📍 MANILA & CEBU, PHILIPPINES — July 2025
Following a highly successful showcase at Philmarine 2025, Japan's renowned abrasives manufacturer, FUJI Grinding Wheel, is officially marking its comprehensive entry into the Philippine market.
Partnering with local distributor Pio-ship Philippines, the team has moved swiftly to engage directly with the nation's vital shipbuilding industry. Together, they visited multiple shipyards in Cebu and Manila to demonstrate cutting and grinding on actual shipyard workpieces. These visits focused on ship hull steel plate cutting, weld cleaning and deburring.
On-site validation: Pio-ship team visiting key shipyards in Cebu.
Shipyard managers in Cebu and Manila demanded proof, not just promises. Recognizing the critical need for cost control, FUJI placed its technology directly into the hands of operators for rigorous testing.
Super Tsurugi cutting discs were compared with other brands used by the participating shipyards, including Bosch and Tyrolit. Super F2 grinding wheels were also tested for steel plate weld cleaning and deburring. The two products performed different tasks:
| Product Tested | Task & Reported Result |
|---|---|
| Super Tsurugi 105 × 1mm Steel Cutting Discs (105x1.0mm Ultra-Thin) |
Ship hull steel plate cutting Reported cutting speed was 30% faster than the comparison brands in these on-site trials. |
| Super F2 100 × 6mm Wheels for Weld Grinding (100x6.0mm Grinding) |
Steel plate weld cleaning & deburring Tested for routine shipyard grinding and removal of burrs. The 30% cutting-speed result does not apply to this grinding test. |
FUJI reports that the 105 × 1mm Super Tsurugi cutting disc achieved 30% higher cutting speed than the comparison brands when cutting ship hull steel plate during these shipyard trials. This result relates to the tested cutting application, rather than a universal improvement for every FUJI product or workpiece.
Disc condition after a three-minute cutting comparison. This photograph illustrates disc wear; the 30% figure refers to the reported cutting-speed comparison.
Shipyards need to consider both processing time and abrasive consumption. The Cebu and Manila demonstrations gave operators an opportunity to evaluate FUJI products on the cutting and grinding tasks they carry out every day.
"Seeing the FUJI Super Tsurugi outperform well-known brands by such a clear margin erased any doubts. Our clients instantly understood the real-world savings."
— Ms. Rosel, Sales Manager
Pio-ship Philippines
Shipyards, metal fabrication shops and maintenance teams can arrange samples and application tests through FUJI and Pio-ship Philippines. Testing on your own steel plate or welded components helps establish which cutting disc or grinding wheel suits the work before a bulk order.
FUJI previously reported local stock availability and delivery within one week for stocked items. Confirm current stock and the delivery schedule for your specification, quantity and destination with Pio-ship Philippines before ordering.
For a sample request or quotation, provide your workpiece material and thickness, cutting or grinding task, grinder model, current disc specification, estimated monthly usage and delivery city. For a comparison test, also describe the result you want to improve, such as cutting speed, disc consumption or weld-cleaning time.
Supply information reported September 25, 2026; availability and delivery are subject to order confirmation.
Contact Pio-ship Philippines with the steel grade and thickness, task, grinder model and required disc dimensions. The team can discuss sample availability and an application test before a bulk order.
Super Tsurugi 105 × 1mm is the cutting disc used in the reported ship hull steel plate trials. Super F2 100 × 6mm is the grinding wheel tested for weld cleaning and deburring. Select a compatible wheel for the machine and operation.
No. It refers to the reported cutting-speed comparison with Super Tsurugi in these shipyard trials. It is not a Super F2 grinding result or a guaranteed improvement for other materials and equipment. A local trial should compare the same task using comparable conditions.
Provide the product specification, order quantity, estimated monthly consumption and delivery city. The distributor will confirm availability and the applicable delivery schedule for the order.
FUJI Grinding Wheel and Pio-ship Philippines are now fully operational to serve shipyards, fabrication shops, and manufacturing plants across the region.
🇵🇭 Philippines Local Contact
Distributor: PIO-SHIP SYSTEM, INC.
Contact: Ms. Rosel Cantomayor
Address: Unit 503 Adriatico Executive Centre, Malate, Manila
Tel: +63 02 8742 4560
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