| The transportation industry faces strict control on
diesel
particulate emissions. By 2010,
new diesel vehicles will have to meet a near-zero particulate standard that is
among the toughest in the world. These
strict regulations are a key reason for the growing use of diesel
fuel injectors. A leading producer of heavy equipment and a major
supplier of diesel motors produced the critical valve seat and plate
components in house. The
company's grinding method was only able to process a single part at
a time, yielding only 150 parts per hour. The company turned to Lap Tech Industries to find
a more efficient finishing method for the components. Lap Tech carefully reviewed the specifications and determined
that batch procession of the steel components was possible, using a
combination of fine grinding / flat honing and brush deburring. The increased efficiency exceeded all expectations. Lap Tech was able to finish 1,500 parts
per hour – an 800% improvement! These components operate under extreme pressure up
to several thousand PSA. The
parts therefore have sub-micron specifications for flatness, parallelism
and thickness, as well as a zero-burr requirement for holes as small
as 1 mm. Lap Tech's finishing process met and
even exceeded all of these requirements. Lap Tech is a trusted supplier to the most demanding
transportation equipment manufacturers. Let
us find a way to lower the cost and improve the quality of your vehicle
components.
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