Manufacture of superhard and conventional grinding, polishing and dressing tools to customer specification and FEPA standard.
Günter Effgen GmbH – EFFGEN LAPPORT SCHLEIFTECHNIK
Herrstein · Enkenbach-AlsenbornNew on Amplifa
About EFFGEN LAPPORT SCHLEIFTECHNIK
EFFGEN LAPPORT SCHLEIFTECHNIK is a medium-sized family business that evolved from a gemstone processing company founded in 1922 in Idar-Oberstein. The Günter Effgen GmbH in Herrstein manufactures superhard grinding, polishing and dressing tools made of diamond and cubic boron nitride, using galvanic, sintered-metal, ceramic and resin bonds. The Lapport Schleiftechnik GmbH in Enkenbach-Alsenborn specialises in conventional grinding tools made of aluminium oxide and silicon carbide in ceramic and resin bonds. The tools are manufactured to customer-specific specifications as well as to the FEPA standard. In addition, the company, with around 450 employees, offers customised training courses on the grinding process.
- Site
- Herrstein
- Processes
- Superhard grinding tools (galvanic bond), Superhard grinding tools (sintered-metal bond), Superhard grinding tools (ceramic bond), Superhard grinding tools (resin bond), Dressing tools, Conventional grinding tools (ceramic bond), Conventional grinding tools (resin bond), Polishing tools
- Materials
- Diamond, cubic boron nitride, Aluminium oxide, Silicon carbide, Cubic boron nitride
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 50001, ISO 50001
- Founded
- 1922
- Employees
- 450
- 01
Consulting and design of the grinding tool
- 02
Selection of bonding system (galvanic, sintered-metal, ceramic, resin)
- 03
Manufacture of the grinding or dressing tool
- 04
Quality inspection
- 05
Training and process support at the customer
Materials & Bonds
Diamond
Hardest cutting material for superhard grinding, polishing and dressing tools.
Cubic boron nitride
Cutting material for machining difficult-to-machine materials, in particular hardened steels.
Aluminium oxide
Conventional abrasive material for grinding tools in ceramic and resin bonds.
Silicon carbide
Conventional abrasive material for grinding tools in ceramic and resin bonds.
Sites
Herrstein
DEHeadquarters and production of Günter Effgen GmbH – superhard grinding, polishing and dressing tools
- Materials
- Diamond, cubic boron nitride
Enkenbach-Alsenborn
DESite of Lapport Schleiftechnik GmbH – conventional grinding tools
- Materials
- Aluminium oxide, silicon carbide
Products
Inside the production
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superhard grinding tools (galvanic bond)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Diamond, cubic boron nitride |
| Superhard grinding tools (sintered-metal bond)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Diamond, cubic boron nitride |
| Superhard grinding tools (ceramic bond)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Diamond, cubic boron nitride |
| Superhard grinding tools (resin bond)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Diamond, cubic boron nitride |
| Dressing toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Diamond |
| Conventional grinding tools (ceramic bond)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Aluminium oxide, silicon carbide |
| Conventional grinding tools (resin bond)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Aluminium oxide, silicon carbide |
| Polishing toolsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Diamond, cubic boron nitride |
| Training courses on the grinding processEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certification
The Lapport Schleiftechnik GmbH has implemented a certified energy management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 50001. Production is carried out according to customer-specific specifications as well as the FEPA standard.
| Evidence | Enkenbach-Alsenborn |
|---|---|
| ISO 50001 |
History
- 1922
Founding of a gemstone processing business in Idar-Oberstein; from this the present medium-sized family company developed.