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Since 1948, industry has relied on Lapmaster International to solve precision finishing problems. The company has a reputation as a leading manufacturer of lapping and polishing systems used in a variety of industries, such as semiconductor, data storage, automotive, technical ceramics, metalworking, optics and electro-optics, medical devices and mechanical seals. Its range of products and services fall into several key categories: single and dual faced flat lapping and polishing equipment; lapping and polishing consumables and accessories; metallographic consumables and accessories; contract lapping and polishing services; and research, development and technical support. Each machine built can be set up for conventional lapping, diamond lapping/polishing, pad polishing, pitch polishing or fixed abrasive fine grinding. Lapmaster also offers a line of specialty equipment, including metallographic sample grinder/polishers, metallographic low-speed diamond saws, high-speed polishers and grinders, large single-piece optical polishers and multi-platen lapping/polishing machines. The company is headquartered in Morton Grove, Ill.

Established in 1961, Richard F. Payne is a multiperson agency that serves distribution and original equipment manufacturers. The company offers a range of services, such as construction, industrial, liquid handling, rigging and rental. Richard F. Payne also provides material handling equipment. The company serves in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio and Michigan.

For over 88 years, The STUTZ Company has been a distributor of plating processes, chemicals and equipment for the electroplating and metal finishing industry. The company makes available a wide range of products, such as buffing/polishing/lapping compounds, Trowal Rotamat coating systems, tanks, heating/cooling equipment, Stutz portable barrels and plating processes. Some of the industries served include electroplating job-shops, automotive finishes, jewelry manufacturing, home furnishing bright work and bulk parts process coating, to name a few. The STUTZ Company is an ISO 9001:2000 certified firm.