Precision Surfacing Solutions, Mount Prospect, Ill., formerly Lapmaster Wolters Group, a supplier of equipment and services for precision lapping, polishing, grinding and honing, acquired Reform Grinding Technology GmbH, a provider of machine tools and systems for high-precision grinding applications.
“The acquisition of the REFORM brand significantly increases our precision grinding system portfolio and will provide the ability to offer complimentary grinding technologies to our existing global customer base” said Brian Nelson, President and CEO of PRECISION SURFACING SOLUTIONS. “This acquisition will expand our global team to over 900 employees and will further strengthen our ability to offer technology to a wider range of applications, particularly in combination with our existing ELB, MICRON, and aba profile grinding brands.”
Kelly Cavitt, Chief Operating Officer of PSS added “The addition of REFORM in Fulda widens our base of operations in Germany and offers significant operational and cost synergies when combined with our existing operations in Rendsburg, Aschaffenburg, and Babenhausen. I look forward to having the REFORM team join our group and know that the leadership of Matthias Mantel and Michael Jahnke (Managing Directors) will guide a successful path for the REFORM product line.”
PSS Group Chief Technical Officer, Brett Rosenthal, further commented, “This combination of technologies and technical resources will enable us to drive market leading grinding solutions for our customers, particularly those in the aerospace industry”.
Related Glossary Terms
- grinding
grinding
Machining operation in which material is removed from the workpiece by a powered abrasive wheel, stone, belt, paste, sheet, compound, slurry, etc. Takes various forms: surface grinding (creates flat and/or squared surfaces); cylindrical grinding (for external cylindrical and tapered shapes, fillets, undercuts, etc.); centerless grinding; chamfering; thread and form grinding; tool and cutter grinding; offhand grinding; lapping and polishing (grinding with extremely fine grits to create ultrasmooth surfaces); honing; and disc grinding.
- lapping
lapping
Finishing operation in which a loose, fine-grain abrasive in a liquid medium abrades material. Extremely accurate process that corrects minor shape imperfections, refines surface finishes and produces a close fit between mating surfaces.
- micron
micron
Measure of length that is equal to one-millionth of a meter.
- polishing
polishing
Abrasive process that improves surface finish and blends contours. Abrasive particles attached to a flexible backing abrade the workpiece.
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