Collection: Mirka

Mirka was founded in 1943 in Helsinki by the engineer Onni Aulo. The company joined the Finnish family group KWH in 1984 and has produced since 1973 at its Jeppo site in Ostrobothnia, still its main plant. Mirka Abrasifs France has existed since 1992.

Two dates explain the brand's place today. In 1995 Mirka patented the Abralon abrasive. In 2001 it launched Abranet and opened the way to dust-free sanding on a mesh backing. The DEROS sander arrived in 2012 and won the Red Dot industrial design award in 2014.

The 25 Mirka references in the catalogue

• DEROS II sanders: eight models, from the 325 and 350 to the 625, 650, 680, 750 and 5650, differing in pad diameter and orbit. See our electric orbital sanders.
• Mesh abrasives: Abranet and Autonet discs, Abranet strips, Abranet and Gold hook and loop triangles. See our mesh backed sanding discs.
• Paper and foam abrasives: Gold, Q.Silver and Iridium discs, Abralon foam disc, Gold Proflex roll, Hiolit XO belts.
• Accessories and finishing: NET pads, interfaces, pad protectors, 1230 non-woven bag, electric vacuum, Polarshine lambswool pad.

Mesh sanding, what it is for

A conventional abrasive clears dust through a few holes punched in the backing. A mesh abrasive is open across its whole surface, so extraction acts everywhere under the disc and not only in line with the punched holes.

The benefit shows in three ways. The abrasive clogs far less, so it lasts longer. The dust stays captured instead of settling on the part and scratching the surface on the next pass. And the pad does not have to match a specific hole pattern, any extracting pad will do.

In exchange, a mesh abrasive costs more per piece and needs genuinely effective extraction to deliver on its promise.