Polishing Cloths

High performance
polishing cloths for fine
grinding, diamond and
oxide polishing of all
materials

- Carefully selected fabrics guarantee long

life and high quality surface finishes
- Unique chemical-resistant foil properties
- Cloths for both magnetic and PSA fixation
- High material removal shortens preparation time
- Polishing cloths up to 350 mm diameter
- Proven consistent product quality
Polishing Cloths

OP-Chem

Struers offers a broad variety of cloths

for fine grinding, diamond polishing and
oxide polishing of all materials. Most
cloths are available both as MD-Cloth
and as PSA cloth.
MD/DP-Plan and MD/DP-Pan

Struers polishing cloths are made of

carefully selected fabrics. Extensive
tests have led to the development of the
market’s best polishing cloths in terms
of preparation quality and durability. MD/DP-Nap and MD/DP-Plus, MD/DP-Floc

Each cloth consists of a number of MD/DP-Dur, MD/DP-Dac

separate layers. The textile layer is usu- and MD/DP-Sat
ally regarded as the most important part These cloths are based on thin tex-
of the cloth, however, the supporting tiles, which give a very stiff support
foil is also of vital importance to the MD/DP-Dac, MD/DP-Dur and MD/DP-Sat
and therefore a very high degree of
performance of the cloth. A variety of planeness. The weave gives the high-
woven, non-woven, and napped cloths est degree of contact between textile
are used, depending on their properties and specimen resulting in very high
with respect to abrasive grain retention removal rates. The cloths are used for
and texture. In each case the cloth sur- intermediate polishing steps. The Dur
face is selected with a view to achieving textile is 100% pure silk, whereas the
the best performance and the longest Dac textile is made of very fine acetate.
lifetime. The Sat textile is also made of acetate
and is especially well suited for manual
Struers polishing cloths are available in polishing.
two versions: MD-Cloths and DP/OP-
Cloths. MD/DP-Mol, OP-Nat and OP-Felt MD/DP-Mol, OP-Nat and OP-Felt
The MD-Cloths are part of the MD-Sys- The Mol textile is 100% woven wool.
tem – a comprehensive line of metal- MD/DP-Plan and MD/DP-Pan The long fibres in the thin woven textile
backed coarse and fine grinding discs The MD/DP-Plan cloth is based on makes it well suited for polishing with
and polishing cloths that adhere mag- plain, woven polyester. The stiff polyes- 3 µm and finer diamonds when a less
netically to the MD-Disc. This makes ter textile acts as a firm and rigid sup- aggressive polish is required. The spe-
positioning, removal and storage very port, which in turn gives a high degree cially developed treatment of the wool
easy (see separate brochure for more of planeness. The plain weave struc- fibres gives this textile a very long life-
details on the MD-System). The DP/OP- ture ensures a high degree of contact time. OP-Nat and OP-Felt cloths are also
Cloths are equipped with an adhesive between specimen and textile, which made of 100% wool and are well suited
backing to be adhered on a polishing increases the removal rate. MD/DP-Plan for polishing with alumina products.
disc. The working surfaces of both ver- is used for fine grinding of soft metals
sions of polishing cloths are identical and pre-polishing of hard materials. MD/DP-Plus, MD/DP-Floc
and cover all application areas. MD/DP-Pan is based on an impregnated and MD/DP-Nap
non-woven textile. It is used for fine The soft nature of these napped textiles
grinding and coarse to fine polishing of and their ability to hold large amounts
soft materials. of suspension and lubricant, makes
these cloths ideal for diamond and ox-
ide polishing.
 The Plus textile
consists of medium-
sized, rayon-viscose
fibres. It is ideal for the fast
3-step preparation methods where final
polishing is carried out with 3 µm dia-
monds.
The Floc textile consists of medium-
sized, rayon-viscose fibres, flocked on
woven cotton textile. This soft, versatile
cloth is well suited for diamond and
oxide polishing of all materials. With the adapter MD-Rondo, all cloths can DP/OP-Cloths have a small tab on the edge, which
The Nap textile consists of small-sized, be used with the MD-System, even in makes it easier to remove the liner and improves
rayon-viscose fibres, flocked on woven 350 mm diameter general handling

