AB Lapping (Alan Browne Lapping Services Ltd)  are precision flat lapping specialists and provide a service on components that require flatness, parallelism and a specific finish. Due to our history and experience of manufacturing and calibrating gauge blocks we have the capability of working to 0.0001mm.

Our team of highly experienced & skilled technical engineers can offer the best practical advice, solutions and support on specific finishes with different types of materials to obtain the required results and are always happy to discuss how our services can best suit your needs to achieve the desired outcome.

AB Lapping have provided expertise for a diverse range of institutions, including universities, research institutes and manufacturers. Development is at the centre of our approach, helping to grow an idea from any stage – drawing board, prototype – through to its completion. We can also manage the manufacturing process for you, drawing on decades of specialized knowledge and access to a network of quality partners.

AB Lapping provide a complete engineering manufacturing service and can supply the relevant documentation to accompany your finished components where and if required.

AB LAPPING (Alan Browne Lapping Services Ltd) registered as a new company in April 2019 following on from the closure of Alan Browne Gauges Ltd that had been trading since 1962. The unfortunate closure was due to the decline in calibration and manufacturing requirements and the increasing costs in providing those said services, which were no longer financially viable in this ever changing world.

A decision was made to form the new company, AB Lapping so we could continue to provide the same exemplary Precision Flat Lapping Service that we had been previously providing since 1999. We just no longer provide onsite gauge block manufacturing or onsite UKAS calibration services. However we can source gauge blocks and UKAS certificates off site. Please contact us for more information with regards to offsite services.

With over 50 years of experience, manufacturing and calibrating gauge blocks, we are in a unique position of being able to work in sub-micron tolerances, where a tolerance of 0.0001mm and less than a light band would not discourage us.

OUR TRUSTED TEAM IS DEDICATED TO MANAGING ALL OF YOUR PRECISION LAPPING REQUIREMENTS WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

The flat lapping process is used on a wide range of materials and components, across a vast range of industry sectors, where there is a need to achieve a flat, parallel, certain size and specialised type of precise surface finish, that only the lapping method can provide.

Here at AB Lapping we are dedicated to accuracy and precision and we pride ourselves upon that statement and also on our highly experienced, enthusiastic team that provide the services to the sub-micron tolerance of 0.0001mm.