Worn Bearings, bent spindles, safety guards, electrical
Connections and damaged flanges
 Mounting Of Wheels
Fig.A
Note – flanges seat correctly and is suitable
for cutting wheel applications – only if SFS
76 cutting flanges are not required. If
grinding wheel is mounted, flanges should
be turned around as in Fig.B
Fig.B
Note – distance between flanges due to
flange shoulders seating - measures 3,2mm.
This is only suitable for a grinding
wheel as most cutting wheels are thinner
and will not be clamped tight enough for
cutting purposes. For cutting applications
without SFS 76 cutting flanges, refer to
Fig.A
 Mounting of Cutting Discs

Incorrect way – label must be visible outwards Correct way – label is clearly visible to operator

The flat metal section of the center ring is situated on the label side. The function of this ring is
to protect the top flange from seating on the exposed mineral from the wheel, thus preventing
damage and excessive wear to this flange. In addition, when the label is facing outwards, the type
of wheel can immediately be identified for additional safety reasons.
Correct Cutting Direction - Active

90

Rotation forward – sparks moving away from body

Note – contact position of work piece – behind wheel center
Incorrect Cutting Direction
Incorrect Cutting Direction - Active

Rotation backwards – sparks moving into body

 Correct Grinding Angle

30

Maintain a 30° angle with regular dressing

 Correct Grinding Angle

Regular dressing of the periphery will prolong wheel life

and improve wheel safety
Improve Quality and Safety by -

Safety in portable Cutting

and Grinding wheels
depends entirely on the
operator’s level of skill,
Correct Wheel Mounting Correct Cutting Direction

knowledge, attitude and

correct method of
application.
Correct Grinding Angle Correct Dressing of Wheel
 Product Problems
• CENTER RING TORN OUT
• OUT OF BALANCE EFFECT
• PINCHING OR JAMMING EFFECT
• POORLY CLAMPED WHEEL
• EXCESSIVE SIDE PRESSURE AND WRONG CUTTING FLANGES
• PRODUCT DELAMINATION
• WHEEL SNAPPED IN HALF
• EXCESSIVE MACHINE RPM
• VIBRATION
• DAMAGED CLAMPING FLANGES
 Product Problems

 Wheel out of balance – possibly due to worn

bearings or incorrect mounting.
 Product Problems

 Wheel pinched due to incorrect cutting direction,

cutting angle, poor clamping or operator error.
 Product Problems

 Incorrect mounting – loose flanges

 Secondary damage from loose flanges
 Product Problems

 Center of wheel torn out due to incorrect flanges

used and/or incorrect mounting and excessive side
pressure
 Product Problems

 Product de-lamination – factory fault

 Product Problems

Grinder fell with wheel attached, causing wheel to break in half

 Product Problems

Wheel exceeded the maximum operating speed of 80m/s,

resulting in structural failure due to excessive
centrifugal forces (Pneumatic tool governor faulty)
 Damaged Flanges

Typical example of not using proper flange spanners

 Center Ring Indented

Indentation caused by incorrect mounting on shaft, with

shoulder of flange nut causing the indentation.
 Center Ring Partly Extruded

Extruded damage caused by incorrect mounting on shaft,

with flat side of flange nut causing the damage.
 Additional Products
 201 – Files
 202 – Burrs
 203 – Mounted Points
 204 – Fine Grinding
 206 – Cutting & Grinding
 209 – Electric Tools
 302 – Brite-Rite
 306 – VSM Materials
 307 – ATA Tools
 Additional Products

Files Burrs Diamond Mounted Fine

Grinding
Hole Saws Coated Points

Pneumatic Tools
Abrasive Power

Wheels Tools
 Additional Products

Non-Woven Products

Coated Abrasives

Industrial Power Brushes

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Where to Get More Information

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EN 12413: - 1999 Safety Code

A.2.2 Additional Inscriptions

Abrasive products shall be marked with the characteristics specified in Table A.1,
Marking of abrasive products, in a legible and understandable manner. Additional
inscriptions on the abrasive products such as type number, order number and
manufacturer’s product name is permitted provided legibility is not impaired.

Information to enable the date of manufacture (month, year) to be traced shall be

incorporated in the marking.

Bonded abrasive products with type of bond B and BF for use on hand-held
grinding machines or hand-held cutting-off machines shall be marked with
date of expiry. The date of expiry shall at the longest be with 3 years from the
date of manufacture.

EXPIRY DATE
 Center Ring
Top of metal insert Cutting disc – 3,2mm

Inner housing of metal insert – 2,2mm deep.

This insert is pressed in during the manufacturing cycle

Note – there is no metal shoulder at the bottom of the disc.

 The Clamping Process - 1

Bottom Flange – note the serrated surface of the flange –

This penetrated the bare mineral on the blank side of the wheel, preventing the
wheel slipping during cutting action as well as protecting the flange from abrasive
wear.
 The Clamping Process - 2

Bottom Flange – where the serrated surface penetrates the abrasive wheel
 The Clamping Process - 3

Top Flange – note the smooth surface of the flange –

This seats on the metal insert side of the wheel, preventing the wheel slipping
during cutting action as well as protecting the flange from abrasive wear.
 The Clamping Process - 4

Top and bottom flanges clamping down the wheel.

Note top flange seating on the metal insert and not on the abrasive surface
 Compiled & edited by

Charles Gouws
Product Manager
Pferd SA

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