textile. The short and thin fibres make

the cloth ideal for polishing with 1 and very stable and facilitates the fixation Surface-specific diamond suspensions
¼ µm diamonds and oxide polishing. of the polishing cloth to the preparation make results even better
disc. The foil is coated with a metallic Extensive research has shown that the
MD/OP-Chem layer to prevent aggressive fluids from composition of the polishing textile has
The Chem cloth is a neoprene foam seeping through and destroying the a remarkably high influence on the ef-
with open cells that act as small wells layer of adhesive underneath. ficiency of the diamond suspensions
carrying large amounts of fluid. As the used.
specimen travels over these wells they Improved adhesive Struers have therefore developed a line
become compressed, this generates The adhesive on the DP/OP-cloths has of surface specific suspensions, DiaPro,
a pumping action that ensures a high been specially developed to provide a that have been optimised for the differ-
degree of contact between the attacking strong bond to the support. Thus, each ent surface compositions – and the re-
fluid and the specimen. The medium cloth adheres very well to the prepara- sults are outstanding. Tests have shown
hard, spongy structure of the Chem tion disc, but it can be removed, without that the total preparation time can be
cloth has a high degree of chemical leaving any residues. reduced by 30% on average.
resistance. It is ideal for oxide polishing
with chemically aggressive oxide media Read more about the time- and cost-
like alkaline colloidal silica and acidic saving DiaPro suspensions in our sepa-
alumina suspensions. rate brochure.

Unique foil properties

The foil on Struers’ polishing cloths is a
laminate of two different foils, each with
unique features:

The top foil establishes the connection

to the textile and provides a first barrier
against abrasives and lubricants.
The second foil has a very high rigidity,
which makes the cloth dimensionally

DiaPro suspensions have

been optimised for specific
surface properties
Overview

Struers A/S
Pederstrupvej 84
DK-2750 Ballerup, Denmark
Phone +45 44 600 800
Fax +45 44 600 801
[email protected]

