{"id":3039,"date":"2015-08-18T12:14:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T12:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nlrflatlapping.co.uk\/?page_id=3039"},"modified":"2021-03-23T13:26:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T13:26:23","slug":"flat-lapping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nlrflatlapping.co.uk\/our-services\/flat-lapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat Lapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;&#8221; parallax=&#8221;&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;]Lapping is a precision surface finishing process that improves upon previously ground, machined or fine turned parts. Lapping is a stress free process without heat transfer to the parts. The lapping process produces a dull grey finish, commonly referred to as a lapping matte.<\/p>\n<p>Lapping can be used to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Produce a desired surface finish<\/li>\n<li>Improve sealing faces<\/li>\n<li>Produce flat stress free surfaces<\/li>\n<li>Produce consistent batch sizes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our experienced operators work a comprehensive range of single and double sided machines allowing us to achieve:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-off size tolerances of 1\u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Batch size tolerances of 5\u00b5m<\/li>\n<li>Part flatness of 1 Helium Light Band(0.29\u00b5m)<\/li>\n<li>Parallelism of 2\u00b5m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also have the capability to lap stepped and recessed faces. 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If you\u2019re unsure whether your material or part can be processed please feel free to contact our experienced team who will be more than happy to assist you. We offer our customers a complete package on parts that require flatness, parallelism and surface finishes to micron tolerances.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;&#8221; parallax=&#8221;&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;]Lapping is a precision surface finishing process that improves upon previously ground, machined or fine turned parts. Lapping is a stress free process without heat transfer to the parts. The lapping process produces a dull grey finish, commonly referred to as a lapping matte. 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