Mirka Ltd.

Maria Sundqvist

Hans Hede

Mats Sundell

Tomas Sjöberg

A method of abrading the surface of a workpiece is disclosed. The method includes providing a workpiece, an abrading apparatus with a backing pad configured to receive an abrading plate, an abrading plate attachable to the backing pad and a slurry including abrasive grains; attaching the abrading plate to the backing pad; providing the slurry including abrasive grains between the abrading plate and the surface of the workpiece; and operating the abrading apparatus to abrade the surface of the workpiece. Therein, the abrading plate includes a workpiece-facing layer, which workpiece-facing layer faces the surface of the workpiece and includes a metal or a polymer, and the abrasive grains have a hardness on the Mohs scale of greater than 5.

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Vasa, Finland

Maria Sundqvist