About Electronics

Leadership in High-Precision Grinding, Slicing, Dicing, Sawing, Thinning, and Finishing of Electronic Components.

The Resources to Lead for the Long Term

As a business of Norton Abrasives, a brand of Saint-Gobain, we have the technical and financial wherewithal to meet the electronics industry's toughest challenges. Saint-Gobain had €40.8 billion in sales in 2017, operates in 67 countries with nearly 179,000 employees, has more than 350 years of manufacturing history dating back to 1665, and has a R&D budget of nearly €450 million.

Whether you are advancing the state-of-art in manufacturing semiconductors, passive devices, LEDs, prime wafers, or read/write heads, you can count on us to deliver today and tomorrow's abrasive processes. 

World-Class R&D and Engineering Capabilities

As the undisputed world leader in Abrasives, Saint-Gobain offers unparalleled product breadth and application expertise. Through the Norton Winter product line, Saint-Gobain Abrasives has been at the forefront of high-precision component manufacturing since the electronics industry's very beginning.

With worldwide manufacturing, process development, and engineering capabilities, we are uniquely positioned to meet the exacting requirements of the electronics industry on a global basis. From wafer and chip processing to read/write head, LED, and opto-electronic component manufacturing, we look forward to your technical challenges. 

Platform Independence

To win business today, you need the best processes in the industry, independent of machine platform. We are not in the machine business and solely focuses on delivering ultimate abrasive performance, tailored to your equipment. We routinely engineer abrasive processes for a broad range of grinding, sawing, and slicing and dicing systems. From standard to custom equipment, we have the experience and expertise to improve your abrasive operations.

Worldwide Coverage

In today's global economy, international support is a must. From manufacturing and application engineering to product and process development, our team is worldwide by design because you have to be close to your customers' problems to succeed together. Visit our contact page to locate a specialist near you.

Best-In-Class Abrasives Technology Centers

Staffed with industry experts, Saint-Gobain Abrasives' Technology Centers bring together the latest grinding technologies to solve the electronics industry's toughest challenges. Using a rigorous System Approach methodology, we engineer and demonstrate next-generation abrasive processes. Let us know how this can work for you.