The catalyst at Norton is curiosity. More than half of Norton Company's technical people are chemists or chemical engineers, in the laboratory, in the plant, and on the road. And we have so many chemists because Norton is curious about a lot of things. We want to know more about organic and physical chemistry of reinforced polymers. Inorganic chemistry. Ceramic engineering of vitreous systems. Surface and corrosion chemistry of grinding fluids. Analytical chemistry. Mineralogy. Instrumental analysis in inorganic, metallurgical and organic applications. Chemistry of high temperature materials such as oxides, carbides, borides, and flame-sprayed protective coatings. And catalystic supports. Synthetic zeolites. Organic and physi76A
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cal chemistry of elastomers, adhesives, paper, and textiles. Research in high vacuum equipment. Chemistry of rare metals and superconductors. Electric furnace high-temperature chemistry. What does Norton do for a living? With its Behr-Manning Division, Norton is the largest maker of bonded and coated abrasive products, such as grinding wheels and sandpaper. We're active also in machine tools, masonry saws, pressure-sensitive tapes, special high-temperature refractories, refractory metals, and high vacuum equipment. What would you like to do? Our Exploratory Research Division in Cambridge, Mass. looks for totally new products through research and development.
Product research and development goes on at our Norton Abrasive and Refractories Divisions in Worcester, Mass. In coated abrasives and pressure-sensitive tapes at our Behr-Manning Division in Troy, New York. In metals and superconductors at our National Research Division in Newton and Natick, Mass. In electric furnace technology at our facility in Chippewa, Ontario. If your curiosity about Norton curiosity has been aroused, write to Breck S. Lardner at Norton Company, Worcester, Mass. 01606. r ' An Equal ' Opportunity Employer Norton Company, Worcester, Mass. 01606 Our family names: Behr-Manning · Clipper National Research · Norton · Norton International r
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