Collection: PFERD

PFERD is the brand of August Rüggeberg GmbH & Co. KG, a family business founded in 1799 at Ennepetal-Altenvörde by Johan Caspar Rüggeberg, who then made files and rasps. Almost a century later his grandson August moved the company to Marienheide, in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the headquarters still stands. The group now employs around 1,950 people across 22 subsidiaries and seven production sites, for a catalogue of more than 9,500 tools. The horse in the logo comes from the family name.

The 6 PFERD references in the catalogue

• Cutting: EHT cut-off wheel. See our cut-off wheels.
• Flap discs: POLIFAN PFC and POLIFAN PFF from the STEELOX range, differing in disc shape, conical for the PFC, flat for the PFF. See our flap discs.
• Deburring and grinding: CC-Grind STEELOX disc, flap wheel.
• Finishing: FFS soft felt flap disc, for polishing. See our felt flap discs.

Flat disc or conical disc

The choice comes down to the working angle. A flat flap disc, the PFF type, works flat or at a shallow angle, which suits flat surfaces and finish sanding. A conical disc, the PFC type, is designed to work tilted, roughly between fifteen and twenty-five degrees, and performs better on weld beads and edges.

The STEELOX designation indicates a formulation intended for steel and stainless steel, free of iron, sulphur and chlorine, which avoids contaminating stainless steel and causing corrosion spots after machining.