The shipbuilding industry encompasses the shipbuilding and repair sector. It includes shipbuilding yards, ship repair yards and R&D centres. A ship is mostly assembled from already supplied components – only the hull is built entirely on site. The ship is initially built ashore and after all the assemblies are completed and a tight hull is received, the launching takes place. Finishing work is already done with the hull moored at the quay. In shipbuilding industry mechanization and robotization of production can be used only to the limited extent. Thus, manual work is still a prevailing option. It is costly and labour intensive production which has impact on the price of shipbuilding. Therefore, abrasives play an important role in these processes. Appropriate fitting of the tool to the machined surface can optimize and accelerate the grinding process.