Abra Iride was established in 1988, relying on the founders’ experience in chemistry and mechanical assemblies. At that time, the abrasives market was characterized by uneven performance, caused by the inconsistency of the utilized raw materials and consequent difficulty in controlling the process parameters.
By employing fully synthetic polymers, and by concentrating the abrasive material in pre-aggregated spheres, Abra Iride established the benchmark with respect to performance consistency. This breakthrough innovation was also the first company patent. In the following years, the grain sequence was expanded. Following the company’s name (abrasives with rainbow colors), each grain size was, and still is, characterized by a different color. In just a few years, Abra Iride became the leader in marble polishing tools.
In the early 2000s, the company expanded its product portfolio towards hard natural stones, like granites and basalts. The silica carbide was substituted with industrial diamond, building the necessary experience in the company for the new line of products, being launched at the beginning of 2010s: the Quasar quartz series. Once more, this innovative product line turned to be a watershed for engineered stone processing.
Coming to these days, Abra Iride patented the Yalos in 2020, the newest line of tools for natural and composite stone polishing.
