Lapmaster's lapping and polishing machines, when used with conventional abrasive, diamond super abrasive, fixed abrasive, or polishing media, can remove stock and finish virtually any solid material to your required specifications.

Our machines are engineered to lap surfaces so flat you can measure them in light bands. . . surfaces so smooth, it is possible to get leak- proof mating without gasketing. Lapmaster's lapping and polishing machines provide the proper balance between rate of stock removal, finishing and flatness.

What sets Lapmaster's lapping machines apart from the competition is our versatility. Every machine is designed specifically for our customer's application. Lapmaster has no predisposed tendency to promote one specific abrasive technology. The result is the development of the optimum process for the application. Conventional abrasive, diamond superabrasive, fixed abrasive, polishing media. . .No matter what the application calls for, you can be sure that Lapmaster will provide you with the best possible equipment and process to produce optically flat surfaces and extremely fine surface finishes with unfailing uniformity.

Lapping and polishing successfully: Factors to consider

• Type of material being processed
• Speed of plate
• Pressure on work-piece
• Plate material
• Size and type of abrasive
• Vehicle used
• Flatness of plate
• Feed system
• Method of charging and conditioning the plate
• Plate temperatur