Production Lapping is equipped with state of the art lapping and free abrasive machining systems, which allows us to take on virtually any flat surfacing application. From single side lapping to double side lapping & polishing, from parts as small as .125” in diameter up parts large as 60” in diameter, to parts as thin as .002 Production Lapping has the skill & technology to meet even the most demanding flat surfacing requirements.
Production Lapping has always been a leader in flat lapping technologies; for example we were the first job shop in the U.S. with double side lapping capabilities. We work in the aerospace, medical, automotive, semiconductor, thin film head, fiber optic, mechanical seal, and commercial industries, just to name a few.
The applications for lapping vary from the ultra precision that most people think of when they think of lapping to first surfacing on a casting to high stock removal, that can replace a grinding or milling or a turning operation and all this can be easily done where little or no stress is introduced into the part.
Production Lapping provides precision and economy for virtually any flat lapping, grinding or polishing application. Equipped with state of the art single & double side lapping equipment, Production Lapping excels in quantities from 1 to 1 million.
Single Side Lapping is a viable alternative to conventional grinding operations such as surface, Blanchard and double disk grinding, while proving a superior surface finishes!
Some of the typical applications for single side lapping are:
- MOST ANYSEALING SURFACE
- MECHANICAL SEALS ( MICROSEAL PER BPS 4628 )
- VALVE PLATES AND BODIES
- SPACERS
- “FIRST” SURFACING
- PUMPS
- BLADES & KNIVES
- HARD TO HOLD PARTS
- VERY SMALL PARTS
- LARGE PARTS UP TO 50” IN DIAMETER
Double side lapping is an exceptionally precise, finishing or semi-finishing process capable of lapping and polishing both sides of a work piece simultaneously. Double side lapping is versital enough to handle traditional metalworking requirements as well as the processing of thin, fragile materials. Due to the minimal amount of machine down pressure required parts are processed with no heat and virtually no stresses introduced into parts. Some of the typical applications for double side lapping are:
- Seals
- Spacers
- Pump components
- Precision piston rings
- Precsion stampings
- Fuel Injectors
- Blades and knives as thin as .004
- Computer drive components
- Bearing races
- Turbocharger parts
- Tranmissoin parts