Type 200 mm dia. 250 mm dia. 300 mm dia. 350 mm dia. BELGIQUE (Wallonie) NEDERLAND/BELGIE
Struers S.A.S. Struers GmbH Nederland
MD-Cloths 370, rue du Marché Rollay Electraweg 5
F- 94507 Champigny NL-3144 CB Maassluis
MD-Plan MAPLA MUPLA MEPLA sur Marne Cedex Tel. +31 (0) 10 599 72 09
Téléphone +33 1 5509 1430 Fax +31 (0) 10 599 72 01
40500086 40500087 40500088 Télécopie +33 1 5509 1449 [email protected]
[email protected]
MD-Pan MAPAN MUPAN MEPAN POLAND
40500400 40500401 40500402 BULGARIA Struers Sp. z.o.o.
Struers GmbH Oddział w Polsce
MD-Sat MASAT MUSAT MESAT Branch Office Bulgaria ul. Lirowa 27
21 Mur Str. PL-02-387 Warszawa
40500406 40500407 40500408 BG-1680 Sofia Phone +48 22 824 52 80
[email protected] Fax +48 22 882 06 43
MD-Dur MADUR MUDUR MEDUR [email protected]
40500074 40500075 40500076 CANADA
Struers Ltd. ROMANIA
MD-Dac MADAC MUDAC MEDAC 7275 West Credit Avenue Struers GmbH
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 5M9 Sucursala Sibiu
40500071 40500095 40500073 Phone +1 905-814-8855 Str.Scoala de Inot, nr. 18
Fax +1 905-814-1440 RO-550005 Sibiu
MD-Mol MAMOL MUMOL MEMOL [email protected] Phone +40 269 244 558
40500077 40500078 40500079 Fax +40 269 244 559
CZECH REPUBLIC
[email protected]
MD-Plus MAPLU MUPLU MEPLU Struers GmbH
Organizační složka SCHWEIZ
40500089 40500090 40500091 Havlíčkova 361 Struers GmbH
CZ-252 63 Roztoky u Prahy Zweigniederlassung Schweiz
MD-Floc MAFLO MUFLO MEFLO Phone +420 233 312 625 Weissenbrunnenstrasse 41
40500403 40500404 40500405 Fax: +420 233 312 640 CH-8903 Birmensdorf
[email protected] Telefon +41 44 777 63 07
MD-Nap MANAP MUNAP MENAP Fax +41 44 777 63 09
CHINA
40500080 40500081 40500082 [email protected]
Struers Ltd.
Office 702 Hi-Shanghai SINGAPORE
MD-Chem MACHE MUCHE MECHE No. 970 Dalian Road Struers A/S
40500092 40500093 40500094 Shanghai 200092, P.R. China 627A Aljunied Road,
Phone +86 (21) 5228 8811 #07-08 BizTech Centre
DP/OP-Cloths Fax +86 (21) 5228 8821 Singapore 389842
[email protected] Phone +65 6299 2268
DP-Plan DEPXA DEPIM DEPLA DEPFY Fax +65 6299 2661
DEUTSCHLAND
40500200 40500201 40500202 40500203 [email protected]
Struers GmbH
Karl-Arnold-Strasse 13 B SWEDEN
DP-Pan PANAS PANIM PANMA PANFY D- 47877 Willich Struers A/S
40500204 40500205 40500206 40500207 Telefon +49 (0) 2154 486-0 Ekbacksvägen 22, 3 tr
Fax +49 (0) 2154 486-222 SE-168 69 Bromma
DP-Dur DEKLU DETRU DEMUK DEDYF [email protected] Telefon +46 (0)8 447 53 90
40500208 40500209 40500210 40500211 Telefax +46 (0)8 447 53 99
FRANCE
[email protected]
Struers S.A.S.
DP-Sat DEKSA DETTA DEMAT DESAT 370, rue du Marché Rollay UNITED KINGDOM
40500216 40500217 40500218 40500219 F- 94507 Champigny Struers Ltd.
sur Marne Cedex Unit 25a
DP-Dac DEKOT DETDA DEMAC DEDAF Téléphone +33 1 5509 1430 Monkspath Business Park
40500212 40500213 40500214 40500215 Télécopie +33 1 5509 1449 Solihull B90 4NZ
[email protected] Phone +44 0121 745 8200
DP-Mol DEKOL DETMO DEMLO DEMFY Fax +44 0121 733 6450
HUNGARY
[email protected]
40500220 40500221 40500222 40500223 Struers GmbH
Magyarországi fióktelep USA
DP-Plus DUPTU DUPFI DUPET DUPYT Puskás Tivadar u. 4 Struers Inc.
40500224 40500225 40500226 40500227 H-2040 Budaörs 24766 Detroit Road
Phone +36 (23) 428-742 Westlake, OH 44145-1598
DP-Floc DEKLO DETFO DEMCO DEFLO Fax +36 (23) 428-741 Phone +1 440 871 0071
[email protected] Fax +1 440 871 8188
40500228 40500229 40500230 40500231 [email protected]
IRELAND
DP-Nap DENKA DETAP DEMAN DENYF Struers Ltd. ÖSTERREICH
40500232 40500233 40500234 40500235 Unit 25a Struers GmbH
Monkspath Business Park Zweigniederlassung Österreich
OP-Felt OPSEL OPFET OPTUC OPFEL Solihull B90 4NZ Ginzkeyplatz 10
Phone +44 (0)121 745 8200 A-5020 Salzburg
40500300 40500301 40500302 40500303 Fax +44 (0)121 733 6450 Telefon +43 662 625 711
[email protected] Fax +43 662 625 711 78
OP-Nat OPNOT OPNIK OPNAT OPNEL [email protected]
JAPAN
40500304 40500305 40500306 40500307 Marumoto Struers K.K.
OP-Chem APCHE APMON APTIN APMEC Takara 3rd Building
18-6, Higashi Ueno 1-chome
40500308 40500309 40500310 40500311 Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0015
Phone +81 3 5688 2914
Accessories Fax +81 3 5688 2927
[email protected]
MD-Rondo RONLA RONIF RONAL RONBO
40503000 40503001 40503002 40503082
MD-Disc DEMLA DEMIF DEMAL DEMFI
02426920 02426919
Struers’ products are subject to constant product development.
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Therefore, we reserve the right to introduce changes in our products without notice.

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